RFID Foot Tracker

Inspiration

We were inspired by an innate fascination with foot traffic on a local and personal level

What it does

It uses RFID chips in order log people's accesses to rooms and entrances in order to extrapolate how many people there are and where they are located. This information can be sent to first respondents in case of any emergency (fire, shootings, ...etc) in order to help them easily locate and evacuate sites.

How we built it

Using an Arduino and a few RFID modules in order to simulate a real world environment.

Challenges we ran into

Using data from the Arduino to write into a file and sending to another program

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We managed to properly receive and interpret data from an Arduino and develop logic to use it.

What we learned

We learned the limitations of a microprocessor like Arduino, we learned more about team organization and communication as it was important to make sure everyone was on the same page.

What's next for RFID Foot Tracker

In a real world application sensors would be place at key doorways and entry points and then utilize a persons schedule in order to be more specific with ascertaining where they would be at given moment. We could then use this data to give local directions in order to minimize foot traffic and congestion at highly dense areas.

Built With

• arduino
• c++