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  • Road safety
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Physiological computing

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  • Conventional driver monitoring systems face challenges with automated driving.
  • Physiological measurements offer a potential alternative for fatigue detection.
  • Heart rate variability (HRV) is a key physiological marker for driver fatigue.

Approach:

  • Systematic review of 18 articles on HRV and driver fatigue.
  • Investigated the relationship between HRV measures and driver fatigue.
  • Assessed the performance of HRV-based fatigue detection systems.

Key Points:

  • Inconsistent findings exist regarding HRV differences between alert and fatigued drivers.
  • HRV-based fatigue detection systems exhibit performance variability (44%-100% accuracy).
  • Study design differences contribute to inconsistent results in HRV-based fatigue detection.

Conclusions:

  • Further research is required to link HRV to fatigue causes and driver performance.
  • Standardization of HRV measurement and analysis is crucial for reliable fatigue detection.
  • Real-world testing of HRV systems across diverse scenarios and participants is necessary for deployment.