Application of fingerprint authentication to fortify child safety in school transport
Date
2024
Authors
Mutuku, S. W
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Strathmore University
Abstract
Safety of school-going children has been a great concern to parents, school administrations and the transport team in the recent past. In urban areas like Nairobi where most parents are busy working and crime is fast increasing, the need for an efficient and safe transport for pupils cannot be underestimated.
Most current school transport systems use NFC cards or manual attendance records to keep track of the children picked in the morning or dropped after school. Using manual attendance is time consuming, especially where there are many students. NFC cards could also be lost or misplaced. This could be a security loophole if picked by someone else and manage to access the transport.
This research uses fingerprint authentication for both learners and staff where fingerprints are captured, and database queried to authenticate the learner or staff. The choice of technology is inspired by the fact that fingerprints are unique to every individual adult or child. The research used Rapid Application Development (RAD) methodology because it is more flexible in accommodating the changing nature of requirements which are not well defined in the initial stages. The requirements are implemented in the system in separate prototypes until the final prototype is developed. It also allows for fast user feedback and speeds up delivery. Learners’ existing records will be used as input to the system and will be incorporated with the children fingerprint then stored in a database. Convenience sampling was used in the research to obtain simulated data.
Keywords: Biometrics, safety, fortification, school transport, Facial Emotion Recognition, Biometric Fingerprint scanner, Geofencing
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Mutuku, S. W. (2024). Application of fingerprint authentication to fortify child safety in school transport [Strathmore University]. http://hdl.handle.net/11071/15653