One out of five car accidents is caused by drivers falling asleep behind
the wheel. This kind of events presents an high risk of mortality because
the sleepy driver's lack of activity makes him or her not aware of the
imminent danger.
The main causes of this physiological condition are:
Keep Me Awake has been designed to be used in cars in order to increase
road safety.
KMA tries to reduce as much as possible this kind of dangerous drawbacks
by analyzing the condition of the driver and by taking other precautions
ensuring that the user is constantly kept under control.
When a decrease in the driver’s attention span is detected, the system
reacts by restoring it through sound and vibrational stimulations in
order to awake him or her.
Thus, the system offers questionnaires and talks with the driver in
order to keep him active and conscious.
Keep Me Awake is:
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Sensitive |
It can understand when your attention span is going down.
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Transparent |
Every part of the ecosystem talks through a wireless communication that does not require the use of components that are visible to the human eye.
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Responsive |
In order to keep the driver awake, it is able to change the environment through sound and vibrational stimulation.
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Adaptive |
Basing on the user that is driving, the system is able to understand when to act and how to handle conversation based on user's interest.
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Ubiquitous |
It can be easily integrated on every car' structure.
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Intelligent |
Performing face analysis, KMA is able to detect eyes closure depending on the user's physiognomy.
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Sensing |
Keep Me Awake is able to sense if the driver's eyes are closing and if he/she is tightening the steering wheel in order to recognize signs of sleepiness.
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Reasoning |
KMA understands when the driver's attention span is going down and it reacts in an appropriate way relying on his sleepiness, that is computed through the combined analysis of the eyes opening and the pressure applied to the steering wheel.
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Acting |
In order to restore driver's attention span, the system makes the steering wheel vibrate, uses sound stimulation and suggests, if necessary, the nearby hotels where the user can rest.
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Interacting |
Keep Me Awake also becomes a company
tool able to ask riddles and entertain the driver updating him about
news and meteo.
The user will have to interact with the system through his voice because
we don't want him to get distracted from driving!
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Keep Me Awake wants to reduce as
much as possible the accidents caused by the so-called
"sleep strokes". |
| Code | Priority | Description |
|---|---|---|
| #SD1 | 1 | Driver's face analysis through a camera to detect eye closure |
| #SD2 | 1 | Sensing steering wheel pressure to analyse user concentration |
| #SD3 | 2 | Analysis of driver's response to system's feedbacks (in terms of timing) |
| Code | Priority | Description |
|---|---|---|
| #US1 | 1 | Vibration of the steering wheel in order to keep the driver awake and focused. |
| #US2 | 1 | Sonorous stimulation thanks to an alarm |
| Code | Priority | Description |
|---|---|---|
| #SI1 | 1 | Generation of targeted riddle through the integration of Trivia's database |
| #SI2 | 2 | Suggestion of the nearest place to rest |
| #SI3 | 2 | Updates about news |
| #SI4 | 2 | Updates about weather |
| #SI5 | 3 | Music Player |
| Code | Priority | Description |
|---|---|---|
| #MUH1 | 1 | Initial configuration that detect user's physiognomy |
| #MUH2 | 1 | Driver's profile manager (chosen when starting the car) |
| #MUH3 | 2 | The user has the possibility of choosing topics of his interest |
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