Monitoring driver impairment due to sleep deprivation or alcohol

摘要

The related areas of real-time monitoring and diagnosis are central to the development of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). The provision of timely and relevant traffic information is dependent on monitoring the drivers' activities relative to an information infrastructure. For example, an Autonomous Intelligent Cruise Control (AICC) system must be capable of adjusting host vehicle speed by monitoring and predicting variations in the speed of other vehicles. Similarly, the provision of collision avoidance warnings is reliant on the accurate monitoring and diagnosis of an potential rear-end collision situation. The capability of technological systems to adapt appropriately and in real time is restricted by the proficiency of monitoring and diagnosis sub-systems.