Hi! My name is Lauren and I’m working on a physics project for school. It is an inquiry project on “How Things Work” and I’m looking into how a Keyless Entry System works, aka when I press the button on my keys, how does it unlock my car. I was hoping anyone would have some insight or information…

The fob broadcasts a short-range radio signal. An antenna in the car picks the signal up and feeds it to a computer which verifies that the key fob is sending the correct security codes. On confirmation, it unlocks the doors. The physics of it is the same as any other radio signal transmission and …

Anyone doing research in this day and age should take advantage of the web search engines.

We are required to reach out to “experts in the field of inquiry”.

The experts here all have screen names and very few will give out their personal information.

Academic reality check: Asking a question on a web forum full of anonymous people for whom you do not have knowledge as to their qualifications is not proper academic research, nor is it “experts in the field of inquiry.” If this is high school or above, I’d fail a student who just posted on an int…

Thank you but I have already talked to my teacher about this. She says that this suffices as a perfectly fine recourse. I’m only looking for some insight as to how keyless entry systems work from people knowledgeable about cars, not criticism for my academic inquiry. Thanks for your concern, but I a…

[image] lmsabes18: She says that this suffices as a perfectly fine This means your teacher is willing to accept completely false facts from an unknown person on the internet. That would make me suspect any subject she teaches.

VOLVO_V70: This means your teacher is willing to accept completely false facts from an unknown person on the internet. That would make me suspect any subject she teaches. Again, thank you for your concern, but my academic research integrity is not the purpose of this forum. Either please pro…

Something you are going to learn as you gain more world experience is that when you post something in a public forum, others are free to say whatever they want in response. We understand what your objective was in coming here, but frankly we are not here solely to do your homework for you and are fr…

Keyless Entry System -- how does it work

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lmsabes18 May 17, 2017, 4:14pm 7

I appreciate your concern. I’m not looking for personal information rather, asking for understanding towards a topic from people more knowledgeable than I about cars. I have already looked into my topic on search engines and I am looking for any further information or insight. Thank you.

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