Smart Door Lock Using Face Recognition

Abstract

Most doors are controlled by persons using keys, security cards, passwords, or patterns to open the door. This paper aims to help users improve the door security of sensitive locations by using face detection and Recognition. The face is a complex multidimensional structure and needs good computing techniques for detection and Recognition. This paper comprises three subsystems: face detection, face Recognition and automatic door access control. Face detection is the process of detecting the region of the face in an image. The look is seen using the viola jones method, and face recognition is implemented using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Face Recognition based on PCA is generally referred to as the use of Eigenfaces. If a face is recognized, it is known, else it is unknown. The door will open automatically for the known person due to the command of the microcontroller. On the other hand, the alarm will ring for the unknown person. Since PCA reduces the dimensions of face images without losing essential features, facial images for many persons can be stored in the database. Although many training images are used, computational efficiency cannot be decreased significantly. Therefore, face recognition using PCA can be more beneficial for door security systems than other face recognition schemes.