Drowsiness detection is essential for improving safety in areas such as transportation and workplace health. This study presents a real-time system designed to detect drowsiness using the Eye Aspect Ratio (EAR) and facial landmark detection techniques. The system leverages Dlibs pre-trained shape predictor model to accurately detect and monitor 68 facial landmarks, which are used to compute the EAR. By establishing a threshold for the EAR, the system identifies when eyes are closed, indicating potential drowsiness. The process involves capturing a live video stream, detecting faces in each frame, extracting eye landmarks, and calculating the EAR to assess alertness. Our experiments show that the system reliably detects drowsiness with high accuracy while maintaining low computational demands. This study offers a strong solution for real-time drowsiness detection, with promising applications in driver monitoring and workplace safety. Future research will investigate incorporating additional physiological and contextual data to further enhance detection accuracy and reliability.

My Uncle John is a long haul tractor trailer truck driver. For each new assignment, he picks his load up from a local company early in the morning and then sets off on a lengthy, enduring cross-country trek across the United States that takes him days to complete. John is a nice, outgoing guy, who carries a smart, witty demeanor. He also fits the "cowboy of the highway" stereotype to a T, sporting a big ole' trucker cap, red-checkered flannel shirt, and a faded pair of Levi's that have more than one splotch of oil stain from quick and dirty roadside fixes. He also loves his country music. I caught up with John a few weeks ago during a family dinner and asked him about his trucking job.