1. Detecting Attention Detecting Sleep By Matthew Parks

2. We Do Not Sleep Enough !! Newborn infants By age 4-8, 10-12 Adolescence Middle age Old age Hours Per Day 17 - 18 9 - 10 7.5 7 6 - 6.5 <6 ( Source: Lydia Dotto, Asleep In The Fast Lane)

3. Statistical Data AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety "Fatigue is certainly a hidden and underestimated cause of accidents," said Dr. Martin C. Moore-Ede, a Harvard Medical School professor and director of Boston’s Institute for Circadian Physiology. Article: Sleeping Killer on the Road; 2/16/1992; Final Edition, The Chicago Tribune by Mark Shuman

4. Productivity Top Time Wasters Pace Productivity What things, within your control, get in the way of your productivity?# of Responses 250 No focus / doing too many things / no Socializing / gossip / breaks / calls to friends Distractions / no discipline / daydreaming Not being organized Burnout / sickness / lack of concentration /stress Total of all items 40 28 27 18 56%

5. Groups Concerned With Sleep Insurance Companies – AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety – State Farm Insurance Company – Progressive Insurance Company – Geico Insurance Company Legislative Bodies CA, FL,WV,VA Have laws that specifically enforce Drowsy Driving Laws

6. Other Groups Local  National Sleep Foundation  VOIDD –Victims of Irresponsible Drivers International  British Sleep Foundation  Sleep/Wake Disorders of Canada

7. Proposed Method Monitored EEG What does EEG stand for? This is an acronym for Electroencephalograph  Beta (awake and alert; high frequency 15 Hz+, low amplitude)  Alpha (relaxed EEG, 8 -12 Hz)  Theta (light sleep 4-7 Hz) delta (deep sleep; coma; low frequency 1-4 Hz, high amplitude. This technology has been studied since as early as 1908

8. Proposed Method Cont S imple as wearing a hat with electrodes in the proper position. The unit is small The system can be installed or remote No power conversions Cost the same as a nice car stereo system Alarm will sound when a individual reaches a range of 8.5 Hz and the next reading indicates a decrease into the over relaxed stage.

9. Proposed Method Using existing infrared technology and a microprocessor. – Activity could be measured. – Activity could be stored. – Activity can be compared and decision made to warn hat wearer by loud noise that would discontinue once brain activity rises above acceptable levels.

10. Positive Attributes Safety Will Help Reduce Fatal Accidents Auto Truck Construction Productivity Will Increase Workplace Awareness Will Increase A Prevention of Accidents

11. Hurdles to Overcome #1 People must wear the device. Setting National Standard. In vehicles For the workplace. Hard to Enforce. Proper Laws to combat the problem need to legislated. Effectively applying existing EEG technology to meet remote needs.

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13. Existing Methods Cont. Existing Methods Cont. Facial Recognition – Technology still being tested not reliable Tracking of Head/Eye Movements – Too many variables Heart Rate – Different for all individuals – Outside influences. Head Position – Impracticable

14. Conclusion When you’re sleepy, your brain starts to shut down," "But even before you actually nod ff, Performance slips." Trying harder to stay awake may not help. Your thinking slows, you miss signals and risk-taking behavior increases. At 60 mph, if you close your eyes for only one second, you’ve traveled 88 feet, says Dr. Mark Rosekind, a fatigue specialist at NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, CA.