Drowsiness real-time monitoring using a single EEG channel

Since 2003, Physip has extended its research activity into the drowsiness monitoring domain. By capitalizing on its innovative automatic sleep analysis technology, Aseega, the company has developed a real-time drowsiness monitoring algorithm which also uses only a single EEG channel.

Part of this research was financed by the French Ministry of Defense, and led to a first publication in 2008. The confirmation of these initial results is underway and the development of the technology is ongoing.

Health and safety at work: fatigue management aiming to reduce industrial and work related accidents are among the many applications envisaged for this type of technology. The defense and aerospace sectors have a particular interest in the development of this technology. The industrial sector is also highly concerned with the issues arising from shift-work, night-work and high-risk site surveillance. Commercial driver drowsiness monitoring is yet another area where real-time and light equipment monitoring could be a major contributor to accident prevention in the land, air and marine transport sectors.