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Eye Blink Sensor

The eye-blink sensor uses infrared light to illuminate the eye area and a phototransistor to monitor changes in the reflected light caused by blinking. It outputs a digital signal when the eye closes that can interface with a microcontroller. The sensor is compact and runs on 5V DC power, making it suitable for applications like vehicle accident prevention by monitoring a driver's blinking or assisting disabled individuals.

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Eye Blink Sensor

The eye-blink sensor uses infrared light to illuminate the eye area and a phototransistor to monitor changes in the reflected light caused by blinking. It outputs a digital signal when the eye closes that can interface with a microcontroller. The sensor is compact and runs on 5V DC power, making it suitable for applications like vehicle accident prevention by monitoring a driver's blinking or assisting disabled individuals.

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EYE-BLINK SENSOR

Fig: Eye Blink Sensor

The eye-blink sensor works by illuminating the eye and eyelid area with infrared light, then
monitoring the changes in the reflected light using a phototransistor and differentiator circuit.
The exact functionality depends greatly on the positioning and aiming of the emitter and
detector with respect to the eye.

Infrared sensors can be passive or active. Passive infrared sensors are basically Infrared
detectors. Passive infrared sensors do not use any infrared source and detects energy emitted
by obstacles in the field of view. They are of two types: quantum and thermal. Thermal
infrared sensors use infrared energy as the source of heat and are independent of wavelength.
Thermocouples, pyroelectric detectors and bolo meters are the common types of thermal
infrared detectors.

Fig: Eye Blink Sensor mounted in a Glass


Quantum type infrared detectors offer higher detection performance and are faster than
thermal type infrared detectors. The photosensitivity of quantum type detectors is wavelength
dependent. Quantum type detectors are further classified into two types: intrinsic and
extrinsic types. Intrinsic type quantum detectors are photoconductive cells and photovoltaic
cells.

Features
 EYE BLINK indication by LED
 Instant output digital signal for directly connecting to microcontroller
 Compact Size
 Working Voltage +5V DC

Application
 Digital Eye Blink monitor for Vehicle Accident prevention.
 Suitable for real time driving applications.
 Patient and disabled person assistance.
 Can be used for controlling accident due to unconscious through Eye blink.

Specification
1) Operating Voltage :+5V DC regulated
2) Operating Current :100mA
3) Output Data Level : TTL Level
4) Eye Blink Indicated by LED and Output High Pulse

Sensor working
Connect regulated DC power supply of 5 Volts. Black wire is Ground, Next middle wire is
Brown which is output and Red wire is positive supply. These wires are also marked on PCB.
To test sensor you only need power the sensor by connect two wires +5V and GND. You can
leave the output wire as it is. When Eye closed, LED is off & the output is at 0V.Put Eye
blink sensor glass on the face within 15mm distance, and you can view the LED blinking on
each Eye blink. The output is active high for Eye close and can be given directly to
microcontroller for interfacing applications.
Fig: Block Diagram of Eye-Blink Sensor

This Eye Blink sensor is IR based. The Variation Across the eye will vary as per eye blink. If
the eye is closed means the output is high otherwise output is low. This to know the eye is
closing or opening position. This output is give to logic circuit to indicate the alarm.
This can be used for project involves controlling accident due to unconscious through Eye
blink.

Eye Blink Output


 5V (High) → LED ON When Eye is close.
 0V (Low) → LED OFF when Eye is open.

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