Mobile RFID Tracking System

This paper describes the design of an RFID kids tracking system. It is designed to track a moving child in a wide area, such as a park or mall, using RFID technology. The proposed system has hardware and software components. The hardware architecture consists of an RFID active tag, RFID tag reader, Web server and database server. The Web server and database server are located in the master station. The tag readers are distributed around the open area, e.g. park. The tags are programmed with kid's profiles and are worn by the kids. Communication between the tag reader and the Web server is done via wireless LANs. The software architecture consists of a communication driver that handles all communication functions done at the master station, an application programming interface (API) that handles and analyzes the data, a friendly GUI and a database that saves all readings and client information.