Face Recognition and Raspberry Pi Powered Smart Door Unlocking System

Abstract

Security plays a major role in the well-being of people. It is not possible to hire a security guard in person and always ensure his presence on our premises. It is an inefficient investment. The main role of security personnel is to stay on patrol, monitor, inspect and defend against any breach of security. A smart lock is an electromechanical lock that allows entry based on the authorization device that gives it instructions to lock and unlock. This system is proved to be inefficient as well These locks are either based on Pin, Bluetooth, WIFI. We propose a smart locking system that unlocks based upon face recognition that pic up specific, distinctive details about a person’s face. This is a powerful library that can run even by taking up a single picture of the person provided that the facial features are distinctly identified. The model is proven to be reaching accuracy levels of 99.7% according to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). The database is stored on the cloud consisting of all the authorized personnel that can pass through the door. The client holds the power of customizing the entry and exit of an individual through an application on his mobile.

Keywords

• automation
• face recognition
• deep learning
• machine learning
• raspberry pi
• solenoid lock
• haar cascade classifier