Sliding Gate Opener System with Smartphone Control Using Bluetooth Connection

EasyChair Preprint no. 6471

Abstract

This paper presents the sliding gate opener system that android smartphones can remotely control using a Bluetooth connection. The gate opener is driven by 12-pole single-phase induction motor of permanent-split-capacitor type (PSC motor) coupled with right-angle worm gear and rack-pinion power transmission. To obtain subjacent velocity of the gate opener, worm gear which has a 50:1 speed ratio has been selected. The wiring of PSC motor installation is designed so that the PSC motor can rotate either forward or in the reverse direction by using contactors arrangement which is controlled by Arduino microcontroller module. Moreover, the microcontroller module has been wired with Bluetooth transceiver HC-06 enabling it to communicate with other devices using a Bluetooth connection. The microcontroller module has been programmed so that the gate opener movement can be remotely governed from android smartphones and can be controlled at the site (local-control) by operating a set of pushbutton switches mounted onto the door of the control panel which is placed near the motor installation site. In addition, there are 2 limit switches installed at the ends of the gate opener movement to give information to the microcontroller to stop the motor automatically when they are touched by the gate opener. The functional test has been conducted on the sliding gate opener system and the result shows the gate opener movement can successfully be controlled locally through pushbutton switches and remotely using an android smartphone with a distance of up to 8 meters.

Keyphrases: Android smartphones, Arduino microcontroller, Bluetooth Connection, permanent-split-capacitor motor, sliding gate opener

@Booklet{EasyChair:6471,
  author = {Budhi Anto and Amir Hamzah and Dahliyusmanto and Yonni Safadro and Fadhly Arif},
  title = {Sliding Gate Opener System with Smartphone Control Using Bluetooth Connection},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 6471},

  year = {EasyChair, 2021}}