Integrated Automated Attendance System with RFID, Wi-Fi, and Visual Recognition Technology for Enhanced Classroom Security and Precise Monitoring

The integrated automated smart attendance system utilizes RFID, Wi-Fi, and visual recognition technologies to elevate classroom security and ensure precise monitoring of attendance records. It consolidates cutting-edge components such as RFID tags, ESP8266 Wi-Fi modules, ESP-32 CAM modules, solenoid locks, servo motors, and PIR sensors to devise a strong remedy. RFID technology enables accurate attendance tracking by assigning tags to students and faculty members. The Wi-Fi and visual recognition components enhance the system's functionalities, facilitating wireless connectivity, instantaneous data transfer, and validation of identities. Solenoid locks and servo motors ensure controlled access, responding to validated attendance records. PIR sensors detect motion, contrasting between genuine presence and proximity. The paper's methodology delineates the necessary hardware and software requirements, procedures for system initialization, testing phases, establishment of server connectivity, implementation of access control mechanisms, and formulation of end-of-session protocols. It highlights the successful integration and validation of hardware components, backend connectivity, identity confirmation, attendance recording, data encryption, and session termination procedures. The research aims to modernize attendance tracking in educational settings, improving efficiency, accuracy, and security while appreciating the need for further adaptation to suit diverse educational environments for broader adoption and sustained advancement.