GENERAL INFORMATION
Established:  2000
Ownership:  Private
Parent:  Gintec Active Safety Ltd.

Core business

Developer of DAISY, an innovative new system that detects driver
inattentiveness and alerts drivers of dangerous driving patterns.

Employees:  5

Overview

Sphericon has developed DAISY, Driver Alertness Indication
System, a standard automotive safety equipment

DAISY is the first practical and reliable solution for the
detection of driver inattentiveness. It features two unique
properties: sensing low level of alertness regardless of the
cause (drowsiness, alcohol, cell-phone usage, etc.) and early
warning (e.g.drowsiness is typically detected over twenty minutes
before it reaches dangerous levels). It is a "software on a chip"
product, made for integration with the vehicle steering system.
DAISY incorporates proprietary algorithms to analyze the dynamics
of the steering system, determine driver level of alertness and
decide whether to issue a warning signal. Being a software
product, with very modest requirements of processor computational
capabilities, production cost is low, allowing for a considerable
profit and competitiveness.

DAISY algorithms exploit digital signal processing (DSP) methods
to analyze driver's steering action vis-a-vis the action of the
external forces (road bumps, wind, etc.) on the vehicle. This
novel approach is the key to the high level of certainty achieved
by DAISY in determining driver alertness. Sphericon's
proprietary, patent-protected method to assess external forces
separately from driver action by simple measurements of the
steering system dynamics is the invention that has made this
approach possible.

Both product and method are patent protected. A U.S. patent has
been approved and a European patent is in process. Extensive
searches revealed no legal barriers that may impede the
distribution of DAISY.