Non-Intrusive Detection system for Sleeping Student at School

Abstract

The role of poverty rate, medical diagnoses, napping and medication on sleep habits contribute to the academic performance of the children. The problem of sleeping students in the classroom is an underestimated problem in Malaysia.   The goal of our project was to produce a non-intrusive, portable and easy to use solution to detect whether or not a person was falling asleep while in the classroom. The methods used in our system were sensors to detect whether or not the eye was open or closed and sensors to detect whether or not the head was dipped below a certain angle. This data was transmitted wirelessly where a microcontroller was used to determine whether or not to activate our alarm system. Our project was developed in C code and testing and verification were performed to validate the accuracy of the sensors and alarm decision system.