Driver Sleepiness Detection using Image Processing Technique

Abstract

In a country like India with traffic issues, nearly 20% of the accidents are happening because of driver’s carelessness (Driver feeling sleepy) while driving. we can reduce this with “Driver Sleepiness Detection” technique. Every vehicle is equipped with a camera on the dashboard of the vehicle, right in front of the driver's seat which will take pictures continuously till the vehicle’s engine is on. whenever it detects that the driver is falling asleep, it will give an alarm which is a beep sound (loud sound). This detection is totally based on the images gathered by the camera, it will assign the distance of their eye lids and if they are closed for more than 2 seconds(48 Frames) then the alarm is activated. The driver and the co-passengers are warned that the driver is falling asleep. In this way many of the accidents can be avoided and can save many people from getting injured.