The following are projects my students did for the fall semester of 2005. I am really proud of these students. The came up with really good ideas. These ideas are very practical, and if worked on further, they can be implemented in medical institutions, companies, and other organizations.
For the first project, the students created a door lock that opens using RFID. Using Phidgets USA (www.phidgetsusa.com) RFID, a database that contained user information, model door, lcd display, a door lock, and small switch circuit they desgined a system that allows registered users to unlock the door. By simply waving the RFID tag in front of the RFID reader, the reader sends the ID embedded in the tag to the computer. Then the program checks to see if the ID is in the database. If the ID is in the database, then the lcd the door opens, and the lcd display displays the user's name. If, on the other hand the ID is not found the database, then the user is denide access, and the lcd display display a message notifying the user that he was denied access.
The following is the flow chart the students created for the entire process.
