Development of modular and sustainable electric locking devices using wireless and energy harvesting technologies

本研究开发了机电一体化方法来设计和操作全模块化和自维持电子锁定装置（ELD）。ELD是电子门安全设备，越来越多地用于现代建筑物的自动访问控制。典型的ELD系统由电磁执行器（如电击器）、用户凭证读取器（例如近距离读取器）和直流电源组成，所有这些都通过墙壁和/或门框内的电线和电缆连接。拟议的研究试图解决现有ELD系统产生的两个主要问题：1)与布线相关的劳动力和成本；2)持续使用ELD系统累积的能源消耗。在拟议的研究中，我们试图通过将无线和能量收集技术整合到ELD中来解决这些问题，这样它们就可以在组件之间没有任何电线连接的情况下运行，也不需要任何外部电源，从而使ELD系统完全独立，模块化和自我维持。紧凑、可靠和安全的无线通信模块将被设计和配置，用于从证书阅读器远程控制E-strike。同时，我们将根据我们对现有能量来源的理解，如门的机械运动、冲击板的摆动运动、关门时门框的振动和环境电磁波，研究适当和实用的能量收集机制。

This research develops mechatronic approaches to the design and operation of fully modular and self-sustaining electronic locking devices (ELD's). ELD's are electronic door security devices that are increasingly used for automated access control in modern buildings. A typical ELD system consists of an electromagnetic actuator such as an electric strike (E-strike), a user credential reader (e.g. a proximity reader) and a DC power supply, which are all connected through wires and cables running inside walls and/or door frames. The proposed research attempts to resolve two major issues arising from the existing ELD systems: 1) labor and cost associated with cabling and 2) energy consumption accumulated over continual use of ELD's. In the proposed research, we attempt to resolve these issues by incorporating wireless and energy harvesting technologies into the ELD's such that they can operate without any wire connections among components and also without any external power source, thereby making an ELD system completely independent, modular and self-sustaining. Compact, reliable and secure wireless communication module will be devised and configured to control E-strike remotely from the credential reader. Together, we will investigate proper and practical energy harvesting mechanisms based on our understanding of available sources of energy such as mechanical motion of doors, swing motion of a strike plate, vibration on the door frame on closing door, and ambient electromagnetic waves.