RFID Based Vehicle Access Control System

Importance of RFID based vehicle access control system:

RFID based vehicle access control system is very important in organizations, apartments, hotels, hospitals, malls, railway stations, metro stations, airport and other parking places because its automate the whole process. This system provides us the availability of no. of vehicle in parking area at any time. Boom barrier is automatically controlled at entry and exit gate for allowed vehicles. Unregistered and blocked vehicle cannot get the access.

RFID plays a vital role in vehicle access control system. It automates the system by reducing the manpower and increase efficiency and accuracy.

Cloud based vehicles access control system is responsible for availability of data on clouds . so that any query can be checked from anywhere at any time.

Component of RFID based vehicle access control system:

• RFID Readers
• RFID Tags
• Boom Barrier
• Sensors
• Loop detector
• IP Camera
• Controller
• Sirens
• Server
• Client

Functionalities of RFID based vehicle access control system:

Tagging: In tagging we register the vehicle in this system by storing its details and allot a RFID tag to the vehicle which is pasted on the windshield of the vehicle. This will work as the identity card for the vehicle.

Check-In/Check-Out: Boom barrier opens automatically if vehicle is authorized by the system at entry or exit gate and its check-in / check-out details get saved for reporting
purpose.

Administrator Settings: Administrator can block and unblock any vehicle and can set type of alert while Check-In/ Check-Out.

MIS Reporting: MIS Report and charts with different filters can be generated from the web application anytime and anywhere in the scope of network and can be use for analytics.

Visitor Card: visitor card is available for the external vehicles which get permission to check in. Visitor card get collected at the time of check-out.

Advantages

• Identifies vehicles using radio waves(using RFID technology)
• Maintains accuracy of data
• Access to parking lots in security point of view
• Alerts for unspecific activities
• Less time consuming and more productivity
• Maintains the database/history of the particular vehicle and vehicle owner
• More flexible and cost effective

• Each gate has exit and entrance doors equipped with RFID readers and circular antennas.
• Each vehicle has a passive tag, which is applied inside the windshield. The windshield tag
  is a high performance tag that is ideal for plastic and glass. 
• The RFID system can be integrated with software systems for billing, reporting, and revenue collection, that provides even greater cost and time efficiency to toll operators, parking garage operators, security operators, and corporate and municipal parking facility managers.
• Rollout of System is quick and easy and can be used in conjunction with existing systems.
• The interface for parkers and administration is web based.
• A number of payment mechanisms including pre-paid payment can be made available

Pictorial representation of the System

System components

Windshield RFID Tag

• The Windshield Tag is optimized for attachment to vehicle windshields and is primarily used for access control in parking areas or secured “campus” environments.

RFID Reader and Antenna

• Each reader contains a radio frequency transmitter/receiver, antenna and reader logic board in a weatherproof unit.
• The reader collects the data from the antennas, processes the data and interfaces with the Software.

Automatic Barrier

• Automatic Barriers interface with RFID Reader and automatically open when an authorized vehicle is identified.
• Barriers offers efficient security at the exit and the entry points of Factories, Office Complexes, and Condominiums, Parking lots, Toll tax plazas or any road-way entry where the Software is deployed is deployed.

Network Enabled

• One or more readers can be linked to a central host.
• The ID-tags’ identities are processed in the central host, which accepts/ rejects the IDtags and controls the barriers/gates.
• This is a common solution for access control systems.

Benefits

• Non-stop, hands-free operation
• Reduced traffic backup at entrances and exit
• No need to roll down the window
• Increased personal security
• Discrete control of security authorization by identification
• Affordable, easy to install and maintain
• Low maintenance and repair costs
• No equipment in the lane that can be damaged by vehicles
• No cards to lose, no magnetic stripes to wear out
• Automated processing for remote or unmanned gates
• Flexible system to fit individual customer requirements for distance, speed, and budget
• Reduced emissions because vehicles pass through gates and entrances without stopping and restarting, or waiting in lines with engines idling.