Chapter 4 - Smart Vehicle Monitoring and Tracking System Powered by Active Radio Frequency Identification and Internet of Things

Abstract

Smart vehicle monitoring and tracking system powered by active radio frequency identification and Internet of Things (SVMT-ARFIoT) technology is proposed, which is cost-effective and more secured. The system gives tracking assistance over the connected devices. The advantage of smart vehicle monitoring system powered by active radio frequency identification tag and Internet of Things (SVM-ARFIoT) technology over global positioning system (GPS) is that GPS is very costly and its functionality is not secured, that is, prone to hack. When a GPS-enabled device is switched off, the device is out of the tracking/coverage area; hence, it can be driven unmonitored. Hence, there is a need for a system that is more secured by continuous tracking and cost-effective. The layout of the total area is initially gridded based on the geographical area. The active radio frequency identification (RFID) transmitters are equipped in a mobile fashion, and they have been housed in the vehicle. The RF wireless sensors serve as stationary active RFID receivers that are placed as per the range of detection on the basis of the geographical gridding. The stationary active RFID receivers are retained in the range of specified zones. The wireless sensor network modules with the Internet of Things (IoT) transceiver module (ESP8266) push the data that have been harvested from the field to the IoT domain for monitoring webpage support. The database encompasses the information concerning location, recorded date and time, and time stamp in that particular zone for security purpose. Lending customers have access to all the vehicles by attaching via SVMT-ARFIoT. Therefore the vehicles are readily made for monitoring and tracking purposes with less cost and high security.