캐터필러사, 운전자 안면인식 피로도 측정시스템 설치 Cat facial recognition tool tracks driver fatigue

Cat facial recognition tool tracks driver fatigue

Caterpillar's software monitors the drivers for 'microsleep' cues, including changes in the positioning of the 

head head and eyelids. 

   최근 캐터필러사는 시잉머신사와 제휴하여 덤프트럭 운전기사의 피로도를 알 수 있는 안면인식시스템을 설치했다.

운전기사의 피로도를 아는 것은 현장의 안전과도 직결되어 있다.

특히 광산작업에 투입된 초대형 덤프트럭을 운전하는 경우 피로도는 배가된다.

이 시스템은 고강도의 피로도가 감지되면 경고음이 울리게 되어있으며 24시간 운영되는 중앙통제부에 동영상이

전달된다.

황기철  콘페이퍼 에디터

ki chul, hwang conpaper editor 

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by John Bambridge on Jul 20, 2016 

Caterpillar has installed facial recognition systems in its rigid dump trucks in partnership with Seeing Machines to enable fleet owners in the mining industry to monitor their driver for signs of fatigue.

The round-the-clock operation of mine sites makes driver fatigue a very real problem, and rigid dump trucks are such large vehicles that the hazard drivers can potentially pose to an operation by losing focus during operations is particularly high.

Cat’s facial recognition system specifically scans for signs of microsleep, brief and involuntary periods of unconsciousness that tired drivers experience, indicated by signs such as changes in the positioning of the head head and eyelids.

Whenever the system detects potential fatigue, the software sounds an alarm and forwards a video clip to a 24-hour command centre dedicated to sleep fatigue in Caterpillar’s Illinois headquarters for verification by Caterpillar’s employees.

At this point, a safety advisor contacts the driver through radio and informs the site manager of the incident of the possible need to intervene, and allow the driver to rest.

Caterpillar Safety Services, which is a consultancy branch of the company, is still in the early stages of implementing this initiative with Seeing Machines, but is looking to expand it further to cover about 38,000 trucks globally.

Another major trend aimed at reducing the risk profile of heavy vehicles, particularly in the mining segment, is to increase the autonomy of the vehicles.

Volvo Group has already introduced a driverless heavy truck designed for mining environments, as part of ongoing efforts to deliver commercially viable self-driving solutions to the industry.

Komatsu has likewise been pioneering the operation of autonomous rigid dump trucks for a number of years, across sites in Australia and South America.

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