| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dozing detector and a dozing detecting method, capable of detecting dozing even when a face orientation is downward. <P>SOLUTION: The dozing detector 10 for detecting dozing based on a facial image of a driver comprises a photographing means 2 taking the facial image of the driver, a nostril detecting means detecting a nostril from the facial image taken by the photographing means 2, and a driver state determination means 4c determining that the driver is dozing when no nostril is detected from the facial image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
