APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

PROJECT NAME: STUDENT EXAM ATTENDANCE REGISTER

WHAT WILL IT DO

The system is designed to streamline and digitize the process of recording student attendance during examinations. Each student will be required to bring their student ID card to the exam venue and swipe it using a card reader and fingerprint upon entry. This action will automatically register their presence in a class/course database.

WHO HAS DONE WHAT BEFOREHAND?

Thinley Wozer Dorji

Hiroe Takeda

WHO ARE THE BENEFICIARIES

  • Universities/Tertiary Schools

    • ADVANTAGES

  • Automated record keeping
  • Prevents Fraud and Proxy Attendance
  • Helps start exams on time and reduce delays at entry points
  • Can handle large numbers of students with minimal manual oversight.

    • WHAT I DESIGNED

  • electronic circuit
  • PCB design
  • Interface

    • LIST OF MATERIAL AND COST

    S/N Material Number Source Unit Cost Total Cost
    1 Raspberry Pi Pico W 1 Nyereka tech $7.81 $7.81
    2 OLED Display 1 Nyereka tech $6 $6
    3 PCB 1 Nyereka tech $4 $4
    4 Jumper wires 1 roll Nyereka tech $5 $5
    5 Pin header 5 Nyereka tech $1 $5
    6 PLA Filament 1 roll 3D Printing $50 $50
    7 Acrylic piece 3mm 1 Artswana $10 $10
    8 Sublimation Ink (Sawgrass) 4 JG Electronics $5 $50
    9 Buzzer 1 Nyereka tech $1 $1
    10 RFID Scanner and Cards 1 Nyereka tech $5 $5
    11 Finger Print Scanner 1 Nyereka tech $20 $20
    Total Cost - - - - $158.81



    PARTS AND SYSTEMS TO BE MADE

  • PCB production
  • Project Casing
  • User Interface

    • PROCESSES USED

  • 2D AND 3D CAD- using Solidworks, for product casing.
  • 3D printing- making the case
  • Laser cutting- part of the project casing
  • ELECTRONICS Design- Kicad for designing the circuit board
  • CODING- using Arduino IDE for circuit and .......... for Interface design
  • MILLING- using Bungard 3000 machine and Coppercam software.
  • SOLDERING

    • WHAT QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED?

  • How should I create a database and user inteface?
  • Will the product be able to scan both the card and the fingerprint.

    • HOW WILL IT BE EVALUATED

  • FUNCTIONALITY- The system should be able to to record the students attending the examination using the RFID scanner and the fingerprint scanner, and also display them on a user interface.

  • DESIGN AND FABRICATION QUALITY-all structural and electronic components must be correctly designed, fabricated, and integrated using digital fabrication tools. All connections must be robust and properly executed.

    • WHAT TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED?

  • Mechanical design- designing and production of the project casing, using 3d printing and laser cutting.
  • Electronics design- design of a circuit and production of a circuit board.
  • Soldering
  • Programming- coding for the electronic components using arduino ide and vs code for user interface.
  • Assembling- use of screws and screwdrivers.

    • WHAT TASKS REMAIN?

    Incorporation of a buzzer to give a sound when an unregistered card or finger print is being run on the system..

    WHAT HAS WORKED? WHAT HASN'T?

    My project runned okay, everyting worked as planned before.

    WHAT QUESTIONS NEED TO BE RESOLVED?

  • Is there a way to manually override or edit attendance?
  • How are multiple or duplicate entries handled?
  • Can the system handle hundreds or thousands of students?

    • WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN?

    gantt chart

    WHAT HAVE I LEARNED?

    I have learned to:

  • Program micro-controllers, i.e, Raspberry Pi.
  • Use fingerprint scanners for biometric verification.