Senior Design Project: LOKSYS (Locking Systems)
My senior design team has decided to use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to help solve some of the problems we have today with security, including access to the “break in point” and the ability to update your security information. RFID is a generic term for technologies employing radio waves for detecting objects. The two main elements in RFID are the reader and the tag. An RFID tag is a small device consisting of an integrated circuit and an antenna incorporated into any object or living being for tracking and identification by storing ID information or data. A passive RFID tag draws power from field created by the reader and uses it to power the microchip’s circuit; and then the chip then modulates the waves that the tag sends back to the reader and the reader converts the new waves into digital data. The reader converts the radio waves reflected back from the RFID tag into digital information that can then be passed on to computers that can make use of it. We are going to use the reader and tag together to upgrade security on doors, cabinets, and even a portable lock that can help secure things when you are not at home.
In order to accomplish our goal, we have decided to build and write code for a locking system. We have three separate locks, a lock for cabinets, a mobile lock for lockers, or similar things that can be locked with a padlock, and a lock for a door. There will be feedback to the client about the locks, and the client will be able to give and remove permissions and users. We believe that our locks we can greatly reduce chance of theft, and add some convenience to the clients life at the same time.
Our cabinet lock is internal, so as to remove the ability to pick the lock. We keep a log of who is using the cabinet on a database, so that the client will be able to check the web server to see who used the cabinet. The cabinet has permission levels so that only certain people will have the ability to open certain cabinet doors. The cabinets also have an alarm system for unauthorized entry. There is a mobile application as well.
Our mobile lock has the ability to secure clients possessions similar in fashion to a padlock. It is equipped with alarm system for unauthorized entry.
Our final lock is a door lock. We remove key entry, once again, to deter lock picking. The door also has the ability to communicate with the database and server, and has a display that will output information.
Our devices are unique due to the decision to make it much harder to steal, or break into their protected areas. This, combined with using RFID which has ten to the thirty-second number of possible combinations, makes our system unique.
In order to accomplish our goal, we have decided to build and write code for a locking system. We have three separate locks, a lock for cabinets, a mobile lock for lockers, or similar things that can be locked with a padlock, and a lock for a door. There will be feedback to the client about the locks, and the client will be able to give and remove permissions and users. We believe that our locks we can greatly reduce chance of theft, and add some convenience to the clients life at the same time.
Our cabinet lock is internal, so as to remove the ability to pick the lock. We keep a log of who is using the cabinet on a database, so that the client will be able to check the web server to see who used the cabinet. The cabinet has permission levels so that only certain people will have the ability to open certain cabinet doors. The cabinets also have an alarm system for unauthorized entry. There is a mobile application as well.
Our mobile lock has the ability to secure clients possessions similar in fashion to a padlock. It is equipped with alarm system for unauthorized entry.
Our final lock is a door lock. We remove key entry, once again, to deter lock picking. The door also has the ability to communicate with the database and server, and has a display that will output information.
Our devices are unique due to the decision to make it much harder to steal, or break into their protected areas. This, combined with using RFID which has ten to the thirty-second number of possible combinations, makes our system unique.
