Authors : Victor O. Matthews, Adebayo O. Ajala, Aderemi A. Atayero and Segun I. Popoola
Abstract: Increasing upsurge in the use of vehicle ramming tactics targeted against public buildings and crowd of people by terrorists and insurgents accounts for the unprecedented terrorism-related death record and extensive destruction of invaluable properties witnessed in recent time. Tracking and localization challenges can be effectively handled using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. However, large-scale implementation of the technology for access control in a smart-green city requires a stable power supply with no threat to our ecosystem. Unfortunately, the power grid in most developing countries today are majorly fossil-fuel dependent and highly unreliable. In this study, we developed an intelligent, cost-effective and eco-friendly automobile recognition system for scalable access control using RFID and Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) technologies. Vehicles authorized to access sensitive areas are pre-assigned passive RFID tags. SPV-powered UHF RFID readers are available at such places to activate and vehicle information on tags. Based on LoRa wireless technology, vehicle information are transmitted to a server host application at the SPV-powered central control center for further processing. The implementation of this system in Canaanland City, Ota, Nigeria, ensures efficient access control to soft targets in order to guarantee safety of lives and properties and as well save our planet.
Victor O. Matthews, Adebayo O. Ajala, Aderemi A. Atayero and Segun I. Popoola, 2017. Solar Photovoltaic Automobile Recognition System for Smart-Green Access Control using RFID and LoRa LPWAN Technologies. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 913-919.