Performance comparison of intelligent book tracking system
Performance comparison of intelligent book tracking system
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2009
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Kanakan, Nikhitha
Maan, Amarbir Singh
Yagnik, Khyati
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RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology has flourished within the last decade due to its ability to uniquely identify and track objects without requiring line of sight connections. RFID technology uses radio waves for tracking purposes. There are several methods of identification, but the most common is to store a serial number also called a hex code that identifies a person or object, and perhaps other information, on a microchip that is attached to an antenna. The chip and the antenna together are called an RFID transponder or an RFID tag. The antenna enables the chip to transmit the identification information to a reader. The reader converis the radio waves reflected back from the RF tag into digital information that can then be passed on to computers that can make use of it. Thus, RFID is a broad term for technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify peopie or objects.
Using RFID, we have developed an Intelligent Book Tracking System (IBTS), a system that can be used in any library anywhere in the world. To demonstrate how this system works, we have created a simulation, in which books are scanned into and out of a library using RFID tags in the books when they are issued and returned. To accomplish this, an RFID kit is integrated with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) using low power wireless communication modules. The simulation could be done in any programming language like C # (Sharp), Qt4 Creator based on C++, Visual Basic, Java and Mat Lab etc. For this project, simulation was carried out with C# (Sharp) as our main purpose was to create a very simple and user friendly graphical user interface.
The purpose of our Intelligent Book Tracking System is to reduce the man-power required in libraries. This will minimize the need to wait in a long queue to issue or return books. Also, because the system could be available 247, library hours could be increased for unlimited access.
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Wireless communications