DEVICE FOR PREVENTING ACCIDENTS IN THE EVENT OF DROWSINESS OR INATTENTION ON THE PART OF THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE

摘要

The invention relates to a device for preventing accidents in the event of drowsiness overcoming the driver of a vehicle. The inventive device comprises a series of sensors which are disposed on the vehicle steering wheel in order to detect the driver's grip on the wheel and the driver's pulse. The aforementioned sensors are connected to a control unit which is equipped with the necessary programming and/or circuitry to activate an audible indicator in the event of the steering wheel being released by both hands and/or a fall in the driver's pulse to below the threshold of consciousness. The device employs a shutdown switch.