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D. Elizabeth Rani

Work place: Gitam Institute of Technology, Gitam University, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Research Interests: Image Compression, Image Manipulation, Network Architecture, Network Security, Image Processing

Biography

Dr. D.Elizabath Rani  Completed Ph.D.,Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2003 from Anna University, India, Masters in Communication Systems  in 1984 from Bharathiar University, India, Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 1982 from Madurai Kamaraj, University, India. Presently she is Head of the Department of Electronics and Instrumentation branch in Gitam University, Vishakapatnam, India .She has 25 technical publications/ conference papers to her credit. She is a member of MISTE, IETE, SEMCE (I). She has 26 years of teaching experience and 15 years of research experience. Her area of interest are Signal processing, Communication systems, Network theory, Image processing.

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Driver Fatigue Estimation Using Image Processing Technique

By Vijayalaxmi D. Elizabeth Rani

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijitcs.2016.06.09, Pub. Date: 8 Jun. 2016

A Fatigue Detection system has been developed using non-intrusive vision based approach. The system uses a Logitech USB camera which points towards driver's face and monitors face and eyes to detect driver fatigue. The system is developed on Linux operating system and used DM3730 processor as hardware. The algorithm is developed to estimate whether eyes are open or closed and fatigue is estimated using PERCLOS method. Normal human blinks eyes 12 times in a minute. If the eyes are closed for 15 consecutive frames in a minute or if PERCLOS > 80% than system issues warning to stop the vehicle. The algorithm is tested on 45 different persons i.e., 15 women, 15 men and 15 persons wearing spectacles and the detection rate is 99.2%. The system takes <5ms of time to detect whether eyes are open or closed and the hardware used is small in size and easily implementable.

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