International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics

Volume 118 No. 20 2018, 473-477

ISSN: 1311-8080 (printed version); ISSN: 1314-3395 (on-line version)
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AUTOMATIC TOLL TAX COLLECTION SYSTEM BY USING RFID

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Manikandan.S, 2Abishek.S, 3Aravindhan.S, 4Karthikeyan.R, 5Mukunthan.D
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Assistant Professor, 2,3,4,5 UG students
Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Karpagam College of Engineering, coimbatore.
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mailingtomani@gmail.com, 2abimessi635@gmail.com, 3aravindhkumar506@gmail.com,
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karthikeyan.r.30497@gmail.com 5mukunthanete@gmail.com

Abstract: The paper is regarding about automatic toll
tax collection using RFID. It is used to avoid traffics in
toll plaza and also it saves the fuel. For this at first we
have fix an RFID tag in each vehicle when a person
buys a new vehicle. [2]The tag is unique for each
vehicle and we have to load the database in the RTO
office. The RFID tag is linked with prepaid account to
deduct the amount required for passing the toll plaza. In
existing method they have used RFID tag and GSM
module. In proposed method we have included a gate
sensor to stop the vehicle when there is no money in
their toll account. After passing the toll plaza the
deducted amount will be sent as an SMS to the mobile
number which is synced with prepaid account using
GSM. By using this ETC(Electronic toll plaza
collection) the traveller doesn’t need to stand in a long
queue for paying the amount of the toll plaza. Since,
the electronic toll plaza is used to reduce manpower,
time and fuel of the traveller.
Keywords: ARDUINO UNO,RFID TAG, RFID
READER, GSM, GATE SENSOR.
1. Introduction
The main concept of the project is to avoid the long
queue and the traffics in the toll plaza. The
transportation process is improved in our country. By
using the electronic toll plaza collection the vehicles
doesn’t need to stand in a long queue. For this process
he/she need’s to load the data in the RTO office while
buying a new car or some other time .The RFID tag is
placed in the bottom of the vehicle and proximity
sensor is placed in the road. While the vehicle comes to
the toll plaza the sensors detects the type of the vehicle
and deducts the amount required for the vehicle from
their prepaid toll account. After the deduction of
amount the gate will be opened for the traveller. Incase
of no money in the account the user can pay amount in
the toll palaza and extra amount for future use. By
using the RTO office’s database the vehicle’s will be
detected easily and deducts the amount from their toll
account.
2. Working Principle
In our project, we have a vehicle equipped with RFID
tag and computer connected to proximity sensor and
GSM module at the Toll station. Whenever the vehicle
enters into the coverage area of the rfid reader, it
locates the tag and decodes the code assigned to that
particular tag. After receiving the code, it is forwarded
to the computer situated at the Toll station. The
computer then recognizes the code and automatically
access the database and if the vehicle has its valid
prepaid account at the toll station, the appropriate toll
is deducted from that account and the gate is opened
to allow the vehicle to pass. And if the vehicle doesn’t
have a valid prepaid account it will have to pass
through a manual check post which will be in another
lane.
By using the database we can avoid necessity
to transmit entire data from tag thus enabling us to use
tag with very less memory requirement, that we store
only 4 or 6 digit code number in the Tag. And this 4 or
6 digit code is related to the database which is related to
the database which is present on the computer. Each Tag
has different code number. It also reduces error
probability and saves processing time.
3. Existing Method
In this existing method we have to enter the data’s
through manual process and collect the required
amount from the traveller and should give the correct
balance amount to the traveller this may take few

