Automatic Vehicle Toll Collection and gate entry/exit System using RFID
Abstract:
ATCSR is an Automated Toll Collection System using RFID used for collecting tax automatically. In this we do the identification with the help of radio frequency. A vehicle will hold an RFID tag. This tag is nothing but unique identification number assigned. This will be assigned by RTO or traffic governing authority. In accordance with this number we will store, all basic information as well as the amount he has paid in advance for the TOLL collection. Reader will be strategically placed at toll collection center. Whenever the vehicle passes the toll booth, the tax amount will be deducted from his prepaid balance. New balance will be updated. Incase if one has insufficient balance, his updated balance will be negative one. As vehicles don’t have to stop in a queue, this translates to reduced Traffic congestion at toll plazas and helps in lower fuel consumption. This is very important advantage of this system.
Existing System:
In existing collecting toll tax is time consuming method. Chances of escaping the payment of toll tax are there. It leads to queuing up of following vehicles. Suppose the manual toll collection system is very efficient then for one vehicle to stop and pay taxes total time taken is 50 seconds. And suppose 200 vehicles cross the toll plaza. Then, time taken by 1 vehicle with 60 second average stop in a month is: 50x30= 1500 seconds Yearly total time taken = 1500x12 = 18000seconds = 5.0 hours On average each vehicle that passes through the toll plaza has to wait 5.0 hours in engine start condition yearly. The figure is staggering if on an average we take 200 vehicles pass through the toll plaza each day, then yearly 72000 vehicles pass through the toll plaza. If considering 50 toll systems the above figure will drastically increase and the wastage of fuel, money will increase and pollution will also increase.
Proposed System:
Each vehicle will be provided by RF Transmission tag containing a unique ID. This unique ID can be assigned to the vehicle by authority body of country like we can have this ID as the vehicles number.This tag will continuously emit RF signals. When the vehicles will reach at the toll booth RF receiver will detect these RF signals. The signals are amplified and are passed to microcontroller.This microcontroller will display the id on LCD. Now, with the help of PC interface unit the data collected is passed to PC through serial port. Software developed will show all the details about the vehicle on the screen. Details like date, time, address and id will be stored in the access database. Based on these details a report will be prepared. Message of payment deduction, less balance (or) prepaid the account, etc. will be sent to vehicle owner by using GSM module present on toll booth.
Advantages of Proposed System:
1.Avoid the fuel loss.
2.Saving of time in collecting toll.
3.Avoid financial loss.
4.To monitor the traffic.
Modules:
Module Description:
- Admin Module:
In this application, the responsibility of Administratoristo register vehicle details like vehicle owner name, address, contact number, license number, vehicle number, toll price etc… and he can view the passed vehicles and time olso.
- RFID Tag:
An RFID tag, consists of a chip and an antenna. A chip can store a unique serial number or other information based on the tag’s type of memory, which can be read-only, read-write, or write once read-many (WORM). The antenna, which is attached to the microchip, transmits information from the chip to the reader. Typically, a larger antenna indicates a longer read range. The tag is attached to or embedded in an object to be identified, such as a product, case, or pallet, and can be scanned by mobile or stationary readers using radio waves.
- RFID Reader:
In order for an RFID system to function, it needs a reader, or scanning device, that is capable of reliably reading the tags and communicating the results to a database. A reader uses its own antenna to communicate with the tag. When a reader broadcasts radio waves, all tags designated to respond to that frequency and within range will respond. A reader also has the capability to communicate with the tag without a direct line of sight.
- PAYMENT MECHANISM:-
The payment mechanism we are using here is the smart card type mechanism. Here we are using the chip having the memory capacity of 4K.The memory has in it the stored amount of money value. When the switch is pressed for the payment the desired amount will be deducted from the memory & remaining amount is displayed on the LCD. When the memory card gets nil it requires to recharge the card again to continue with the process.
Software Requirements:
Language : Java
Frontend : AWT & Swings
Backend : MYSQL
Operating System : windows XP/7/8
Hardware Requirements:
Processor : Pentium IV
Hard Disk : 80GB
RAM : 1GB
RFID : RFID tag, RFID reader