WEEK 17

ACTIVITY: SUBMISSION OF THESIS

This week is the final week of the semester. I have done with my final thesis and proceed to the hardcover. The hardcover format is on the FYP website. The diploma's hardcover is a green color. I have attached the project submission form, copyright form, metadata form, first and last page of Turnitin in my thesis. Then, I submitted the final thesis and the blog/logbook to my supervisor for her marking. I also sent my report to the printing company for the hardcover. Then, the hardcover will be sent to the library as the references. All the students need to follow the guideline of FYP Thesis Submission.

Last but not least, Alhamdulillah, praises and great thanks to Allah S.W.T on His blessing and give me chance to complete this final year project. I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor, Mrs. Julie Roslita Binti Rusli who gave me the golden opportunity to do this wonderful project. She was responsible to guide and monitoring my progress in this project. Next, I want to express my highest appreciation to my beloved parents and my family members for always support and gave some advice to me to complete this project. Lastly, my sincere appreciation also extended to my group partner, Noor Fasya Addiena Bt Sahabuddin, for the ideas, opinions, helpful suggestions, and support to make sure this project complete successfully. 

WEEK 16

ACTIVITY: FINALIZING THE THESIS

There has a week before submitting the final thesis to the supervisor and library. This week, I proceed to chapters 4, 5, and Abstract. I have done my project thesis by writing the Abstract for the whole project. The project description has been summarized in the Abstract and the contents are mentioned.  I sent my thesis draft to Madam Julie for her checking and to undergo plagiarism detection by Turnitin. A few corrections have been managed after multiple checks by her. The result of my plagiarisms is 8%. The students need to do a correction if the percent of plagiarism exceeds 20%.

- Chapter 4 contains Result and discussion which is followed by the subtopics below:

• Results of testing

• Results of project

• Prototype of the project

• Chapter summary

- Chapter 5 consists of Conclusions and Recommendations.

Conclusions:

In conclusion, this project has accomplished the desired objectives of the Smart Pigeonhole System. As known, this project developed to build a secure and efficient pigeonhole system. It gives protection against the assignments and the report that had been submitted by the student. This project also able to indicate the status of the pigeonhole either it was full or not. The status of the pigeonhole can know through the indicator. So, it facilitates the lecturers and the students in collecting and submitting the assignment. Besides, the purpose of this project also to avoid the students from cheating on submitting an assignment or report.
          From this project, the result proved that Smart Pigeonhole System showed greater reliability compared to a particular pigeonhole because this project using innovative technology such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). Hopefully, this development of this project can be applied in enhancing the current one and this product can be commercialized in the market.

Recommendations:

For future recommendations, a few technologies can be applied in this project to make it more efficient. As a recommendation from the assessors during the final year project presentation, they recommend using the Internet of Things (IoT) on this project. Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most dynamic and exciting technology in the development of information and communication. IoT can be applied in this project to open the window and door of the pigeonhole automatically. The door and the window can open by using Blynk apps through the smartphone. So, the students and the lecturer need to use their smartphone to submit and collect the assignment or report.
          Next, the technology that can be applied in this project is a GSM modem. GSM modem can be used to send a notification via email or a smart messaging system (SMS) when the pigeonhole was full. The lecturer will receive a notification via email or SMS through the smartphone once the pigeonhole full of assignments or reports. So, the lecturer no needs to check their pigeonhole regularly as long as they don’t get a notification.

Abstract:

The project presented the development and design of the Smart Pigeonhole System. Nowadays, many places of learning like universities and schools, still using the old pigeonhole that was no protection system on it and cause the missing of an assignment or report that has been submitted. The purpose of the Smart Pigeonhole System is to develop a more secure and efficient system of the pigeonhole. Besides, this project was also use to indicate the status of the pigeonhole and also to avoid students from cheating on submitting an assignment or laboratory report. The innovation of the Smart Pigeonhole System is to resolve the problem that occurred. Firstly, the existing pigeonhole was just secured by a drawer lock and padlock as protection security. The window of the pigeonhole can be used by the student to steal other students’ work. Besides, the lecturer did not alert when the pigeonhole was full of assignments or reports. This project use Arduino Uno and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) as one of the technologies nowadays. RFID, servo motor, and solenoid are used to open and close the automatic window and door. They must be connected with Arduino Uno to run the system. The number of lost an assignment and report decreased as this project has the protection system. Next, the Infrared Sensor and LED function as an indicator of the pigeonhole. It will indicate the status of the pigeonhole. It can facilitate the lecturer and the students on collected and submitted the assignment.  In conclusion, the goal of this project and the final result of this project has been achieved successfully.

