Hardware Components
Application Server
Database Server
RFID Tags (Passive)
RFID Readers
Mishandled Baggage Alert
System
Wireless Routers
Description
Notes
The physical storage
Dell PowerEdge
and computational
2900 III
hardware on which the
AIR Tracker
application is
deployed
The physical storage
of an AIR Tracker
database
The unique tags
Ultra high frequency
applied to every
range tags (860passenger’s luggage
960Mhz)
within a single airport
The devices used to
Each reader contains
read RFID tags, relay
a module for WiFi
alerts, and receive
transmission,
baggage destination
antennae for
information
receiving radio
transmissions,
firmware, and solidstate storage
The mechanical
By default, this
system used to alert a
system is a wired,
baggage handler of
integrated speaker
mishandled luggage
and flashing bulb. It
is connected to an
RFID reader.
A means of wireless
Uses the 802.11g
communication
wireless protocol for
between the
communication with
Application Server
RFID readers
and the RFID readers
Figure 1. Real world product hardware components
Software Components
AIR Tracker Application
AIR Tracker Database
Interface: AIR Tracker
Application and Airport
Database
Interface: AIR Tracker
Application and RFID
Readers
Interface: AIR Tracker
Application and AIR
Tracker Database
RFID Reader Firmware
Description
Front-end for baggage
data input and data
manipulation. Also a
back-end for data
transfer to databases
and RFID readers.
Stores bag identity
information,
destination
information and keys
to foreign databases.
Also stores alerts sent
from RFID readers.
Required to retrieve
baggage destination
information
Required to relay and
update the list of bags
associated with a
particular cart. Also
required to send alerts.
Required to insert,
delete, and update
baggage information
and alerts
Maintains that each
bag on a particular
cart is accounted for
and routed correctly
Figure 2. Real world product software components
Notes
The database source
code is Oracle 11g
Each luggage cart
contains at least one
RFID reader
Alerts the baggage
handler and the AIR
Tracker application
of baggage
mishandling
Hardware Components
Application Server
Database Server
RFID Tags (Passive)
RFID Readers
Mishandled Baggage Alert
System
Description
Notes
The physical storage
Hosted on a single
and computational
laptop computer
hardware on which the along side a database
AIR Tracker
server and alert
application is
system
deployed
The physical storage
Hosted on a single
of an AIR Tracker
laptop computer
database
along side an
application server
and alert system
The unique tags
Low frequency range
applied to model
luggage
The devices used to
The modules of this
read RFID tags
device are simulated
Simulated system with Hosted on a single
graphical notification
laptop computer
of mishandled luggage
along side an
application server
and database server
Figure 3. Prototype product hardware components
Software Components
AIR Tracker Application
AIR Tracker Database
Interface: AIR Tracker
Application and Airport
Database
Interface: AIR Tracker
Application and RFID
Readers
Interface: AIR Tracker
Application and AIR
Tracker Database
RFID Reader Firmware
Description
Notes
Front-end for baggage The scaled version of
data input and data
this software
manipulation. Also a
wrapper uses
back-end for data
simulated interfaces
transfer to databases
which are nonand RFID readers.
disparate to the AIR
Tracker application’s
source code
Stores bag identity
The database source
information,
code is MySQL
destination
information and keys
to foreign databases.
Also stores alerts sent
from RFID readers.
Required to retrieve
Simulated
baggage destination
information
Required to relay and
Simulated
update the list of bags
associated with a
particular cart. Also
required to send alerts.
Required to insert,
delete, and update
baggage information
and alerts
Maintains that each
Simulated
bag on a particular
cart is accounted for
and routed correctly
Figure 4. Prototype product software components