Modular Portable Access Control System for Rapid Deployment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for controlling access to restricted areas are often complex, expensive, and time-consuming to set up, especially for temporary events, as they require significant personnel and infrastructure, such as metal detectors and scanners, which are not readily available in all locations.

Innovation Solution

A modular, portable access control system with a foldable identification module equipped with electronic recognition devices, solar power, and communication systems, allowing for quick deployment and easy transportation, featuring removable side panels, a retractable roof, and automatic doors, suitable for outdoor use and integration with various identification technologies.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If fixed stations with metal detectors and scanners are installed, then access control reliability is improved, but device complexity and installation cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess control reliabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is divided into modular identification modules that can be independently deployed. Each module contains specific identification functions (facial recognition, fingerprint scanning, etc.) that can be selected and configured separately, allowing reliable access control without requiring complex integrated systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The identification modules are designed to support multiple identification methods (facial recognition, fingerprint, iris, etc.) within a single system framework. This multi-functional approach provides reliable access control while reducing overall system complexity by using a universal module design rather than separate specialized systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If barriers with control stations are installed for temporary events, then access control reliability is improved, but installation time and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess control reliabilityVSAvoidinstallation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The identification modules are designed as mobile, deployable units that can be quickly installed and removed. The modules feature adjustable positioning systems and modular configurations that enable rapid deployment for temporary events while maintaining reliable access control functions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses separate, self-contained identification modules that can be independently deployed and configured for temporary events. This segmentation allows for quick installation without requiring complex infrastructure, as each module is a complete functional unit that can be deployed independently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Measurement precision

If comprehensive identification systems are deployed, then identification precision is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveidentification precisionVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The identification system is segmented into separate functional modules, each dedicated to a specific identification method (facial recognition, fingerprint, iris, etc.). This segmentation allows high-precision identification through specialized algorithms in each module while keeping the overall system manageable and less complex through modular architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system allows dynamic adjustment of identification parameters and thresholds for each module based on security requirements. This enables optimization of identification precision for each specific method without increasing overall system complexity, as parameters can be tuned independently in each modular unit.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3669335B1Automatic system for identifying and controlling persons and regulating access to restricted areas
Publication Date: 2021.09.08 LEONARDO SPA
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AI summary

Automatic system for identifying and controlling persons and regulating access to restricted areas comprising an identification module and a plurality of electronic identification devices associated with said module. Such module comprises a frame (2) consisting of supporting props (3) equipped with retractable wheels at the bottom for mobility purposes, opposing removable side panels (4) arranged between said props to constitute the side walls of the module; and a roof (5), also removable, covering the module integrally, the supporting plane of the module being formed by plates (6), which are locked by joints to the frame and can be folded along a straight line cutting across the module. The module comprises automatic doors (7), placed on the sides orthogonal to those of the panels, that constitute the module's entry and exit points.