Autolock mailbox with RFID / Ilhan Mansiz Abdul Shukor

• Main Author: Abdul Shukor, Ilhan Mansiz
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Postal service. Stamps. Philately; Radio frequency identification systems
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99580/1/99580.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/99580/

Nowadays, most people are doing business online as follow the modern era which people can buy stuff at fingertips. So, this kind of shopping style show an increasing numbers to the graph of parcel delivery from time to time. Not only that, some important notices such as bills and formal letter also been delivered to the house. House developer right now still using the old mailbox outside the house which does not have any safety features from being unlock by stranger. This project present the Autolock Mailbox prototype that going to enhance the parcel delivery services. This single unit mailbox build to help people to secure their parcels when its arriving home and also to notify the receiver about their items. The delivered items have all been received by the intended recipients safely. The awareness of these issues will lead to improved process over time, giving people confidence to continue to buy online. This project objectives is to design smart mailbox using WeMos Arduino as a micro-controller and RFID. Next, to design a mailbox’s notification method using built-in WeMos Arduino. The method for this project is started with IR sensor as an input that detect presence of mail in the mailbox and notify receiver by Blynk. RFID is use when people want to open the mailbox as the mailbox has lock motor as an output that automatically lock after items delivered