Doze driving prevention system by low frequency stimulation and high density oxygen with fragrance of GF (grape fruit)

Abstract

The car is an indispensable thing for daily life. However, there is danger of causing the accident and dying. The accident is often caused by the drive dozing (drowsy while driving). Four experiment conditions were tested (1) the low frequency electrical vibration massage for a palm (1-1) and finger (1-2), (2) high density oxygen (a spray can), (3) the fragrance of the grapefruit as aromatherapy, and (4) combined multi-stimuli of (1-1)(2)(3) condition ((1-1) finger was selected due to better arousal rate than (1-2) palm) in this experiment. As a result, all four different conditions showed some arousal effects to help awake. Synergy effect of (4) multi-stimulus combined condition obtained as highest arousal rate. We propose these stimuli to include future automobile computing systems control. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.