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minutes for processing. Existing system of toll tax
collection shown in Fig:1. This process makes other
traveller to wait in the queue for long time and
consumption of petrol is also high. [8]The major
problem in the toll plaza is the balance cash to be given
to the traveller .There are two methods of collecting tax
presently used they are First is the traditional manual
method where one person collects money and issues a
receipt. The other one is the Smart Card method where
the person needs to show the smart card to the system
installed at the toll tax department to open the Gate.
Figure 1. Existing system of toll tax collection
4. Proposed Method
In this paper we have used automatic toll collection
system by using a RFID tag and GSM module. By the
proposed method has simple procedure to collect the
toll payment to passenger without wastage of time. A
passive tag is an RFID tag that does not contain a
battery. The power is supplied by the reader. The main
advantage of a passive tag is that the tag functions
without a battery. Passive tags have a useful life of
twenty years or more. The tag is typically much less
expensive and smaller. The proposed system features
are as follows. [3]By using the RFID TAG reader and
GSM module. automatic toll collection system uses
passive RFID technology(passive tag). A passive tag is
an RFID tag that does not contain a battery. The power
is supplied by the reader. The main advantage of a
passive tag is that the tag functions without a battery.
Passive tags have a useful life of twenty years or more.
The tag is typically much less expensive and smaller.
RFID toll tax collection shown in fig:2.
Figure 2: The Proposed System of RFID toll tax
collection
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5. Methodology
[4]Whenever any person buys a vehicle, first he/she
needs to do her vehicle registered at the RTO office.
RTO people will assign a number plate to it along with
it they will give a RFID enabled tag. This card will
have a unique ID to use with that vehicle only. They
will also create an account for that particular prepaid
card and maintain transaction history in database.
Owner of the vehicle needs to deposit some minimum
amount to this account. Every time a registered vehicle
approaches the toll booth, first the rfid reader will
detect the presence of the vehicle which in turn activate
the RFID circuit to read the RFID enable card fixed on
the vehicle. Transaction will begin, depending upon the
balance available toll will be deducted directly or the
vehicle will be directed towards another lane to pay tax
manually. The software further updates the details in
the centralized database server. It also send SMS
generate the bill and will be sent to user as a text
message using GSM module. On the other hand,
whenever any vehicle owner registers a complaint at
the RTO office regarding theft of the vehicle respective
entry is made in the database. [5]Now any vehicle
arriving at toll booth with same ID as already present in
stolen vehicle category will be easily identified as the
ID assigned with it is unique. All the toll plazas will be
connected to each other along with the centralized
server in the form of LAN. Updates of any sort of
transaction will be immediately updated to local
database and centralized server.
6. Block Diagram
GSM
LCD MODEM
RFID
READ
DRIVER
CIRCUIT
ARDUINO
RFID UNO
TAG ALARAM
L298 IC
LIMIT KEYPAD
SWITCH GATE
MODEL
Figure 3:Block Diagram
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7. Hardwares
RFID is an automated data-capture technology that can
be used to electronically identify, track, and store
instruction involve on a tag. A radio frequency reader
scans the tag for data and sends the information to a
database, which stores the data contained on the tag.
The main technology components of a Radio
Frequency Identification system are the tag and Reader.
The components are
7.1 ARDUINO UNO
7.2 GSM MODEM
7.3 RFID READER
7.4 RFID TAG
7.1 Arduino UNO
Arduino is an open-source electronics platform based
on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino
boards are able to read inputs - light on a sensor, a
finger on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it
into an output - activating a motor, turning on an LED,
publishing something online. You can tell your board
what to do by sending a set of instructions to the
microcontroller on the board. To do so you use
the Arduino programming language (based on Wiring),
and the Arduino Software (IDE), based on Processing.
Figure 4:Arduino UNO
7.2 GSM Modem
GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications,
originally Group Special Mobile), is a standard
developed by the European Telecommunications
Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe protocols for
second generation (2G) digital cellular networks used
by mobile phones. GSM supports voice calls and data
transfer speeds of up to 9.6 kbps, together with the
transmission of SMS (Short Message Service).GSM
uses a variation of time division multiple access
(TDMA) and is the most widely used of the three
digital wireless telephony technologies (TDMA, GSM,
and CDMA). GSM digitizes and compresses data, then
sends it down a channel with two other streams of user
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data, each in its own time slot. It operates at either the
900 MHz or 1800 MHz frequency band. Since many
GSM network operators have roaming agreements with
foreign operators, users can often continue to use their
mobile phones when they travel to other countries. SIM
cards (Subscriber Identity Module) holding home
network access configurations may be switched to
those will meter local access, significantly reducing
roaming costs while
experiencing no reductions in service.
Figure 5: GSM Modem
7.3 RFID Reader
[6]In order for an RFID system to function, it needs a
reader, or scanning device, that is capable of reliably
reading the tags and communicating the results to a
database. A reader uses its own antenna to communicate
with the tag. When a reader broadcasts radio waves, all
tags designated to respond to that frequency and within
range will respond. A reader also has the capability to
communicate with the tag without a direct line of sight,
depending on the radio frequency and the type of tag
(active, passive, or semi passive) used. Readers can
process multiple items at once, allowing for increased
read processing times.
Figure 6:RFID Reader Module(EM-18)
7.4 RFID Tag
An RFID tag, or transponder, consists of a chip and
an antenna. [7]A chip can store a unique serial number
or other information based on the tag’s type of
memory, which can be read-only, read-write, or write
once read-many (WORM). The antenna, which is
attached to the microchip, transmits information from
the chip to the reader. Typically, a larger antenna
indicates a longer read range. The tag is attached to or
embedded in an object to be identified.
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8. Conclusion [4] Sachin Bhosale,Dnyaneshwar Natha Wavhal.

RFID is a powerful technology, and it is likely to see
world-wide deployment within the coming years.
Continuous technological the advancements of RFID
have resulted in reduced cost of installation and
maintenance of devices across different market
segments. Comparing advantages and limitations of our
system we can conclude that our system is beneficial
for daily travellers and Toll station authorities to lessen
the burden on the concluding node we can say that we
have successfully implemented one of the phase of our
project but still have some improvements and
advancements to be done. By Performing RFID based
Electronics Toll tax Project We can Save Time, Money,
Fuel. Reduced accident rates because of it’s a totally
automatic .We can also close the gate using stepper
motor by pressing the Switches and the process will be
completed.
“Automated Toll Plaza System using RFID” IJSETR,
Vol 2,Issue 1, Jan 2013.
[5] Pranoti salunke, PoonamMalle,
KirtiDatir, Jayshree Daluke, “Automated Toll
Collection System Using RFID” IOSR Journal of
Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE),Vol 9 Issue 2,
Feb 2013
[6] Aniruddha Kumawat, Kshitija
Chandramore, “Automation Toll Collection System
Using RFID”, Vol. 2, Issue 2, April-June 2014
[7] AungMyintWin,ChawMyatNwe,KyawZinLat,
“RFID Based Automated Toll Collection Plaza”,
International Journal of Scientific and Research
Publications, Volume 4, Issue 6, June 2014.
[8] Le Minh Kieu, Ashish Bhaskar, and Edward
Chung. Passenger Segmentatiosing Smart Card Data.
IEEE transactions on Intelligent transportation
systems, Vol. 16, NO. 3, June2015.

Figure 6: Automatic Toll Tax Collection System

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