Proceedings of the 2nd International conference on Electronics, Communication and Aerospace Technology (ICECA 2018)
IEEE Conference Record # 42487; IEEE Xplore ISBN:978-1-5386-0965-1
An Automated Garage Door and Security
Management System
(A dual control system with VPN IoT & Biometric Database)
R. JENIFER PRARTHANA
Assistant Professor,
Department of ECE,
Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College,
Coimbatore.
E-mail: jenifer.r@srec.ac.in
Abstract – Internet of Things (IoT) have
revolutionized the entire way in which the industry
operates. The authenticity and entry access to certain
places of the industry plays a crucial role in
maintaining the secrecy of the operations. Therefore
providing limited access to such confidential places
proves to be seemingly vital. The proposed work
provides a dual security mechanism against
unauthorized entry and hence enhances the integrity
of the system. This system thus eradicates the common
security threats such as Spoofing, Repudiation and
trafficking from evaders especially in the current
scenario of industry 4.0. This system uses two
techniques for the controlled access. One via a
fingerprint access that utilizes the raspberry pi3 and a
biometric database system for control. This method is
a thorough hardware based solution and could be
utilized when there is a physical presence of a person.
In case if the authenticator is not available in the
arena, the alternate mechanism would be followed to
provide a secured access authenticity through Virtual
Point Network (VPN) & IoT. The utility of VPN
facilitates the personnel to prove his / her credentials
from any remote location. Thus this dual mode system
provides a highly credential entry / exit system in an
industrial arena.
Keywords — Smart system, Authentication, Security, IoT,
VPN, Biometric Database System, Python, Raspberry Pi3,
HTML
I.INTRODUCTION
In this contemporary era the Internet of Things (IoT)
has spread its paws in almost all the walks of life. The
role of Computers, Smart gadgets have paved route for
more personalized systems. Hence it turned out to be
prevailing part of almost all the industries.
Industry 4.0 is the cutting edge and current
trend of automation and data exchange in
manufacturing technologies. It comprises of a high
level security systems, the Internet of things, cloud
computing and cognitive computing. Industry 4.0 is
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A.MOHAMED DHANZIL,N.I. MAHESH ,
S.RAGHUL
Student,
Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College,
Coimbatore.
E-mail: mohameddhanzil.1402118@srec.ac.in
commonly referred to as the fourth industrial
revolution. This has turned the traditional way in which
the industries have been operating all these days.
It is apparent that certain parts of the industry
must be provided with a secured access [] and must
never be open to all to safeguard against spoofing and
industrial spying. In such situations the need for a
highly impressive security system becomes alarmingly
vital.
This work aims to provide a security access to
the restricted and most protected parts of the industry
through a system that manages the security of the arena.
Several automation models and smart door management
systems were considered in modeling the system with
the required inclusion relevant for the industrial arena.
II. RELEVANT WORKS
Several automation systems for secured access
have been introduced in this era of smart phones.
Initially several door lock mechanisms were introduced.
It is a combo of RFID for maintaining the
authentication data, LCD and motor part for
maintaining door motions, sensors for inquiring the
environment, an inter communiqué module, and control
module for establishing overall control. Zigbee [2]
module was used in commencing the overall operations.
Another door lock system with Raspberry pi
technology [3] was use where cameras, keypad and pi-
lids were employed to be acquainted with authenticator
by ransoming them a user-id. In this streak, the
approved individuals alone could access the doors.
An alternate system that comprises of an
integrated NFC potentials of a smart phone. This acts as
a module to open the entry point by a logical link
control mechanism. The permission access is granted
with respect to password or a code matching.
In addition, a system was proposed [8] with
relevance to the plan of GSM digital entry exit system
with the utility of PIC platform. A 5-digit pass code is
used to lock/unlock the entry point [9]. If the
authenticator provides the right pass code the proprietor
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is notified by the system setup via communication
module.
A system is proscribed by a PIC
microcontroller 16F76 [7]. It congregates the
information from the sensors. It makes a decision and
sends an SMS to the appropriate number by the aid of a
GSM modem. It do comprises of a cluster of sensors to
detect smoke and other obstacles [9]. If any
interruptions like this are recognized, then PIC will
send a SMS to the proprietor and another SMS to the
nearby patrol.
An intelligent system for home based security
with the aid of the radiance sensitive contextual model
is used [10]. Such system enables tracking and
detection of intruder and it is based on providing home
security. For this purpose, a face recognition technique
is utilized to identify the intruder and on finding him,
an image of the intruder is sent on the owner mail id for
further action. The implementation of this system also
includes the comparison of different approaches for
object tracking and then used an illumination-sensitive
background modeling approach for the proposed
security system. But this system doesn’t use password
for identification.
III PROPOSED MODEL
A) Raspberry Pi 3
The Raspberry Pi 3 possess an inbuilt quad-core ARM
Cortex-A 53 processor and its performance is far more
superior when compared to that of its predecessor. The
options for wifi and Bluetooth connectivity in addition
to 16 GB SD card inclusions makes it to be the unique
choice for the proposed model.
opening and closing of the garage entries is controlled
by the way in which the python code operates.
D) Virtual Network Computing (VNC) Viewer
It is a graphical desktop sharing system which works in
the remote frame buffer protocol to take in control of
the systems attached to it. Since it is platform
independent and provides option for multiple users
connectivity at same instance it is much preferred in the
recent times for connecting with the Raspberry Pi 3.
Here in this design
the connectivity establishments for the entire system
takes place with the VNC. In addition to this it also
supports to view the interior code runs in the raspberry
pi 3.
IV OPERATION
A) When the authenticator is available to provide the
Credentials
The finger print of the authenticator is stored
in the database of the finger print sensor system [1].
More than thousand entries could be sorted in the data
base that is being used here. Serial communication
UART port is utilized to interface this sensor module to
the central control Raspberry Pi 3. The Coding that is
done with the aid of the Python is used to control the
access for provisioning of entry and exit. The
Raspberry Pi 3 is connected with the system module in
order to establish the connectivity between them.

