Smart Safety Glasses for Driver Using Arduino

Vol.3, No.1A

Abstract

This study focused on developing smart safety glasses for drivers using Arduino. Accidents happen anytime and anywhere, and road accidents are increasingly common with an increase in the number of vehicles on the road. One of the reasons for road accidents is falling asleep while driving. The study aims to develop a device that can reduce and prevent road accidents, particularly when the driver of the car falls asleep while driving. The device will wake the driver with an alarm when the driver has dozed. 

The researchers used prototyping methodology to develop smart safety glasses to achieve the objectives and goal of this study. It represents the visualization of proponents’ ideas and allows the user to test the ideas directly with users before developing the product. Requirements, quick design, building prototype, feedback, refining prototype, and implementing product are the six engagement phases used for prototyping methods to develop the device.

Smart safety glasses can detect the blinking of eyes within 1-second close, and the alarm buzzer and vibrator are triggered through the IR sensor. The alarm stopped when the eyes opened before 3 seconds. The car started slowing down whenever the device alarm for 3 seconds, and the car stopped after 8 seconds. When the device was alarmed for 30 seconds, the location of the car was sent to the emergency registered number.

The study concludes that smart safety glasses can help reduce road accidents caused by falling asleep using features that can wake the driver and warn the other drivers on the road through rear lights while the car is slowing down. Eventually, the car will stop if the driver completely falls asleep.