A novel video processing based smart helmet for rear vehicle intimation & collision avoidance

The past few years have shown an exponential rise in the total number of people commuting with their own personal vehicles. An increase in vehicles has also statistically led to an increase in the number of road accidents as well. Though a lot has been worked upon with respect to the safety of cars, very little has been done to protect the drivers of two wheelers. In this paper we present a novel methodology, which monitors in real time the traffic scenario behind the driver of a motorcycle and also an intimation system to inform him about the same. A cost effective setup and an accurate algorithm used in conjunction have also been elaborated. Special cases such as giving priority during turning have also been highlighted. All algorithms were designed and developed using MATLAB 2011b and a Spartan 3E FPGA was utilized to assist in simulating a real time environment.

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