Driver Fatigue Detection System

Road users have long been known to fall asleep whilst driving. Driving long hours can induce fatigue causing lack of concentration and occasionally road accidents. There has been done much work on driver fatigue detection system. This paper provides information about recent studies and work that have been done and the techniques and methods used till now. Driver fatigue detection system mainly measures various factors like facial features, characteristics (edges and color), eyes status, mouth status (yawning), physiological signals, e.g. ECG and EEG, head positions and nod and driving behaviors, such as accelerate, brake, shift and steer. These approaches are presented and discussed in detail. Some typical driver monitoring systems are also introduced in this paper. Finally, conclusions are presented.