RFID Based Automatic Tollgate System (RATS)
Date
2012
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
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Publisher
South African Institute for Industrial Engineering
Abstract
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an auto identification technology which uses Radio
Frequencies (between 30 kHz and 2.5GHz) to identify objects remotely. The paper describes
a system which does the job of detecting, billing and accounting for vehicles as they pass
through a tollgate using RFID as the identification technology. In the design, a frequency of
928MHz is used as it is in the Industrial Scientific and Medical (ISM) band. The system is a
great investment in the transport industry. It reduces the common hustles in accounting for
the movement of goods from point to point. The design can be further developed to aid the
satellite surveillance systems once all toll gates are networked. An RFID tag is programmed
with information in the form of an Electronic Product Code (EPC), which can be read over a
considerable distance so that its contents identify the vehicle and enhance a transaction to
be undertaken with respect to the specific tag identity taking advantage of radio
frequencies’ ability to travel longer ranges with better data capacities and high speed
attained with maximum accuracy. The design has been implemented as a miniaturized
prototype.
Description
The original publication is available at https://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/cie/cie-42/paper/view/102
Keywords
Radio frequency identification systems, RFID systems, Tollhouses -- Technological innovations, Tollgates -- Technological innovations, Invoices -- Automation, Artificial satelites -- Tracking
Citation
Gunda, L., et al. 2012. RFID BASED AUTOMATIC TOLLGATE SYSTEM (RATS). In CIE42 Proceedings, 16-18 July 2012, Cape Town, South Africa