2018, Volume 24, Issue 3

CONSTRUCTION OF A DETECTOR OF FATIGUE SYMPTOMS IN CAR DRIVERS

Łukasz DZIUDA¹, Krzysztof MURAWSKI², Mariusz DZIWOSZ¹, Mariusz KREJ¹, Marcin PIOTROWSKI³, Paulina BARAN¹
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¹Department of Flight Simulator Innovations, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine
²Institute of Teleinformatics and Automatics, Faculty of Cybernetics, Military University of Technology
³Department of Simulator Studies and Aeromedical Training, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine


Autor korenspondencyjny: Łukasz DZIUDA; Department of Flight Simulator Innovations, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine; email: ldziuda@wiml.waw.pl

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Abstract:  This paper is aimed at presenting the main technical aspects of the video recorder developed to detect fatigue symptoms that appear while driving a car. The principle of operation is based on filming the driver’s face illuminated with light in the near-infrared band and detecting changes in the location of the characteristic points on the face, which may indicate fatigue. An off-the-shelf camera was used as an element of the detector, whereas another part were the illuminator and software created in-house. The detector’s supporting frame was designed to be made using 3D printing technology. The application areas of the detector include monitoring car drivers and other vehicle operators, e.g. rail vehicles, in the context of drowsiness and fatigue during driving.

Słowa kluczowe

video cameras, car drivers, drowsiness, fatigue symptoms, infrared illuminators, optical sensors, traffic safety