Tracking and Measuring Drivers Eyes

نویسندگان

David Tock

Ian Craw

چکیده

We describe a computer vision system for tracking the eyes of a car driver in order to measure the eyelid separation. This measure is used as part of a larger system designed to detect when a car driver is becoming drowsy. The system runs unattended in a car on modest hardware, does not interfere with the driver's normal driving actions, and requires no co-operation from the driver.

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