Technical Report - Introduction First Draft
1.0 Introduction This proposal was developed in response to the request for proposals on developing solutions for an engineering problem. It aims to provide Toyota Motor Corporation, the brand with the most market value in Singapore (Wong, 2021), with an overview of how the implementation of physiological sensors in its cars might further improve the safety of its drivers if they are incapacitated. 1.1 Background Personal health and well being is a major focus in today’s society. Studies have shown that physical wellness is directly associated with cognitive performance (Douw et al., 2014). Anderson et al. (2005) states that reduced cognitive ability leads to poor driving performance and an increased crash risk. Therefore, reduced cognitive ability can incapacitate the driver from safely controlling a vehicle. In this report, we define driver incapacitation as a person who is unable to control their vehicle due to fatigue (Dehais et al., 2020) or alcohol-related impairment (Voas &