AI BASED DRIVER DROWSINESS & DISTRACTION DETECTION
Driver fatigue is one of the leading causes of road accidents, especially during long-distance driving and night travel. This paper presents an AI-based Driver Fatigue Monitoring System that detects signs of drowsiness in real time using computer vision and deep learning techniques.The system continuously captures video input from a camera and analyzes facial features such as eye closure, yawning, and head movement. A Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model is used to classify the driver’s state into categories such as open eyes, closed eyes, yawning, and no yawning. In addition, facial landmark detection is performed using MediaPipe to monitor eye aspect ratio and head pose direction.Whenever fatigue is detected, the system generates voice alerts to warn the driver. If the driver ignores multiple warnings, an emergency alert is sent through Telegram to ensure safety. The proposed system is cost-effective, easy to implement, and capable of real-time performance.
Kathe, S., Bhamare, J. & Vholgade, P. (2026). AI Based Driver Drowsiness & Distraction Detection. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(04). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.436
Kathe, Shraddha, et al.. "AI Based Driver Drowsiness & Distraction Detection." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 04, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.436.
Kathe, Shraddha,Juhi Bhamare, and Pallavi Vholgade. "AI Based Driver Drowsiness & Distraction Detection." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 04 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i4.436.
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