DROWSINESS DETECTION AND IT'S ANALYSIS OF BRAIN WAVES USING ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

Pushpa B *
Periodicity:July - December'2024

Abstract

Innovative possibilities in healthcare and personal well-being monitoring are made possible by the ability to identify this equipment integrates EEG sensors, Arduino microcontrollers, and Python scripts that do real- time detection of drowsiness. It captures signals of brain waves, processes them, and analyzes typical patterns, which indicate alertness has reduced. There are various possibilities in the health and well-being monitoring through this device. The primary components consist of the EEG sensors, Arduino microcontrollers, and CP2102 for data transfer, with Python scripts utilized in further analyses. The EEG sensors record wave signals from the brain, which are transferred to Arduino for processing. Arduino then transmits such data to a computer through CP2102. Python scripts will later analyze such EEG signals to detect those general patterns involving suppression of alpha waves or increase in theta waves as a sign of drowsiness. It would have many applications on medical and personal dimensions. On the medical aspect, it can monitor patients who are just recovering from anesthesia, assess the quality of sleep for those suffering from sleeping disorder, or detect neurological disorders such as narcolepsy. On personal level, it could track drowsiness in drivers, pilots, or even operators of heavy machinery, optimize stages of sleep for improved rest quality, and improve cognitive capabilities. The real advantages of this real-time drowsiness detecting system are that it offers immediate intervention; it is noninvasive and inexpensive, portable, easy to integrate with existing systems. Besides, it offers high accuracy in detecting the brain wave patterns associated with drowsiness-related issues and has prevented many accidents and improved patient care, which generally contributes to the overall quality of life. Future Developments and Opportunities Potential future applications of this technology are integration with wearable devices, innovative implementations of machine learning algorithms to improve pattern recognition, and multi-modal sensing. The broader potential for a real-time drowsiness detection system offers the possibility of transforming healthcare and personal wellness monitoring to enable even safer and healthier lives.

Keywords

EEG, Arduino, Brain waves, Drowsiness, Neurological disorder, Wellness monitoring.

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