SmartLock

SmartLock

Executive Summary

Our project aims to create a device that will find its way into the everyday household in the near future. Our project is SmartLock, a device that uses facial recognition to unlock doors and notifies the homeowner that someone is at the door via text message. Through the combined knowledge of our team, in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, we will develop a device that is simple to configure, quick to setup, and compatible with any house. The SmartLock will ultimately be a packaged product that any consumer will be able to operate, as we strive to create a device that will increase a person’s home security, without breaking the bank.

Background Information

Our motivation for this project came from the course EECS 113: Hardware Software interfaces. During that course, we worked with hardware-software interfaces for the first time in order and created a project of our own choosing. Being able to implement our programming experience in conjunction with our electronics knowledge made us truly feel like engineers, which led us to make a project that involves a combination of software and hardware for our senior design project. We decided upon the SmartLock as we felt it was a device that could eventually be an everyday household item. Home security will always be a concern, and we believe that a device that can run facial recognition and send alerts to a cellular device will help make people feel more secure, in or outside of the house.

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William Hu - Computer Engineering

• Server and Integration

  • Make sure what is allowed, restricted, and accessible / operable by users and admins.

Tam Nguyen - Computer Engineering

• Gateway and Integration

  • Set up a “gateway” that will allow communication between SmartLock and other devices.

Edgar Prieto - Computer Engineering

• Scanner / Camera and Integration

  • Implement the software as well as make connections with the cam to other devices

Innovation

Our main competitors are other locks that are controlled by apps. Their basic functionality requires the user to enter a pin, much like unlocking a smartphone. Our project offers the user convenience, since a facial scanner is faster and easier to use than a secret pin. A person's face is always with them, unlike a pin that can be forgotten or misplaced when written down elsewhere. Our project also offers security, as it logs every person that attempts to unlock the SmartLock and sends the picture of the face to the original owner. This process is unobtrusive to the functionality of the SmartLock as any person will have to scan their face every time they attempt to use the SmartLock, making it easy to obtain and send the picture. We strongly believe the increased ease and security of our SmartLock technology will outshine the other competitors.

Weekly Schedule

Week 1: Narrow down and decide project idea

Week 2: Contact mentor and review project idea

Week 3: Frame functionality and requirements of SmartLock

Week 4: Research materials and cost

Week 5: Research communication methods between app and device

Week 6: Draft hierarchical structure of device hardware and software

Week 7: Refine hierarchical structure (from week 6)

Week 8: Come up with a draft of a schematics and list what materials needed

Week 9: Refine schematic and list of needed materials.

Week 10: Prepare project presentation and assembly

Contact Information

willih3@uci.edu, tamtn6@uci.edu, ejprieto@uci.edu