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.