PROJECTS
IK4-TEKNIKER is collaborating with Ojmar to develop of a new solution for lockers.
In our daily lives, conventional metal keys (made from steel or aluminium) and RFID plastic cards are being replaced by smartphones acting as keys to open an extensive range of locks.
In fact, significant progress has been made over recent years with regard to digital technologies designed to open connected and customised smart locks by means of different types of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
It is in this context that the Basque company Ojmar, specialised in producing smart locks for lockers, office and special furniture (industrial tool cabinets), is manufacturing products whose aim is to provide innovative options in terms of access, traceability and intuitive functionality. Essentially, the aim is to allow users to have a positive experience when opening their furniture on a daily basis by delivering secure and robust solutions.
Consequently, Ojmar and IK4-TEKNIKER are jointly developing a new generation of locks for lockers in order to incorporate new functionalities such as user presence detection by means of wireless systems and to anticipate or adapt interactions with the device or system.
In this project, IK4-TEKNIKER has been given the task of analysing, designing and developing very low consumption embedded systems and optimising electromechanical systems that incorporate wireless communications features and watertight casings.
The design process will also address the feasibility of manufacturing these systems from the very early stages so that, once results have been obtained, trials can be run for prototyping and characterisation.
This project will also make it possible to generate new design alternatives for an extensive range of of electromechanical systems that will be crucial for smart, connected and customised locks to be developed in the future.
Specifically, these designs are robust, compact, resilient, very energy-efficient and have been fitted with wireless diagnostic and communication capabilities. Additionally, multiple options in terms of communication, sensoring and location have made them highly suitable with regard to their gradual incorporation to the IoT world.
