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61 Keyless Smart Lock (Secured Illini)
Andrew Ruiz
Bowen Cui
Sebastian Sovailescu
Sanjana Pingali design_document1.pdf
final_paper1.pdf
final_paper2.pdf
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presentation1.pdf
proposal1.pdf
# Title
Keyless Smart Lock (Secured Illini)

# Team members

Sebastian Sovailescu (ss159)

Andrew Ruiz (ruiz25)

Bowen Cui (tianyuc3)

# Problem

In the darkest hours of the night, when the moon barely shines, grimy Chambana thieves creep up on bikes and snatch whatever they can: wheels, seats, and many times entire bicycles! Last semester, my bike was stolen right from in front of my apartment. My case is not isolated: according to data , hundreds of bikes are stolen every year in the CU area. For this reason, we want to design a smart bike lock that 1) deters thieves and 2) offers keyless capabilities.
# Solution


The proposed smart bike lock would include all the features of a conventional U-Lock (bolt cutter resistance, waterproof, etc.), but it would also come equipped with a loud siren that is triggered by unwanted tampering and real-time alerts to a cloud-based dashboard. To provide keyless capabilities, the MCU would include a Bluetooth chip that allows the user to enable/disable the lock using an app, and reset alarms.

# Solution Components

# # Subsystem 1 : Anti-Theft Subsystem

The accelerometer is used to detect tampering by recording unusual spikes in acceleration. Once an anomaly is detected, the alert system is triggered, which would activate the siren for a set amount of time. This would only occur when the FSM is in the armed state vs when in the unarmed state all sensors would be deactivated thus not leading to false alarms.

Microcontroller - ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U will interpret the readings from the accelerometer/gyroscope and activate the sirens when the readings are out of range.

Accelerometer - MPU6050 it has both accelerometer and gyroscope which would not only detect for sharp movement but also slower movement.

Siren -
PK-35N29WQ 12V 10mA relatively high power draw but in practice should not be active almost at all during typical usage can output 90dB

# # Keyless Locking:

The purpose of this system is to allow for keyless entry using a bluetooth capable device (phone). It should also allow for logging of past access attempts.The MCU keeps track of an FSM of two states, armed versus unarmed. In the locked and armed state, the microcontroller will switch between the locked and unlocked states based on a message over bluetooth


Components:
Bluetooth device - mobile phone with app to control locking of the bike and access a log of past unlocks or tampers.
Microcontroller - ESP32-S3-WROOM-1U - esp32 microcontroller to interface with the phone to control the locking and unlocking of the bike, and to log unlocks and tampers in conjunction with the accelerometer.

# # Subsystem 3: Power supply system
Our system is going to need 5V and 3.3V rails, so in order to reach out goal we will plan to use a Tenergy Rechargeable Battery and step up and down the voltages needed using asynchronous buck and boost converters to save on not needing as many signal amplifiers.

Components:

Battery - Samsung 21700 cells


# Criterion For Success
To achieve success for this project we will have a fully working locking mechanism with an app to access the locking mechanism as well as an alert system and BLE on the lock. We also will require the lock to have a siren to play to deter thieves. We also want to fully fledged out the app attached to our lock to see battery stats and to receive the alerts if it is being tampered with. If these core goals are completed we will then implement the app to include biking statistics such as movement, path traveled, etc as well as a GPS functionality on the lock to recover if lost.

Monitor for Dough and Sourdough Starter

Jake Hayes, Abhitya Krishnaraj, Alec Thompson

Monitor for Dough and Sourdough Starter

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Team Members:

- Jake Hayes (jhayes)

- Abhitya Krishnaraj (abhitya2)

- Alec Thompson (alect3)

# Problem

Making bread at home, especially sourdough, has become very popular because it is an affordable way to get fresh-baked bread that's free of preservatives and other ingredients that many people are not comfortable with. Sourdough also has other health benefits such as a lower glycemic index and greater bioavailability of nutrients.

However, the bulk fermentation process (letting the dough rise) can be tricky and requires a lot of attention, which leads to many people giving up on making sourdough. Ideally, the dough should be kept at around 80 degrees F, which is warmer than most people keep their homes, so many people try to find a warm place in their home such as in an oven with a light on; but it's hard to know if the dough is kept at a good temperature. Other steps need to be taken when the dough has risen enough, but rise time varies greatly, so you can't just set a timer; and if you wait too long the dough can start to shrink again. In the case of activating dehydrated sourdough starter, this rise and fall is normal and must happen several times; and its peak volume is what tells you when it's ready to use.

