Container Tracking and Security using RFID

Abstract

In today's time, handling of a container is a time- consuming process. When they are unloaded from the ships or the trucks, the personal at the respective container yard have to go the respective container yard have to go to the container to check the container's identification number. Going through each and every container takes time. Also due to such a time- consuming process, sometimes the containers are let go even without checking them. This gives sometimes rise to smuggling of the goods. Also due to the presence of the manual work, there is always a danger of human error to occur. It proves to be costly to employ a huge manpower in container checking. Our project suggests a way of using RFID tag-reader system for container authorization and checking and GPS for tracking the container. The GPS along with the GSM module can be used by the industry to which the container belongs to continuously track it by getting the location coordinates on the mobile phones. This will make sure that the containers cannot be smuggled on their way to the destination.