Locking apparatuses and a method of providing access control

A method of providing access control for a moveable object, the method using a locking apparatus having a control circuit, an actuator, and a lifting member, the method comprising:

• receiving an operating command at the control circuit of the locking apparatus;
• processing the received operating command to determine an actuator command;
• providing the actuator command to the actuator of the locking apparatus;
• producing an actuator output based on the actuator command;
• manipulating a height of the lifting member of the locking apparatus via an adjustment member based at least in part upon the actuator output, wherein the adjustment member is configured to translate at least one force received at the adjustment member, the adjustment member including a flexible strap;
• via at least the control circuit, detecting contact between the object and the locking apparatus when at least a portion of the object is placed in contact with a contact surface of the lifting member, the lifting member including:
• a terminal pin configured to contact at least a portion of the strap;
• and
• a terminal contact associated with the lifting member and configured to be placed in contact with the terminal pin to perform at least one of absorption or translation of force received at the lifting member, wherein the locking apparatus is configured to detect a status of electrical contact between the terminal pin and the terminal contact;
• and
• resisting movement of the object by the locking apparatus, via the contact between the object and the locking apparatus, when the height of the lifting member is associated with a locked position of the locking apparatus.