Blindspot Detection and Heads up Display

Description:

Project code and CAD files for an after-market vehical blind-spot detection system and driver attentiveness.

Hardware:

• Raspberry Pi 4b
• Raspberry Pi Pico
• Ultrasonic sensors
• DLPDLCR2000EV Ti Projector
• Sparkfun I2C endpoints
• CAT6 cables

Features:

• Ultrasonic sensors actively montior both rear vehicle blindspots
• GUI designed using PyQT, informing drivers in real-time of detections
• External speaker capable of providing audio alerts for the driver
• Active driver facial and eye tracking, keep track of when the driver loses focus on the road

Photos:

Rear-mounted ultrasonic sensor locations:

Complete System diagram:

Raspberry Pi to Microcontroller communication diagram:

Microcontroller PCB 3D model

License

This project is open source, feel free to use any of the files in your own project.