Identifying Objects Using RF Transmitters and Receivers, and Retrieving Data Using GSM

Computer and Automation Engineering (ICCAE), 2010 The 2nd International Conference on Issue Date: 26-28 Feb. 2010

IEEE Abstract: To provide a system for monitoring and locating objects using Radio Frequency (RF) transmitters and receivers, and querying about the objects using mobile phones. An object represents a real world entity. This system is based on RF transmitters that are tagged to the objects of everyday use and have the capability of transmitting signals and a receiver that detects the transmission of the tagged object and stores its corresponding location in the database which is created specifically for information maintenance of the tagged objects. Mobile phones are used to query the location of the tagged object by sending a message to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) connected to a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) modem. This GSM modem fetches the location and other relevant information from the database and encapsulates this information into a message which is sent back to the mobile phone that has requested the information. (Note: by keeping this IEEE abstract as reference we will design our own model) Existing system: This article is a novel approach in locating and also retrieving product related information using mobile phones. It is difficult to go and locate objects manually or search for them in a short period of time especially when object location is unknown. In this paper we are attempting to locate objects irrespective of its distance from the user who is trying to track the object. Objects can be located more easily if they are equipped with Bluetooth or Infra-Red facilities which nowadays are commonly found in electronic devices likes Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), laptops. However the drawback of this is the limited range. Proposing system: We are extending the idea to locate objects both stationary and mobile using RF transmitters and receivers with greater range. On a larger scale this project can be implemented for locating landmarks in a city or items in a warehouse. The implementation is based on two criteria.

Firstly, we assume that the objects being tagged are accompanied with a unique ID. Secondly, each receiver is given a unique location ID that determines the current location of the object. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE: The system architecture comprises of three parts that is the sensing functionality, storing functionality and querying service.
The sensing functionality comprises of RF transmitters and receivers that are used to sense

the presence of tagged objects within the region.

The storage functionality is used to store all relevant information of the object in the

database. The operator provides a user with a database service in which the user can store application data such as reports and other information regarding the objects.
The querying service is used by the user for querying necessary information associated

with the object using GSM network and Short message service (SMS). The object tracking application is used for locating and managing objects using Use case via mobile phones. Use cases are specified for various functions such as detecting of objects within the sensing range, notify objects that have left the sensing range, querying about objects, identifying new objects entering and leaving the sensing range.

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Location A

Location - B

OBJ- 1 RF Transmitter

OBJ- 2 RF Transmitters

RF Receiver Location ID - A

RF Receiver Location ID - B

ARM Processor

Database service with querying service - used by the user for querying necessary information

GSM SERVICE PROVIDER

User Mobile for Querying & Object Tracking

Logistics:
Hardware components: ARM7 TDMI Processor,

RF TX & RX GSM modem

Software tools: Development tool Vision4 IDE, RL-ARM Real Time RTOS

Programmers - LPC2000 Flash Utility, Hardware Simulation tool - Proteus v6.9 Sp4