An entry control system includes a portable device carried by a vehicle
user and a biometric sensor attached to a vehicle door. The biometric
sensor includes a CCD camera and a shutter. The shutter is moved to
uncover the CCD camera only when the portable device is validated. After
the biometric sensor detects the biometric information based on a finger
print image of the user, the shutter is moved again to cover the CCD
camera. Each time the shutter moves, a brush cleans the CCD camera. The
vehicle door is enabled to be opened only when the user is validated
based on the biometric information.