e-tracking sysetem for municipal solid waste management using rfid technology
S Padmapriya,R. Siva Kumar,G Aruna Devi,L.S.Kavitha,S.Meera
Published in International Journal of Advanced Research in Electronics, Communication & Instrumentation Engineering and Development
ISSN: 2347 -7210 Impact Factor:1.9 Volume:1 Issue:2 Year: 08 February,2014 Pages:93-100
Abstract
With the increase of population of a country, proper management of cumulative of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) becomes more acute for maintaining green environment. In conventional approach a number of trucks collect the MSW and then transport and transfer these MSW in a pre-specified location, but all the above jobs are not properly monitored. It is very important to monitor the trucks and record the information related to the collecting time and area from a central location to ensure the job well done. This project exploits the tremendous power of RFID technology and presents the development of an electronic monitoring (e-monitoring) system to overcome the above problem in the conventional approach. The proposed e-monitoring system is an embedded system that consists of RFID technology interfaced with PIC micro-controller and a web based computerized software. A web based GUI so that the system can be accessed from anywhere and information can be viewed by different group of people. The GUI will have the facility for the citizens to put their complaints and comments on the service. It has been tested in the laboratory environment as well as in the field environment. The test results show that the system functions properly and is working real time. Municipal authority can monitor the SW collecting status through the system and can generate different reports to improve the performance of their service.
Kewords
E-Tracking, RFID, PIC microcontroller, GSM/GPRS, IR sensor.
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