DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF RFID TRACKING DEVICE FOR AIRLINE LUGGAGE

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is one of the easy-to-use sensor technologies for some circles. This technology has been found quickly, and diverse companies use RFID to improve their operating efficiency and to gain a competitive edge. In an industrial flight, the airport or a large airline has been looking for opportunities to adopt RFID in the baggage handling area for a long time. Many trials have been carried out in many U.S., European, and Hong Kong airports. The RFID Tag found is much more accurate in addition to the barcode, and its performance is also measured far above code bar code. Thus, this paper presents a portable airline luggage tracking system which utilize the RFID and also SMS to track the position of the passenger’s luggage. The system uses Arduino Nano, SIM 900A, 12V Battery, and Stepdown Transformer. The system will notify the user when they scan their RFID tag/card at check in counter and when they arrive at the destination airport.