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. 2018 Oct 10;18(10):3392.
doi: 10.3390/s18103392.

Estimation of Driver's Danger Level when Accessing the Center Console for Safe Driving

Hyun-Soon Lee  1 , Sunyoung Oh  2 , Daeseong Jo  3 , Bo-Yeong Kang  4
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Estimation of Driver's Danger Level when Accessing the Center Console for Safe Driving

Hyun-Soon Lee et al. Sensors (Basel). .

Abstract

This paper proposes a system for estimating the level of danger when a driver accesses the center console of a vehicle while driving. The proposed system uses a driver monitoring platform to measure the distance between the driver's hand and the center console during driving, as well as the time taken for the driver to access the center console. Three infrared sensors on the center console are used to detect the movement of the driver's hand. These sensors are installed in three locations: the air conditioner or heater (temperature control) button, wind direction control button, and wind intensity control button. A driver's danger level is estimated to be based on a linear regression analysis of the distance and time of movement between the driver's hand and the center console, as measured in the proposed scenarios. In the experimental results of the proposed scenarios, the root mean square error of driver H using distance and time of movement between the driver's hand and the center console is 0.0043, which indicates the best estimation of a driver's danger level.

Keywords: advanced drivers assistance system (ADAS); driver’s danger level; infrared sensor; linear regression analysis.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The proposed driver’s danger level estimation approach.
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Figure 2
Experimental design on driver monitoring platform.
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Datasheet for sharp infrared sensor (analog output voltage vs. distance to reflective object).
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Figure 4
Positions of infrared sensors on the center console.
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Figure 5
Experimental scenario for collecting access frame data for the center console of the driver monitoring platform.
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Figure 6
Proposed virtual road condition (turning right).
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