SMART MAIL DETECTOR

Forgot to check your mailbox?
Missed an important event?


Well, for all of those people we have got the SMART MAIL DETECTOR!



There are times where you may miss out on crucial message or an important event. Look no further. We have just the thing for you. What our mail detector does is detect a mail and send an alert to the user.

What our projects uses....
  • Arduino Uno board
  • 1 pair of IR sensor modules
  • LEDs
  • 560Ω Resistor
  • Buzzer.
What it does....

When a letter is dropped into the mailbox, one of the IR sensor pair detects the obstruction and signals the Arduino board. This in turn, switches ON the LED and the buzzer, alerting the user. The other IR pair is used to count the number of incoming letters.


How does it really look like....


(Block diagram of  project prototype)

Benefits include....
  • Since not much circuit connections are involved, the system is easy to build.
  • The design is simple and compact, it does not occupy much space. How much space can a mailbox occupy anyway?
  • Secure – No fishing around with the mailbox, we will know the number of incoming letters.
  • Futuristic enhancement – We can add more features to the system such as temperature, humidity, spy-cam and more!

Technical snags are....

Due to the decreasing demand of physical mails and also increase in usage of emails, the system is not feasible in the long run.
Below shows the statistics of usage of e-mail (sending & receiving), and its growing every year.


(Projected numbers ae given for 2018-19 by www.statista.com)

Applicable in ..

  • Business Institutions such government offices, insurance companies.
  • Educational Institutions.
  • Also for Home automation.


Future Scope is..

  • GSM and WiFi modules can be interfaced to get e-mail alerts and also to receive alerts on phone.
  • This mechanism can be used for counting currency.
  • We can program the system to differentiate the important mails.

Alas!

We have successfully developed the prototype. However, we can detect only one letter at a time and we obtained the output on the LCD Screen.

Note: We have decided discontinue the project and upgraded our project to a higher end. 

Team Credits:
Anusha
Jolyn
Namratha
Rakshith

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