Metal vehicle identification tag with access control chip for Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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2021-06-23
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In Ghana and across the globe, professionals like lecturers, lawyers, medical doctors, the
security forces, but to mention a few, have different and unique vehicle identification tags
that give them recognition in the society. Vehicle identification tags for KNUST, UG and
UCC staffs are printed on polyvinyl chloride material which are not easily recognizable at
a distance and fade within limited time. In KNUST and UG, these tags have been
electronically improved to allow or deny entry into their campus via vehicular access
control system. To improve distance visibility, this study aimed at producing a metal relief
vehicle identification tag with an access control chip for KNUST. To achieve this aim, this
study sought to; analyse the existing access control system in UG and KNUST, design an
improved access control and employ local metal technology in the design of a vehicle
identification tag to respond to vehicular access control system. In this regard, the research
adopted the action, advocacy, descriptive and experimental research designs in the
investigation, analyses and composition of the concepts. The research came up with two
designs of the metal relief vehicle identification tag with an access control chip for Kwame
Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for easy visibility and to respond to the
access control systems. The samples were made through lost wax casting in brass: a
traditional casting process among metal founders in Ghana. To demonstrate the concept, a
simulation model was executed to present the mode of operation of the concept as it will
work in reality. In conclusion, two contributions were made in regards to the designing of
the system to respond to the metal relief identification tag. The introduction of the display
screen and the introduction of traffic indicator all to prompt both the user of the vehicle’s
tag and the security. This it to provide good information regarding validity, the status of
the user and also the state of the access control system.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Integrated Rural Art and Industry in the Faculty of Art College of Art and Built Environment, in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Philosophy.
Keywords
Metal vehicle identification tag, Access control chip, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Professionals, Ghana