Smart System to Detect a Lethargic Driver and Parking the Car to Avoid Accidents

Abstract

This article describes that driving drowsily is an issue that has been troubling various countries for years, and parts of India face compounded risks due to the country s geography and driving style. Driving drowsily is especially dangerous when paired with poor road conditions in rural, mountainous areas. In this paper, fatigue detection of the driver and emergency parking to reduce the number of accidents caused due to drowsy driving, which deals with automatic drowsiness detection using image processing and emergency auto parking of the vehicle. The paper also discussed an algorithm to detect, track, and analyze driver s EAR (eye aspect ratio) associated with facial landmarks.