B) Finger print Sensor

A finger print sensor with a database for the storage of
the authenticated finger prints to prove the credentials
of the secured user is the vital integral part of this
design. The specialty of the system lies in the fact that
more than hundred samples could be stored in the
system. This setup is connected to the Raspberry Pi 3
module via a serial UART.

C) DC Motor
The DC motor with the following specification a of
24V dc control input voltage, a current value of 3.5
Amperes, a supply voltage of 3.8 V and a speed of 2600
rpm is used to open and close the garages.

D) Python Idle
It’s a main module in the software package requirement
for this working model. It’s a high level inferred
programming language that aids the general purpose
programming. Since this provides code readability and
syntax that allows programmers to prompt perceptions Figure 1: Block Diagram for the overall module
in a small space scenario it is very much appropriate for
the raspberry pi 3 milieu. Here the overall control of This connectivity is established via VNC viewer. This
aids the other functionalities of the system to be

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diminished so that the contents of the Raspberry Pi 3 Raspberry Pi 3. Once a particular URL is fixed for the
could be viewed for further operations. With respect to open and close tabs, the authenticated user can provide
the code that is being executed and the verification of the credentials of entry and exit of the protected arena
the finger print saved in the database, the entry and exit though he/she is far away from the desired locality. It is
of the industrial garage or any secured part of the very much feasible and handy with the great deal of
industry could be closed or opened within a restricted availability of smart phones [4] these days.
authenticated mechanism. This functionalities could be
utilized when the authenticator is available to provide
his /her fingerprint.

V. ENACTMENT OF THE MODEL

The figure 3 depicts the connection formation
for the model.

Figure 3. Basic setup

The figure 4 depicts the feeding of fingerprints

as credential for authentication. As stated previously
more than thousand feeds could be provided to the
database associated with the fingerprint sensor. Figure 5
depicts random checks for the feeds and inquires how
data is fed in the system.

Figure 2. Flowchart for the operation of the

Proposed model Figure 4. Feeding fingerprints to the database

B) When the authenticator is in a remote location

The Virtual Private Network scenario could be
utilized to pass through / exit the garage when the
authenticator is in a remote location and he / she is not
physically present to provide the credentials of
authenticity. The VPN setup requires the wholesome set
of following steps: i) creation of the webpage with
HTML Codes to create Open and Close Tabs ii)
allocation of a particular fixed Universal Resource
Locator (URL) iii) Utilization of VNC viewer to Figure 5. Initial checkups for the feed
establish the connectivity between system resource and

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The Raspberry Pi 3 is loaded with the python Figure 7. HTML coding for web page creation
code for opening and closing the garage shutters of a
restricted arena. Figure 8 and 9 depicts the final outcomes of
The sample code feed for the process is given as the process. The authenticator in a remote location
below: handles the shuttering process with the tab based VPN
Import RPi.GPI0 as GPI0 setup.
Import time
Import serial
Import time
#sudo systemct1 stop serial-getty@ttyAMA0.service
Port = serial.Serial(“/dev/ttyUSB0”,
baudrate=57600,timeout=3.0)
GPI0.setmode(GPI0.BCM)
GPI0.setup(17,GPI).IN,pull_up_down=GPI0.PUD_DO
WN)
Try :

Figure 8. Opening of the shutters with remote access

Figure 6 Python Coding module in Raspberry Pi 3

While (1):
rcv= rcv=port.read(50)
if ((GPI0.input(17)==1 or rcv!=’ ‘) and count==0);
print ‘open’ Figure 9. Closing of shutters with the remote access
GPI0.output(6,True)
GPI0.output(12,0)
Count=1 VI CONCLUSION
Elif((GPI0,input(22)==1 or rcv!=’’) We do live in an era of modernization in
GPI0.output(12,False) which there is an evolution of new technique for each
Count=0 and every hour. The need for safeguarding certain
Except: proprietary information and secrecy of the organization
GPI0.cleanup () becomes quite vital these days. In this circumstance,
having an authenticated entry exit system in industries
The figure 7 shows how the webpage is created through could be easily done through this effective model. The
the html codes. The page comprises of the open and dual access mode followed by the system has two
close tabs. The tabs when clicked would provide the schemes: i) When the authenticator is available to prove
credentials for the entry exit process his / her credential to have an access of the desired
arena. ii) When the authenticator is in a remote
location. For all these circumstances this system proves
to be an effective one that serves the purpose of all-
round automation in an entry exit access system.

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