DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DROWSINESS DETECTION
BATCH NO: 29

MUDITH - 207Y1A3321
SHAIK ASIF-207Y1A3337

ABSTRACT
The major aim of this project is to develop a drowsiness detection
system by monitoring the eyes; it is believed that the symptoms of driver
fatigue can be detected early enough to avoid a car accident. In such a case
when drowsiness is detected, a warning signal is issued to alert the driver. This
detection system provides a noncontact technique for judging different levels
of driver alertness and facilitates early detection of a decline in alertness
during driving. In such a case when fatigue is detected, a warning signal is
issued to alert the driver. The system also has additional feature of slowing
down the vehicle if driver fails to respond to the alarm and ultimately stops
the vehicle.
Moreover, the warning will be deactivated manually rather than
automatically. For this purpose, a de- activation dialog will be generated which
will contain some simple mathematical operation which when answered
correctly will dismiss the warning. More over, if driver feels drowsy there is
possibility of incorrect response to the dialog. We can judge this by plotting a
graph in time domain. If all the three input variables show a possibility of
fatigue at one moment, then a Warning signal is given in form of text and
sound. This will directly give an indication of drowsiness/fatigue which can be
further used as record of driver performance.
Conclusion of this project is image processing achieves highly
accurate and reliable detection of drowsiness. Image processing offers a non-
invasive approach to detecting drowsiness without the annoyance and
interference.