Access Control Using Facial Recognition

Access Control Using Facial Recognition

Mohd Amer K.1, Dr. G. Ahmed Zeeshan2, and Mr.Md Altaf Ur Rahman3

1 (PG student), Global Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moinabad, Telangana, India.

2 (Professor and Head Department of ECE), Global Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moinabad, Telangana,India.

3 (Assistant Professor Department of ECE), Global Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moinabad, Telangana, India.

ABSTRACT

The field of smart home technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few decades. This development has made several new products available that can add convenience and security to facility. People became aware of smart home devices with the introduction of the smart thermostat, but these thermostats were only the beginning to smart homes. Smart devices helps people manage their sched-ules, grocery lists, home lighting and even the home security. These devices work together to make life a bit easier as well as safer. One group of such smart home security devices that are gaining popularity are smart door locks. Smart door locks are also seeing new innovative features being added recently where some companies are adding the capability of facial recognition to the locks. With nothing but the face, it’s now possible for a door lock can be operated. As far back as 2016, manufacturers started talk-ing about smart locks with face recognition. The innovation has continued to grow as several main-stream tech devices with facial recognition like the phones and handheld devices with facial recogni-tion unlock features.

In smart door locks, the device uses facial recognition, leveraging advanced processing and analytics to identify a person’s facial attributes at the door.

KEY WORDS

Access control, facial recognition, door locks, security.