WEEK 15

ACTIVITY: PREPARING FOR THESIS

In week 15, I have proceeded to chapter 3 of my thesis to be completed.

- Chapter 3 is a Methodology and consists of the followed subtopic:

• Block Diagram
• Flowchart
• Circuit Diagram
• Product Sketch
• Material
• Input device
• Processing device
• Output device
• Project Costing 
• Gantt chart

Block Diagram

Flowchart

Circuit Diagram

Product Sketch

          

Input Devices:

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Infrared Sensor

Processing Device:

Arduino Uno

Output Devices:

Servo Motor

Light-Emitting Diode

Project Costing

Gantt chart

WEEK 14

ACTIVITY: PREPARING THE PROJECT REPORT

In week 14, I only focus on chapters 1 and 2 of my thesis to be completed.

- Chapter 1 consist of the introduction and followed by a subtopic below:

• Background of the project
• Problem statements
• Objective of the project
• Scopes and limitations of the project
• Chapter summary

Background of the project:

     Pigeonhole or known as a mailbox commonly used in a workplace and a place of learning such as universities, colleges, and schools. Smart Pigeonhole System was build to overcome the problems of the existing pigeon hole. The purpose of this project is to create a protection system in existing pigeonhole and improve the efficient system. The drawback of the existing pigeonhole mostly due to the usage of padlock as a security key. Other than that, sometimes lecturers are not alert when the pigeonhole was full. So, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device), Servo motor, and Infrared sensor is use to developed the indicator of this Smart Pigeonhole System. 

             In Unikl BMI, pigeonhole locate near the lecturers’ room or office at the academic building. Each lecturer allocated a pigeonhole to collect assignments, reports, or any letters from students. Smart Pigeonhole System was designed to build an efficient pigeonhole system and avoid students from cheating on submitting an assignment or laboratory report. This new system operates by using Arduino Uno as a controller, RFID reader, solenoid lock, and servo motor. Firstly, the function of an RFID reader and solenoid lock as a protection key for doors lock. If the lecturer wants to collect the assignments or laboratory reports that had been submitted from students, they must touch their ID cards through an RFID reader to open the back door. Other than that, the Smart Pigeonhole System also uses an RFID reader and servo motor to open and close the window. This system operates when students want to send the assignments or laboratory reports, student needs to touch an ID card onto an RFID reader to open the window. The window will open for a minute with an authorized access card. If using an unauthorized card, the window will not open.

            Next, Smart Pigeonhole System was build to indicate the status of pigeonhole either full or not full.  This part will be using an Infrared sensor and an LED as an indicator. If an infrared sensor detects the pigeonhole was full, then the LED will blink or turn on. The red LED will turn off as long as the pigeonhole was not in full. The window will not be open if the pigeonhole was full even the student touch with an authorized access card. 

    - Chapter 2 consists of Literature review and followed by subtopic below:

• Previous project history
• Comparison of Pigeonhole system
• Research of the component
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• Type of RFID tags
• RFID vs Barcodes 
• Chapter summary

WEEK 13

ACTIVITY: PRESENTATION DAY

As been informed, all FYP Diploma students have to present their project and show the demonstration video to the assessors on 13th October 2020 via Microsoft Teams. The presentation started at 2.30 p.m.. Dr.Mohd Azlan Abu and Madam Azliza Mohamad Arshad are my  assessors on that day. Some questions about the project have been asked by the assessors. The presentation day is going well.

• Information about the assessors:

• Here are the presentation video and demonstration video of my project.

Presentation Video

Demonstration Video

WEEK 12

ACTIVITY: PREPARING FOR SLIDE PRESENTATION

There are only a week before presentation day. This week, I have more focus on my slides presentation. I have prepared the slides to present to the assessors on week 13. I went to meet Madam Julie with my group partner at her office to show her the progress of our slides. Some correction has been done by her. She asked us to edit and add some content to our slideshow. The contents that needed in the slideshow are:

• Introduction
• Problem Statements
• The objective of the Project
• Literature review
• Methodology
• Results
• Conclusion
• Gantt Chart

The slides need to be 8-15 slides. The slideshow must be easy to understand by the assessors. After done with the slides, I have to record my presentation video and demonstration video to present to the assessors during the presentation day.

WEEK 11

 ACTIVITY: 3rd BRIEFING OF FYP DIPLOMA

In week11, there was held a FYP Diploma Workshop for chapters 4,5 and Abstract on 30th September 2020 (Wednesday). The briefing was conducted by Madam Julie in class 216. Attendance is compulsory for all FYP Diploma students.

This week also, I focus on doing software and hardware. I have searched and learned the coding to run my project. After that, I construct the circuit on stripboard and install all the components into the prototype.

