Design of Seat Mounted ECG Sensor for Detecting Absent-Mindedness in Vehicle

The causes of deaths in traffic accidents are predominantly human factors such as carelessness or absent-mindedness while driving. A non-contact electrocardiography (ECG) monitor for continuous detection while driving is needed to reduce the number of fatal accidents by human error. The authors have designed an effective circuit configuration for common noise resistance, considering the effect of a sitting posture according to source impedance of intermediary materials such as clothing and seat cover. The sensor system employed a DRL (driven-right-leg) circuit with source impedance monitor, and was composed of at least two sensor heads mounted into the seat cover and an electrode mounted on the steering wheel to reduce common-mode noise in cardiac electricity frequency. The authors succeeded in attaining stable detection of cardiac electrical impulses during driving, stable driving at an average speed from 60 to 100 km/h, operation of the accelerator, brake, steering wheel, and direction indicators. In addition, they tried estimating the driver’s absent-mindedness by ECG over a long time period measured by medical equipment when driving. From the this trial’s results, RRI analysis indicates that they can detect the driver’s absent-mindedness using ECG signals.

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  • Abstract used with permission of ITS Japan. Paper No. 4093.
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  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Yanai, Kenichi
  • Sakai, Kazuhiro
  • Nishii, Katsuyoshi
• Conference:
  • 20th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Tokyo , Japan
  • Date: 2013-10-14 to 2013-10-18
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 11p
• Monograph Title: 20th ITS World Congress, Tokyo 2013. Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver errors; Electrocardiography; Equipment design; In vehicle sensors; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01539475
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9784990493981
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 29 2014 10:02AM