Driver fatigue detection based on eye tracking

Driver fatigue is among the most common causes of serious road accidents around the world. This is particularly evident in the transportation industry, where a driver of a heavy vehicle is often exposed to hours of monotonous driving which can result in fatigue without frequent rest periods. One possible way of detecting fatigue is to monitor the driver by means of a camera that is installed in the vehicle to track the driver’s eyes. This work-in-progress (WIP) paper discusses the work that have been done thusfar to develop a robust eye tracker, which will ultimately be used to detect fatigue.

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