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12 User Specific Gun Locking System
 Andrew Weller
Steven Bettenhausen
Yong Seok Lee
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Our project will improve gun safety in the home, as well as in stores where guns are sold. We will create a system to ensure that it is not fired by anyone but the rightful owner. We will accomplish this by using a fingerprint scanner and locking mechanisms.

For the gun to have any operational capacity, the user must first scan their fingerprint on the fingerprint scanner. The scanner will be on a unit separate from the gun and will send commands to the locking mechanism wirelessly to avoid attaching a bulky unit onto the gun. A successful scan by an authorized user will allow the gun to be operated as long as the user is holding the gun or for a time specified by the user; this setting will be determined by the user. If the user chooses to keep the gun operational only when holding it, readings will be taken via a pressure sensor placed on the handle of the gun and the gun will remain unlocked as long as an eligible user is handling it. If an unauthorized person attempts to use the gun, it will remain locked and they will be unable to remove the magazine or fire. When multiple unsuccessful fingerprint scans are done in rapid succession, about 30 seconds, the gun will remain in the locked state for several minutes. This system will be implemented by interfacing a fingerprint reader, pressure sensors, mechanical parts, and electronic signals to lock and unlock the gun.

Cypress Robot Kit

Todd Nguyen, Byung Joo Park, Alvin Wu

Cypress Robot Kit

Featured Project

Cypress is looking to develop a robotic kit with the purpose of interesting the maker community in the PSOC and its potential. We will be developing a shield that will attach to a PSoC board that will interface to our motors and sensors. To make the shield, we will design our own PCB that will mount on the PSoC directly. The end product will be a remote controlled rover-like robot (through bluetooth) with sensors to achieve line following and obstacle avoidance.

The modules that we will implement:

- Motor Control: H-bridge and PWM control

- Bluetooth Control: Serial communication with PSoC BLE Module, and phone application

- Line Following System: IR sensors

- Obstacle Avoidance System: Ultrasonic sensor

Cypress wishes to use as many off-the-shelf products as possible in order to achieve a “kit-able” design for hobbyists. Building the robot will be a plug-and-play experience so that users can focus on exploring the capabilities of the PSoC.

Our robot will offer three modes which can be toggled through the app: a line following mode, an obstacle-avoiding mode, and a manual-control mode. In the manual-control mode, one will be able to control the motors with the app. In autonomous modes, the robot will be controlled based off of the input from the sensors.