# Solution

Our solution is to design a device with a distance sensor (probably ultrasonic) and a temperature sensor that can be attached to the underside of most types of lids, probably with magnets. The sensors would be controlled with a microcontroller; and a display (probably LCD) would show the minimum, current, and maximum heights of the dough along with the temperature. This way the user can see at a glance how much the dough has risen, whether it has already peaked and started to shrink, and whether the temperature is acceptable or not. There is no need to remove it from its warm place and uncover it, introducing cold air; and there is no need to puncture it to measure its height or use some other awkward method.

The device would require a PCB, microcontroller, sensors, display, and maybe some type of wireless communication. Other features could be added, such as an audible alarm or a graph of dough height and/or temperature over time.

# Solution Components

## Height and Temperature Sensors

Sensors would be placed on the part of the device that attaches to the underside of a lid. A temperature sensor would measure the ambient temperature near the dough to ensure the dough is kept at an acceptable temperature. A proximity sensor or sensors would first measure the height of the container, then begin measuring the height of the dough periodically. If we can achieve acceptable accuracy with one distance sensor, that would be ideal; otherwise we could use 2-4 sensors.

Possible temperature sensor: [Texas Instruments LM61BIZ/LFT3](https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/texas-instruments/LM61BIZ%252FLFT3/12324753)

Proximity sensors could be ultrasonic, infrared LED, or VCSEL.\

Ultrasonic: [Adafruit ULTRASONIC SENSOR SONAR DISTANCE 3942](https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/adafruit-industries-llc/3942/9658069)\

IR LED: [Vishay VCNL3020-GS18](https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Vishay-Semiconductors/VCNL3020-GS18?qs=5csRq1wdUj612SFHAvx1XQ%3D%3D)\

VCSEL: [Vishay VCNL36826S](https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Vishay-Semiconductors/VCNL36826S?qs=d0WKAl%252BL4KbhexPI0ncp8A%3D%3D)

## MCU

An MCU reads data from the sensors and displays it in an easily understandable format on the LCD display. It also reads input from the user interface and adjusts the operation and/or output accordingly. For example, when the user presses the button to reset the minimum dough height, the MCU sends a signal to the proximity sensor to measure the distance, then the MCU reads the data, calculates the height, and makes the display show it as the minimum height.

Possible MCU: [STM32F303K8T6TR](https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/STMicroelectronics/STM32F303K8T6TR?qs=sPbYRqrBIVk%252Bs3Q4t9a02w%3D%3D)

## Digital Display

- A [4x16 Character LCD](https://newhavendisplay.com/4x16-character-lcd-stn-blue-display-with-white-side-backlight/) would attach to the top of the lid and display the lowest height, current height, maximum height, and temperature.

## User Interface

The UI would attach to the top of the lid and consist of a number of simple switches and push buttons to control the device. For example, a switch to turn the device on and off, a button to measure the height of the container, a button to reset the minimum dough height, etc.

Possible switch: [E-Switch RA1113112R](https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/e-switch/RA1113112R/3778055)\

Possible button: [CUI Devices TS02-66-50-BK-160-LCR-D](https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/cui-devices/TS02-66-50-BK-160-LCR-D/15634352)

## Power

- Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery capable of staying on for a few rounds of dough ([2000 mAh](https://www.microcenter.com/product/503621/Lithium_Ion_Battery_-_37v_2000mAh) or more) along with a USB charging port and the necessary circuitry to charge the battery. The two halves of the device (top and underside of lid) would probably be wired together to share power and send and receive data.

## (stretch goal) Wireless Notification System

- Push notifications to a user’s phone whenever the dough has peaked. This would likely be an add-on achieved with a Raspberry Pi Zero, Gotify, and Tailscale.

# Criterion For Success

- Charge the battery and operate on battery power for at least 10 hours, but ideally a few days for wider use cases and convenience.

- Accurately read (within a centimeter) and store distance values, convert distance to dough height, and display the minimum, maximum, and current height values on a display.

- Accurately read and report the temperature to the display.

- (stretch goal) Inform the user when the dough has peaked (visual, audio, or app based).

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