Sleep detecting seats could be coming to a car near you

Just_me · 03-09-2007, 02:32 PM

Japanese researches have come up with a car seat that car detect when its occupant is about to fall asleep. The life-saving technology, which is still in prototype form, may eventually appear as mandatory equipment in vehicles, putting an end to accidents involving a driver that has fallen asleep behind the wheel.

The seat contains a number of pressure-sensors that can detect changes in pulse and respiration that occur typically before a person falls asleep. Unlike previous concepts that required the driver to attach a number of electrodes or other hardware to their body, this latest version consists of only a few sensors built into the seat itself. Researchers claim that the system still works effectively even when the driver is wearing thick layers of clothing.

The developers are yet to install some sort of mechanism to actually wake a driver once asleep, but the an alarm system is planned to be tested in the near-future, ahead of a planned market launch within five years.

Via: Foursprung

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Just_me · 03-11-2007, 01:23 PM

Great idea!

Maserati · 03-11-2007, 01:28 PM

Ok how about having naps on the side of the road, will that be detected also ? I guess the car will freak out grapping alot of attention to the road-side napper

warot · 03-11-2007, 01:59 PM

The French already invented a cost effective version of this system. Even though it is more simplistic, I think it's better. The car can sense when you are drifting out of your lane. I read that truck drivers already use this.

audi_rudy · 03-11-2007, 02:00 PM

very cool concept, should help reduce some accidents which is always a great thing.

03-09-2007, 02:32 PM	#1
Just_me Executive Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 15,487 Thanks: 1,062 Thanked 3,722 Times in 1,583 Posts	Sleep detecting seats could be coming to a car near you Japanese researches have come up with a car seat that car detect when its occupant is about to fall asleep. The life-saving technology, which is still in prototype form, may eventually appear as mandatory equipment in vehicles, putting an end to accidents involving a driver that has fallen asleep behind the wheel. The seat contains a number of pressure-sensors that can detect changes in pulse and respiration that occur typically before a person falls asleep. Unlike previous concepts that required the driver to attach a number of electrodes or other hardware to their body, this latest version consists of only a few sensors built into the seat itself. Researchers claim that the system still works effectively even when the driver is wearing thick layers of clothing. The developers are yet to install some sort of mechanism to actually wake a driver once asleep, but the an alarm system is planned to be tested in the near-future, ahead of a planned market launch within five years. Via: Foursprung - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

03-11-2007, 01:23 PM	#2
Just_me Executive Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 15,487 Thanks: 1,062 Thanked 3,722 Times in 1,583 Posts	Re: Sleep detecting seats could be coming to a car near you Great idea!

03-11-2007, 01:28 PM	#3
Maserati Advocate Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UAE Posts: 994 Thanks: 245 Thanked 266 Times in 115 Posts	Re: Sleep detecting seats could be coming to a car near you Ok how about having naps on the side of the road, will that be detected also ? I guess the car will freak out grapping alot of attention to the road-side napper

03-11-2007, 01:59 PM	#4
warot Devotee Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,572 Thanks: 53 Thanked 175 Times in 90 Posts	Re: Sleep detecting seats could be coming to a car near you The French already invented a cost effective version of this system. Even though it is more simplistic, I think it's better. The car can sense when you are drifting out of your lane. I read that truck drivers already use this.

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audi_rudy Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Rhode island, USA Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 151 Thanked 125 Times in 102 Posts	Re: Sleep detecting seats could be coming to a car near you very cool concept, should help reduce some accidents which is always a great thing.

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