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A Total Security System Driven by Robot Technology (RT)
Total security for a housing development is made possible through a sensor system and ID verification system driven by robot technology (RT).
NSJ Corporation
Overview
NSJ Corporation operates security services and develops security systems, and launched a next generation town security system on July 1, 2008 for the "Hashimoto Garden Town Satsuki-dai" housing development (Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture).
This system is based on the security system that the company implemented in 2007 at Amerika-mura (Osaka City). The system is comprised of receivers placed at various locations in the security area. In the event of an emergency, the receivers detect signals that are emitted when users in the area press a button on a robot locater (compact portable terminal), and dispatch a security officer. This is the first time anywhere in Japan that a town security system using RT has been implemented in a purely residential area. The company’s project is introduced in detail below.
Development Background
"Hashimoto Garden Town Satsuki-dai" is a large scale new town project with a total of 680 residential parcels. 280 parcels have already been sold as of July 2008, and applications are being accepted for the remaining parcels. The site is located in a mountainous area distant from the city center, and its residents are mostly young couples with small children.
With this environment, demographic makeup and the problem of worsening safety of society, Okura Co., Ltd. decided to install a security system at "Hashimoto Garden Town Satsuki-dai" that would enable residents to lead safe and enjoyable lifestyles.
"The surroundings are very quiet, and there have been no notable crimes as of yet. However, if such a crime were to occur, it would not only spread uncertainty throughout the neighborhood but also lower property values. Okura Co., Ltd. told us that they would like to avoid these problems, so we invited them to our headquarters and to Amerika-mura to show them the security system already implemented there. This project grew out of their interest in the system that we had installed there," says, Toshikazu Zyoko, president of NSJ.
Hashimoto City granted permission for sensors that receive signals from robot locators to be installed in area streetlights. Sessions to explain the system and raise awareness were held with residents over several occasions at resident fairs and local community meetings, and their approval was received. Since most of the system development was completed at the time of implementation at Amerika-mura, it was possible to install and activate the system at "Hashimoto Garden Town Satsuki-dai" by July 2008, just four months after being first contacted by Okura Co., Ltd. in March of the same year.
Key Development Points
Robot locators immediately respond to emergency alerts
The developer, Okura Co. Ltd. provided one robot locator (compact portable terminals) free of charge to each of the 280 currently occupied parcels. NSJ is responsible for area security and operating the security system.
Sensors that receive emergency alerts from robot locators are installed in five locations: entrances to the residential area, the walking route to the school, and Nankai Dentetsu Miyuki-tsuji station, the closest station. By installing sensors at these locations, security officers on duty can be dispatched if a resident has an emergency and presses the robot locator when inside the sensor coverage area. The system also provides such functional benefits as sending an email to a preset emergency address, such as to notify parents when a child presses a button.
Email notification when passing sensor installation points
The system enables email to be sent when people carrying robot locators pass sensor installation points on the way to school or the station, enabling ID verification of who has passed which point. This enables parents to verify the whereabouts of their children, such as when they are going to or returning from school.
ID verification
In addition to portable units, robot locators for vehicles are also provided. These sensors enable residents to automatically open and close area gates and parking gates by ID verification, affording smoother entry and exit. Also, the vehicle robot locator automatically switches to security mode when a vehicle engine is turned off within the security area, enabling an emergency alert to be sent to the security control center and email to be sent to a preconfigured address in the event of an incident while the vehicle is parked. This provides peace of mind for residents about their private vehicles by preventing criminals from breaking into unattended vehicles, before such incidents occur.
Improvements for the future
Robot locators were provided free of charge to the currently occupied 280 parcels, and three locators will be provided standard to each newly built residence from now on.
Regarding opportunities for future improvement and vision, NSJ’s Zyoko says, “the big difference from conventional security systems is the use of sensing and other robot technologies. This enables more functional and targeted security than possible with human based systems. Since the system is already online, and since we fortunately obtained a patent for ‘monitoring system and terminal device’ that we developed, we plan to introduce the system into new condominium construction projects and eventually expand overseas. We would like to make this system, which is the first of its kind to use RT, the de facto next-generation security standard.”
For more information please contact:
NSJ Corporation
NSJ Building, 1-18-9 Morinomiya-chuo, Chuo-ku, Osaka City
Phone: +81-6-6944-4550
Website: http://www.n-sj.jp
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