How is Drowsiness Measured? Last episode the drowsiness regulation process in humans was discussed. However, to apply this understanding to real world situations we need to be able to objectively measure drowsiness levels. So how is drowsiness measured? There are two classes of methods for measuring drowsiness: objective and subjective. Objective measures are independent of …
How your Body Regulates Drowsiness Last episode, we uncovered the two different types of drowsiness and what they mean. This week we discuss how our body regulates drowsiness throughout the day by covering the sleep-wake cycle, a process that drives drowsiness in humans. Our drowsiness level is regulated by the sleep-wake cycle that contains complex …
What is Drowsiness? In this 5-part mini-series, we discuss all things drowsiness. We start by demystifying the condition, then dive into the human processes that regulates drowsiness, explore how it is measured and describe the development of an objective drowsiness metric. We finish by explaining how the next generation of vehicles will be able …
In 1872, Darwin penned a few words describing the act of yawning which read “…a deep inspiration, followed by a long and forcible expiration… during this act tears are often secreted, and I have seen them even rolling down the cheeks”. Unlike everything else the Theory of Evolution has accurately described, the common perception of …
Once a vehicle’s DMS has successfully detected a fatigued or unresponsive driver as described above, it would need to provide warnings and/or interventions to be awarded maximum points. While Euro NCAP has listed requirements for warnings produced for fatigue and unresponsive driver states, they have left it open for OEMs to determine appropriate intervention measures …
There are four boxes representing general assessment areas that Euro NCAP uses to evaluate safety ratings. The fourth box, known as Safety Assist is subcategorised into four areas, one of which is Occupant Status Monitoring. This category is further subdivided into two areas, one of which is called Driver State Monitoring. Driver State Monitoring is …
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Stars are awarded based on points scored in four assessment boxes: Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Pedestrian Protection and Safety Assist. Details on how individual boxes are assessed are listed in their respective Assessment Protocols which can be found on Euro NCAP’s website. A vehicle’s score from each box is then divided by the …
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We now know what the four boxes are and what is required to score highly in them. However, what happens if a vehicle excels in only 2 of the 4 boxes? Is that sufficient to get it a high overall rating? Before a final overall rating is provided, several modifiers are also applied. To start, …
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Optalert, the world’s leader in drowsiness and alertness detection, today welcomed Professor Matthew Kiernan as a new Non- Executive Director of its board. Professor Matthew Kiernan is Co-Director of the Brain and Mind Centre, focusing on discovery and translation and President of the Brain Foundation, funding world-class research into neurological disorders, brain disease and brain injuries. He …
Based in Leuven, Belgium, the European New Car Assessment Programme (or Euro NCAP) is a European rating system designed to help inform consumers about the safety aspects of a vehicle. Vehicles are put through a battery of tests and evaluated using a 5-star rating system (with 5 being the highest) to indicate a model’s safety …
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