1. The coding of the project. (For the front part)

      2. Process installation of the hardware.

WEEK 10

ACTIVITY: ARDUINO WORKSHOP

In week 10, there was held a Workshop Arduino for FYP Diploma on 23rd September 2020. The attendance is compulsory for all FYP Diploma students. We were reminded to bring some items during the workshop. Below is the memo of the workshop:

At the end of the workshop, the students will able to:

• Understand how to use Arduino IDE software.
• Understand the function of Arduino.

WEEK 9

ACTIVITY: RESEARCH AND FINDINGS

In week 9, my research focused on Infrared Sensor and Servo motor.

1) Infrared Sensor

An Infrared sensor is an electronic device that emits to sense some aspects of the surroundings. This module is sensitive to ambient light with a pair of infrared transmitting and receiving tubes. The Infrared Sensor can measure the heat as well as detects motion. Anything that emits heat gives off infrared radiation.

        There are two types of Infrared sensor which is active and passive. The active infrared sensor emits and detects infrared radiation. Active Infrared sensors have two parts that are light-emitting diode (LED) and a receiver. When any objects close to the sensor, the infrared light from LED reflects off the objects and is detected by the receiver. Active IR sensors act as proximity sensors. It is commonly used in obstacle systems. The sensor detection range can be adjusted through the potentiometer. When adjusting the potentiometer clockwise, the detection distance increases. If turning the potentiometer anti-clockwise, the detection distance is reduced.

2) Servo Motor

Servo motor is a   tiny and lightweight component with high output power. This servo motor can rotate approximately 180 degrees and work like standard kinds but it is smaller. It has three colors of wire that are brown, red, and orange. The brown wire is for the ground, the red wire is for the power of the motor, and the orange wire for the input. All the wires must connect correctly with an Arduino Uno pin.

WEEK 8

ACTIVITY: 2nd BRIEFING OF FYP DIPLOMA

This week, there was held FYP Diploma Workshop Introduction for Chapters 1, 2, and 3. The briefing was conducted by Dr. Zarina Mohd Hussin via Microsoft teams. Attendance is compulsory for all FYP Diploma candidates. Here are the details of the workshop:

            Date: 2nd September 2020 (Wednesday)

            Time: 2.00 pm-4.00 pm 

            Platform: Via Microsoft Teams

In this workshop, the FYP committee has briefed about:

• The contents in Chapter 1 (Introduction)
• The contents in Chapter 2 (Literature Review)
• The contents in Chapter 3 (Methodology)

At the end of the workshop, the students will able to:

• Understand how to write the chapters in good writing skills.
• Submit the draft early for supervisor review.

WEEK 7

ACTIVITY: RESEARCH AND FINDINGS

This week, I did some research about the components required in our project. We divide the tasks into two parts. The project has two sides, that is the front part and back part. I did the circuit for the front part of the project, while my group partner did the back part of the project. The components need for the front part of the project are Radio Identification Frequency (RFID), Infrared Sensor, Servo Motor, and Light Emitting-Diode (LED). This week, I have studied about Radio Identification Frequency (RFID) and Arduino Uno.

Here is my research about  RFID and Arduino Uno:

1) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Radio Frequency Identification reader known as RFID reader is a device used to gather information from an RFID tag, which is used to track individual objects. Radio Frequency Identification Reader is a technology similar in theory to bar codes. The RFID tag does not have to scan directly, nor does it require line-of-sight to a reader. Data stored in an RFID tag can be updated in real-time. The bar code data is read-only and cannot be changed. Other than that, RFID tags require a power source which is the bar codes only required the technology reading the bar code to have a power source.  To be read, the RFID tag must be within the range of the RFID readers where are the ranges from 3 to 300 feet. RFID technology allows several items to be quickly scanned and enables fast identification of a particular product, even though it is surrounded by several other items.

          Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system consists of three components that are an antenna, transceiver, and a transponder. When the antenna and transceiver are combined, they are referred to as a reader or as an interrogator. The RFID reader can be a portable or permanently attached network-connected device. Radiofrequency waves use to transmit signals to activate the tag. Once the tag activates, it sends a wave back to the scanning antenna, where it is translated into data. The transponder was located in the RFID tag. 

2) Arduino UNO

The Arduino Uno is an open-source microcontroller board based on the Microchip ATmega328P microcontroller and developed by Arduino. cc. It can be powered via a USB connection, external power supply, or an adapter. The external power supply must be in a range voltage between 7 to 20 volts. The adapter can be connected by plugging the plug into the boards’ power jack. Arduino consists of both a physical programmable circuit board (often referred to as a microcontroller) and a piece of software, or IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that runs on your computer, used to write and upload computer code to the physical board. Additionally, the Arduino IDE uses a simplified version of C++, making it easier to learn to program.

