Driver Fatigue Detection: A Survey

Driver fatigue is an important factor in a large number of accidents. There has been much work done in driver fatigue detection. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of research on driver fatigue detection and provides structural categories for the methods which have been proposed. The methods of fatigue detection mainly focused on measures of the driver's state, driver performance and the combination of the driver's state and performance. The measures of driver's state included PERCLOS, mouth shape and head position; the measures of driver performance included lane tracking and tracking of distance between vehicles. These approaches are presented and discussed in detail. Some typical driver monitoring systems are also introduced in this paper. Finally, summary and conclusions are presented.