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Android-Based Home Door Locks Apliccation Via Bluetooth For Disable People
Android-Based Home Door Locks Apliccation Via Bluetooth For Disable People
Abstract- This paper discusses about an ongoing project that Magnetic Door Lock System using Microcontroller [6] use face
serves the needs of people with physical disabilities at home. It uses recognition as a mechanism to lock and unlock the door.
the Bluetooth technology to establish communication between
With the rapid development in the fields of
user's Smartphone and controller board. The prototype support
communication/networks and other related wireless
manual controlling and microcontroller controlling to lock and
technologies such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification),
unlock home door. By connecting the circuit with a relay board
and connection to the Arduino controller board it can be
UWB (Ultra Wide Band), Zigbee, NFC (Near Field
controlled by a Bluetooth available to provide remote access from Communication) and Bluetooth enable us to develop various
tablet or smartphone. This paper addresses the development and kinds of wireless systems via handsets or smartphones. Research
the functionality of the Android-based application (Android app) by [7] use handset and actuator for remote operation of various
to assist disabled people gain control of their living area. electrical devices at home. By pressing a single button on the
handset, the signal is sent through the Zigbee technology to the
Index Terms- Bluetooth, Arduino controller actuator and subsequently switches ON/OFF the intended
I. INTRODUCTION
device. Research [8] on the other hand, demonstrated a
handwriting recognition technology as a security tool to manage
In Malaysia, the number of disabled people keeps increasing a security of the door. Once the disabled user enter the
year by year probably because of two common factors. Some are handwriting on the Smartphone, the door will immediately
born this way while others have unfortunate accidents. opened after going through the process of identification by the
According to the statistics from the Department of Social system. Researcher [9] develops a home automation through
Welfare, the total number of disabled people in Malaysia in Bluetooth on Android mobile device. This system allows the
December 2012 is 305640. Among them, 27,363 are visual, user to lock and unlock a door in a short range.
39,303 hearing, 180 speech, 106,252 physical, 117,699 learning, Since Bluetooth has become so prevalent in mobile devices,
2,130 mental and 12,713 multiple disabled people [I]. it was seen as a simple, low cost and secure solution for
According to [2], disabled people have a limited ability to wirelessly connecting a mobile device to a home automation
control electrical and electronics devices (On and OFF) at their system. Therefore, this paper developed a security system by
home because normally the switches are placed at a height of exploiting Bluetooth as a wireless connection protocol on
15m while the comfortable height for a wheelchair user is up to Android Mobile Device to control only one electrical appliance
13m only. It is also mentioned that the number of disabled which is magnetic door lock. This project, however, focuses on
friendly facilities in Malaysia are still minimum. Therefore, those who are paralyzed from the legs up to waist level, in
providing a very practical facility that can ease accessing home particularly those who use wheelchairs. The disabled user can
appliances is really required which can greatly improve the lives easily use the Graphic User Interface (GUI) application that has
of the disabled. been created in the Android Smartphone to lock or unlock the
Recently, lot of researches have been devoted to a magnetic door through Bluetooth Protocol. A pop-up block will
technology-based home security and automation. Smart Key automatically appear on the screen to show the status of the door.
Door with Wireless Security System using RF Signal [3] and At the same time, a small bulb that is attached to the door will
Door Locking System using RFID Technology [4] using switch "ON" once the door is opened.
different mechanism to lock and unlock the door namely RF In the following section of this paper explains about how
identification card (RFID). Both using PIC16F87XA as a does the system work while all the analysis of the results from
microcontroller. Besides that, the Main Door Security System this project have been described in section III. Finally, section
using SMS [5] propose the uses of Short Message Service Text IV concludes the paper.
Messaging (SMS) as a mechanism to control the system via
mobile phone to lock and unlock the door. Rabbit
Microprocessor is use as a microcontroller to perform this
operation. Face Recognition Based on Auto-Switching
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Connected/
Distance
Reading Area Intermittent!
(m)
Disconnected
First Indoor (non-obstacle) 5 Connected
10 Connected
15 Intermittent
20 Disconnected
25 Disconnected
Fig. 5. Bluetooth power strength for 2m
30 Disconnected
10 Connected
15 Connected
20 Intermittent
25 Intermittent
30 Disconnected
10 Connected
15 Intermittent
20 Intermittent
30 Disconnected ii) Power strength. The reading of the graph in Fig. 5 and 6
are converted from dB(IlV/m) to the dBm to calculate the value
B. Bluetooth power strength measurement
of transmitted power of B1uetooth using Eq. 1.
B1uetooh power strength measurement has been done in
Electromagnetic Compatibality Center (EMC), UTHM. Based
on the data, three (3) different types of analysis can be analyzed
Pr = E [dB (Il�)] -104.7 + (2010gd). (1)
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there is a band width trade-off in order to gain signal-to-noise circuit and the relay is normally close condition. In this
perfonnance, This contradicts the normal approach to conserve condition, Magnetic Door Lock will bind together. When the
frequency bandwidth, but the spreading process makes the data signal "Unlock" is transmitted from the Smartphone, it will
signal much less susceptible to electrical noise and other trigger back the relay and the relay was in a nonnally open
interference than conventional radio modulation technique, condition, so the Magnetic Door Lock will release because no
Other transmission and electrical noise, typically narrow in more the current flow.
bandwidth, will only interference with a small portion of the IV. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORKS
spread spectrum signal, resulting in a much less interference
and less errors when the receiver demodulates the signal, From The goal of this study is to propose a system that can help
disabled people to open a magnetic door wirelessly using
these theory, we can know that why the graph at fig, 5 and 6
Android smartphone. The range and security aspects were
have too many peak in the range from 2AGHz to 2A8 GHz
considered through the use of Bluetooth technology that is
when the B1uetooth start communicate between the Smartphone
embedded in the mobile device. The system was able to actuate
and the Bluetooth module,
a pin to Lock or Unlock the door from a short distance away by
EM lock for door consists of a magnet bar, a steel plate and
just pressing a button on a smartphone. The status of the door
mounting accessories. When current flow, they will be bonded
also has been created to make the system more complete.
together strongly until the current is cut off. The relationship
In future, the LockIt Door Apps should offer assistance in
between the magnetic field contribution and its source current
controlling more doors, windows and basic home electronic
element is called the Biot-Savart law as written in Eq. 2.
appliances. Battery backup system should also be considered to
ensure the completeness of the system.
4;r r3 The authors would like to thank Universiti Tun Hussein Onn
Malaysia (UTHM) and Malaysia Government for the support
where: and sponsor of this study.
dB is perpendicular both to ds (which is the direction of the
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