Ajala, Adebayo O.

Atayero, A. A.

Matthews, V. O.

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Solar-Powered	Smart	City	Automobile	Recogni8on	System		(SmartCARSTM)		Victor	O.	Ma>hews,	Aderemi	A.	Atayero	and	Adebayo	O.	Ajala	Covenant	University,	Ota,	Nigeria	Contact	email:	smartcu@covenantuniversity.edu.ng	Synopsis	This	research	presents	a	Smart	City	Automobile	Recogni:on	System	(SmartCARStm)	that	leverage	on	Radio	Frequency	Iden:ﬁca:on	(RFID)	Technology	which	comprises	of	two	main	intelligent	sub	units	namely	the	RFID	Reader	unit	and	the	RFID	Tag	unit.	The	monitoring	area	or	city	is	segmented	into	cells	and	mul:ple	solar	powered	UHF	RFID	readers	are	installed	to	monitor	and	record	automobile	movement.	Informa:on	are	wirelessly	transmiGed	to	the	cell	database	centre	and	all	cells	report	to	a	central	database	of	city	under	considera:on.	The	user	interface	will	monitor	the	movement	of	the	speciﬁed	automobile.	All	data	will	be	logged	using	MySQL	database	management	system	(DBMS),	which	is	versa:le	open-source	soNware.	The	Java	applica:on	will	communicate	with	the	DBMS	using	MySQL.	The	system	presented	herein	serves	as	a	prototype.		We	leverage	on	the	use	of	Radio	Frequency	Iden:ﬁca:on	(RFID)	technology	to	achieve	citywide	automobile	detec:on	and	town	planning	system	in	an	inexpensive,	reliable,	ﬂexible,	and	scalable	manner.	We	outline	the	challenges	that	can	aﬀect	RFID	automobile	detec:on,	and	propose	prac:cal	mi:ga:ng	solu:ons.	We	presented	several	new	algorithms	for	RFID-based	object	detec:on	that	compare	favourably	with	other	methods	in	terms	of	accuracy,	speed,	reliability,	scalability,	and	cost.	Conclusion	• 	It	has	been	stated	that	several	of	the	more	established	loca:on	determina:on	technologies	(e.g.	GPS,	RADAR	etc)	are	complex	to	setup	and	also	more	expensive	to	deploy.		• Therefore,	there	is	a	need	for	the	na:ons	in	Africa	to	deploy	simple	and	cost	eﬀec:ve	technique.	• On	the	other	hand,	we	also	observed	that	automobile	theN	and	traﬃc	conges:ons	is	on	the	increase	and	this	can	be	curbed	if	the	approximate	loca:on	of	the	automobile	can	be	determined	per	:me.	In	an	aGempt	to	ﬁnd	a	low-cost	and	eﬀec:ve	solu:on,	the	use	of	RFID	can	be	employed.	• Patent	Pending	NIST	Global	CiAes	Teams	Challenge	Expo,	13th	–	15th	June	2016,	AusAn	TX,	USA	Figure	1.	SmartCARStm	Installa:on	Figure	2.	Re-engineered	UHF	Antenna	with	LCD	Interface	&	Wireless	Antenna	Beneﬁts	•  Simple	implementa:on	in	comparison	with	similar	deployments	•  Less	cost-intensive	than	systems	built	on	other	technologies	•  Conﬁgurable	to	serve	as	automated	access	control	system	•  Can	serve	as	a	tool	for	smart	planning	in	the	Local	Government		•  Can	be	used	to	calculate	the	Annual	Average	Daily	Traﬃc		(AADT)	which	is	a	common	indicator	of	of	traﬃc	volume	•  Developed	primarily	as	a	n	automobile	real-:me	loca:ng	device	with	aGendant	beneﬁts	for	security	management	and	asset	control	

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