Real-time driver drowsiness detection using transformer architectures: a novel deep learning approach

Driver drowsiness is a leading cause of road accidents, resulting in significant societal, economic, and emotional losses. This paper introduces a novel and robust deep learning-based framework for real-time driver drowsiness detection, leveraging state-of-the-art transformer architectures and transfer learning models to achieve unprecedented accuracy and reliability. The proposed methodology addresses key challenges in drowsiness detection by integrating advanced data preprocessing techniques, including image normalization, augmentation, and region-of-interest selection using Haar Cascade classifiers. We employ the MRL Eye Dataset to classify eye states into "Open-Eyes" and "Close-Eyes," evaluating a range of…

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