Mercedes Working on Anti-Microsleep System

The Mercedes are working on developing an Anti-Microsleep system which will pre-warn the drivers of their fatigue. The symptoms of fatigue are red eyes, yawning and shivering.

In the study that they conducted they observed that most of the accidents occur when the body is fatigued the reactions correspond to that of when driving drunk. The aim was to find the gradual transaction from a fully awake state to the state of fatigue.

Just some facts for you that if you are driving at 60mph and your eye closes for just a second you would have traveled 22 meters before you wake and these 22 seconds can result in a fatal crash.

The system will analyze the driver's behavior and will keep the data stored for future references.

The factors taken into account will be individual driving style, the duration of journey, the time of the day and the traffic situation. By comparing the data the system will reach to a conclusion on whether to warn the driver or not based on the probability calculus.

It was found out that after 2200 hours the level of human performance drop and it is lowest between 0300 to 0400 hours.

The assistance system will try to warn the drivers of the eminent problem and will make a vital contribution in improving road safety.


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