Design of an RFID Vehicle Authentication System: A Case Study for Al-Nahrain University Campus

Abstract

Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) is an ongoing application that is becoming a necessity in almost in university campuses, schools, hospitals, etc. Its great advantage in university campuses lies in decreasing the wasted time and increasing the security throughout allowing only the authorized users to get access. The Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology can be used in AVI to collect the vehicle information in real-time at the parking lots through receiving the vehicles ID from RFID readers. This paper proposes a design and implementation of a dedicated RFID based Vehicle Authentication System for Al-Nahrain University Campus (VASNUC) in Baghdad. The website was programmed to be used for displaying and registering the account of the user, sending and receiving emails, advertising and providing reports for the tracking process. The VASNUC is composed of installing of RFID readers in parking lots around the campus for gathering data and monitoring all entering and departing vehicles to organize the parking lots. The most prominent aspect of this system is the classification of user types according to a predefined hierarchy, where it will separate and grant the vehicle parking slot according to the status of the client.

Keywords: RFID, Tags and Readers, AVI, VAS