Implementation of RFID-based Lab Inventory System

Abstract

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is one of the enabling technologies for IoT. RFID is a computerizing recognition process field that has steadily gained momentum in recent years. It is now being recognized as a technique to improve data handling processes, complementing other data capture technologies in many ways. Numerous devices and accompanying systems have been created to meet a wide range of applications. Given its effectiveness and affordability, short-range surveillance and monitoring can benefit greatly from RFID technology. This paper aims to show an example of how RFID technology can be used as an inventory management tool in university labs where a large number of equipment is a challenge that faculty have to face every day. The developed system allows students to virtually see which labs are present in the university and the equipment present in them. Secondly, they can apply for usage of a particular piece of equipment between a time slot, and it can be authenticated by that RFID tag present next to computerizing recognition process field that has been scanned before usage.