Driver attention and behaviour monitoring with the Microsoft Kinect sensor

• Main Author: Solomon, Cleshain Theodore
• Other Authors: Wang, Z.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Kinect; Driver fatigue; Driver behaviour; Driver distraction; Behaviour detection; Driver attention; Behaviour monitoring; Feature extraction; Face detection; 629.272; Driver assistance systems; Motor vehicles > Technological innovations; Motor vehicle driving; Automobiles > Design and construction; Automobile driving; Intelligent transportation systems; Human-computer interaction; Computer vision; Automotive sensors; Automobiles > Automatic control; Electronics in transportation
• Online Access: Solomon, Cleshain Theodore (2015) Driver attention and behaviour monitoring with the Microsoft Kinect sensor, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21798>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/21798

Modern vehicles are designed to protect occupants in the event of a crash with some vehicles better at this than others. However, passenger protection during an accident has shown to be not enough in many high impact crashes. Statistics have shown that the human error is the number one contributor to road accidents. This research study explores how driver error can be reduced through technology which observes driver behaviour and reacts when certain unwanted patterns in behaviour have been detected. Finally a system that detects driver fatigue and driver distraction has been developed using non-invasive machine vision concepts to monitor observable driver behaviour. === Electrical Engineering === M. Tech. (Electrical Engineering)