Design and Development of Computer Vision-Based Driver Fatigue Detection and Alert System

Isaac A. Aboagye, Wiafe Owusu-Banahene, Kevin Amexo, Kwadwo A. Boakye-Yiadom, Robert A. Sowah, Nii Longdon Sowah

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Abstract

Vehicle accidents are a common occurrence worldwide, large portions of which are fatigue-related. In this research paper, we proposed the design and development of a system to control fatigue-related accidents. The system comprises a microcontroller, a camera, and a speaker. The microcontroller receives a video stream from the camera and analyses the eyes and mouth of the driver to detect signs of fatigue. The detection of fatigue signs is accomplished using Haar Cascades. Haar cascades are machine learning object detection algorithms. They use Haar features to determine the likelihood of a particular point being part of an object. Boosting algorithms are used to produce a strong prediction out of a combination of 'weak' learners. Cascading classifiers are used to run boosting algorithms on different subsections of the input image received from the camera. The classifiers achieved high accuracy rates in detecting the various facial features with corresponding annotations. The system developed can detect fatigue with high accuracy. This paper recommends integrating computer vision-based fatigue detection and alert system into self-driving cars to automatically switch into autopilot when the driver continuously exhibits signs of fatigue.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2021 IEEE 8th International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology, ICAST 2021
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)9781665427173
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event8th IEEE International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology, ICAST 2021 - Accra
Duration: 25 Nov 202126 Nov 2021

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology, ICAST
Volume2021-November
ISSN (Print)2326-9413
ISSN (Electronic)2326-9448

Conference

Conference8th IEEE International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology, ICAST 2021
Country/TerritoryGhana
CityAccra
Period25/11/2126/11/21

Keywords

  • boosting algorithms
  • computer vision
  • driver fatigue detection
  • haar wavelet transforms
  • mobile application

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