The AI-based Accident Prevention System, developed under a pilot project, has been handed over to the Telangana government for considering its due utilisation in the civil domain.
Hyderabad-based Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) has developed a device that uses artificial intelligence to prevent road accidents by raising an alarm if the driver is falling asleep at the wheel.
The AI-powered Accident Prevention System, developed under a pilot project, has been handed over to the Telangana government to put to application in the civil domain.
The device, meant to be fitted on the dashboard of a vehicle, uses sensors to monitor the eyes of the driver and raises an alarm if found closed for a certain period. This device, the MCEME believes, can prevent driver negligence and prevent road accidents.
The prototype along with the technology was recently handed over by Lt General TSA Narayanan, Commandant, MCEME and Colonel Commandant Corps of EME to Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of the IT, Industries, and Commerce, Telangana government. Sundeep Kumar Maktala, President of Telangana Information and Technology Association (TITA), who collaborated with MCEME in the project was also present.
Ranjan assured to evaluate the project and discuss with the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) for use by heavy vehicles plying in the state.
A spokesperson of MCEME said the system is a small, portable AI-based solution that can be mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle. ‘It is a modular system with plug and play facility and draws minimum power from the vehicle’s battery.” The system monitors the facial expressions of the driver in real-time, using AI analyses of eyes and face to assess if the driver is drowsy.
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‘If the driver is observed as sleepy by the system, it sounds an alarm in the cabin in the form of a buzzer to warn the driver and co-driver. This will not only alert the driver but also let the co-driver take suitable action of either giving adequate rest to the driver or in case required a replacement’, he added.
The system works during the day and night, and can alert the superior through email.
Maktala said MCEME and TITA are collaborating further to conduct hackathons in the future. ‘There were about 15 projects developed by MCEME but this AI-based Accident Prevention System solution is one such project which can be readily put to application. The state government could effectively use it for RTC buses or other modes of public transport’, he said.
