PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driver state detection device capable of detecting abnormality of a driver in an early stage without a restraint of a driver or the like.SOLUTION: In a driver state detection device 100 including a detection part 2 for detecting the state of a driver and a control part 1 for determining the state of the driver on the basis of information from the detection part 2 and vehicle information, the detection part 2 detects the pressure change of a right leg on a seat surface where the driver sits, the vehicle information is an operation amount of an accelerator pedal of a vehicle, and the control part 1 determines the state of the driver on the basis of the pressure change of the right leg of the driver and the operation amount of the accelerator pedal.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】 運転者の拘束などがなく、運転者の異常を早期に検知することが可能な運転者状態検出装置を提供する。【解決手段】 運転者の状態を検出する検出部2と、検出部2からの情報と車両情報に基づいて前記運転者の状態を判断する制御部1と、を備えた運転者状態検出装置100において、検出部2は前記運転者が座る座面の右脚の圧力変化を検出し、前記車両情報は前記車両のアクセルペダルの操作量であり、制御部1は前記運転者の右脚の圧力変化と前記アクセルペダルの操作量に基づいて前記運転者の状態を判断するものである。【選択図】 図1