ATCS is an Automated Toll Collection System used for collecting tax automatically. In this we do the identification with the help of radio frequency. A vehicle will hold an RFID tag. This tag is nothing but unique identification number assigned.

This will be assigned by RTO or traffic governing authority. In accordance with this number we will store, all basic information as well as the amount he has paid in advance for the TOLL collection.

Reader will be strategically placed at toll collection center. Whenever the vehicle passes the toll naka, the tax amount will be deducted from his prepaid balance. New balance will be updated.

Incase if one has insufficient balance, his updated balance will be negative one. To tackle this problem, we are alarming a sound, which will alert the authority that this vehicle doesn’t have sufficient balance and that particular vehicle can be trapped. As vehicles don’t have to stop in a queue, it assures time saving, fuel conservation and also contributing in saving of money.

Automated Toll Collection System

INTRODUCTION:
Considering the present toll collection system where each vehicle has to stop and pay taxes. Suppose the manual toll collection system is very efficient then for one vehicle to stop and pay taxes total time taken is 60 seconds.

And suppose 100 vehicles cross the toll plaza. Then, time taken by 1 vehicle with 60 second average stop in a month is: 60×30= 1800 seconds Yearly total time taken = 1800×12 = 216200seconds = 6.0 hours On average each vehicle that passes through the toll plaza has to wait 6.0 hours in engine start condition yearly.

The figure is staggering if on an average we take 100 vehicles pass through the toll plaza each day, then yearly 36000 vehicles pass through the toll plaza. And each year 36000 vehicles just stand still for 6.0 hours in engine start condition thereby aiding pollution and wasting fuel and money.

This study  is if the system is very efficient but what if the vehicle has to wait for 5 minutes? This is a figure considering one toll plaza. If considering 50 toll systems the above figure will drastically increase and the wastage of fuel, money will increase and pollution will also increase.
Source: IOSR-JCE
Author: Pranoti Salunke | Poonam Malle | Kirti Datir | Jayshree Dukale

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Electronic Toll Collection System using Passive RFID Technology