EL 17 - Push Button Automatic Door Control System

Automatic door systems have been around for a long time, simplifying peoples lives by making entering and exiting your home and public places an easier process. More importantly, automatic doors have made places more accessible for elderly and physically impaired people that have issues with mobility. However, currently to get an automatic door installed at your home comes at a costly price. The mechanical components of one of these door setups can cost a person anywhere between $1000-4000, making such technology unattainable for the less fortunate. In addition, the installation of these systems is also costly and takes time since the whole door and door entrance structure typically must be changed or altered. The goal of our project is to is to design a cost-effective system that can be installed by the owner without the need of assistance. To accomplish this goal, we:

• Designed a cheaper alternative to the traditional arm that is used in automatic door opening systems. To achieve this, we used cheaper materials and components. 
  • Since our door opening system is designed for residential use it will see less use in comparison to a commercial door opening system. This makes using cheaper materials a more feasible option due to less wear and tear.
• Eliminate the need to pay an installation fee.
• We are using and Arduino board that will be the brains of the operation sending signals to the rest of the electrical components.
• Electrical strike lock that stays locked until electricity is provided for security measures. 
• System operates on a battery so even if there is a power outage you can still access your home.
• Communication relay is used to send signal from fob remote to the system to start operations. 
• In total, our project has cost us approximately $200, which means we achieved our goal.