         The board is equipped with digital and analog input/output pins. It has 14 digital pins with 6 PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) pins and 6 analog pins. The digital pin is labeled as pin 0 to pin 13. The PWM pin is pin 3,5,6,9,10 and 11. The 6 analog pins, it was labeled as A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, and A5. Lastly, the specialty contains in Arduino Uno can be used as the main part of this project.

WEEK 6

ACTIVITY: MEETING WITH SUPERVISOR

This week, we have met Madam Julie at her office to discuss our project. We explain to her the background of the project. We also discuss the process flow of the circuit, problem statements, and the objective of the project. She has suggested and given some ideas to improve our Smart Pigeonhole System.

Problem Statements:

1. The windows of the pigeonhole can be used by the student to steal other student's work.
2. Sometimes  the lecturer is not alert when the pigeonhole was full of the assignments or the laboratory reports.
3. The pigeonhole is just secured by a drawer lock and padlock that is not fully safe because it can be broke. 

Objectives of the project:

1. To build a secure and efficient pigeonhole system.
2. To indicate the status pigeonhole either full or not full.
3. To avoid students from cheating on submitting an assignment or laboratory report.

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WEEK 5

ACTIVITY: RESEARCH AND FINDINGS

This week, I'm doing research and understanding the previous project history. There are some of the project histories for the pigeonhole system I have read on the Internet. I also do some research and learning about the components needed in this project. 

Literature Review

WEEK 4

ACTIVITY: REGISTRATION AND CONFIRMATION FYP TITLE

In week 4, we were meeting with Madam Julie and all the students under her supervision via Microsoft teams. In the meeting, we discuss and register the title of the project on the FYP website. After discussed with my group partner, we agreed to choose the "Smart Pigeonhole System" as our project title. Madam Julie agrees with the title, and then she registered my name and title of the project on the FYP website (http://fyp.bmi.unikl.edu.my/). Now, I'm officially under her supervision. As my supervisor, she will guide and assist my group in doing this project. Below are my FYP details that have been registered on the FYP website.  The final week for registration FYP supervisor and the title is before 21 August 2020 via the FYP UniKL BMI website.

Before the end of the meeting, Madam Julie told that we can change the FYP title before 30th September (Wednesday). If any group wants to change their title, they must complete a form with a supervisor signature and send an email to "marhainie@unikl.edu.my".

WEEK 3

ACTIVITY: 1st BRIEFING OF FINAL YEAR PROJECT DIPLOMA 

The first briefing of the Final Year Project Diploma was held in week 3. The briefing was conducted by the FYP committee via Microsoft Teams. The briefing was compulsory to all FYP Diploma candidates. The time and date of the briefing shown below:

Date: 5 August 2020 (Wednesday)

Time: 3.00 p.m

Via: Microsoft Teams

Here are some of the contents that have been briefed by the FYP committees:

• FYP Diploma Assessments Criteria
• FYP Website UniKL BMI (http://fyp.bmi.unikl.edu.my/)
• Thesis Submission Process (PDF format & Hardbound)
• Presentation Day
• FYP Claim

Besides, the students were reminded to prepare a report of the project. The thesis and hardcover need to submit in the last week of the semesters that is week 17.

WEEK 2

ACTIVITY: RESEARCH FOR TITLE PROJECT

In week 2, I do some research for our project title with my group partner. For the project title, we may choose either the title by our ideas or offered by the supervisor. After making a decision, we decided to choose the title from our ideas.

I do some research through the list of titles and understand the requirement needed to complete this project. After understanding the synopsis and criteria of the project, we are very interested to do this project. I also learn about the project by watching a video or tutorial on Youtube.

WEEK 1

ACTIVITY: FINDING SUPERVISOR

In the first week, my group partner and I decided to find an available lecturer as our supervisor for Final Year Project (FYP). Every lecturer has their quota for the student under his/her supervision. The maximum number of students that one lecturer can supervise is 8 students. We went to see and asked Puan Julie Ruslita Binti Rusli to be our Supervisor. She agreed to be our supervisor.

Puan Julie is my lecturer for the subject Introduction to Electronics during semester 3. She is a lecturer for Electronics Technology Section at University Kuala Lumpur British Malaysian Institute and also Coordinator for FYP Diploma. By choosing her as our supervisor, it is easy for us to discuss and contacts her about the FYP progress. 

INTRODUCTION

Hi, my name is Nurizzianie Irdina Binti Mohd Rasid. Currently, I'm a second-year student of Diploma Technology in Electrical and Electronics at University Kuala Lumpur British Malaysian Institute. All my works and research about my Final Year Project I'll update in this blog.