Graduate Profiles 2012 - National University of Science and ...

HOSPITAL ASSETS, PERSONNEL AND VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMThe industries and organizations of Pakistan are far behind in the area of asset andpersonnel tracking. In recent years, numerous companies have been established whichprovide vehicle tracking but a comprehensive management system which incorporatesasset and personnel tracking integrated with vehicle tracking has not been so farimplemented in Pakistan. Most of the organizations rely on old management techniqueswhich are not at par with the modern standards of the competitive market. There is notechnology reliance. Most of the tracking techniques employ the use of surveillancecameras which is not an effective solution for an organization which has a large numberof assets and employees. The RFID technology has not been widely implemented andis still in its infancy. Utilizing the full potential of this technology and integrating it withthe existing tracking systems can be a powerful tracking and management tool fororganizations and can help boost productivity of the local industry.The management sytem has been designed and implemented which will make use ofthe RFID technology for indoor tracking of assets and personnel. A gps/gprs compactmodule is used to track outdoor vehicles. This complete system allows the organizationto keep track of all its assets, personnel and vehicles with a single system server. Theauthorized personnel will be allowed to monitor their movement and usage statistics.The information from all the tracking modules will be constantly sent to a centralizedserver and a database will keep records for future use. This complete system willprovide a comprehensive and effective management solution to the large scaleorganizations in Pakistan.A prototype outdoor tracking module has been built which gets coordinates from gpsantenna, transmits it to server end via gprs where the coordinates for each tracker arestored in database. Similarly, indoor tracking is achieved through 3 RFID readers placedstrategically around a room containing a few RFID active tags. The process oftrilateration is performed using known algorithms and mapping of tag‘s location is doneon server side.Syndicate Members: Syed Zohaib HassanMuhammad Omar NasirAli Usman ShahidMariam TariqSupervisor:Dr Adnan Rashdi8