How RFID works in airport baggage systems

With the continuous development of the domestic economy, the domestic civil aviation industry has achieved unprecedented development. The number of passengers entering and leaving the airport has continued to increase, and the luggage throughput has also reached a new height. Baggage handling has always been a huge and complex task for large airports. How to manage mountains of baggage and effectively improve handling efficiency is an important issue faced by airlines.

Pain points

Early airport baggage management systems identified passenger baggage through barcode labels. During the transportation process, passenger baggage was sorted through recognition of barcodes. The baggage tracking system of global airlines has developed relatively maturely. However, when checked baggage varies greatly, the barcode recognition rate is difficult to exceed 98%, which means that airlines have to continuously invest a lot of time and energy. Manual operation to transport sorted bags to different flights.

At the same time, due to the high directionality requirements for barcode scanning, this also adds extra workload to airport staff when performing barcode packaging. Simply using barcodes to match and sort baggage is a task that requires a lot of time and energy, and may even cause serious delays in flights. Improving the automation and sorting accuracy of the airport's automatic baggage sorting system is of great significance to protecting public travel safety, reducing the work intensity of airport sorting personnel, and improving the overall operational efficiency of the airport.

solution

The UHF RFID automatic baggage sorting system attaches an electronic tag to each passenger's randomly checked luggage. The electronic tag records the passenger's personal information, departure port, arrival port, flight number, parking space, departure time and other information; the flow of luggage Electronic tag reading and writing equipment is installed on each control node, such as the sorting, loading and baggage claim areas.

When tagged baggage passes through each node, the reader will read the information and transfer it to the database to realize information sharing and monitoring of the baggage throughout the transportation process.

Passengers departing from the airport check in their baggage at the departure check-in counter. The staff completes the check-in registration and prints the baggage tag according to the passenger's boarding pass. The baggage tag is installed on the baggage and placed into the baggage conveyor.

A UHF RFID Reader is installed on the conveyor belt. When the baggage passes through the collection channel, its relevant information is collected and uploaded to the conveyor control system. Based on the information obtained, the conveyor control system can correctly sort the baggage into the baggage of the corresponding flight. Room slot. Finally, the porter transfers the baggage of the corresponding flight to the suitcase, and the tractor tranSports it to the aircraft cargo hold.

The airport's automatic luggage sorting system uses UHF RFID technology to identify luggage through electronic tags. Even multiple high-speed moving baggage can be identified and automatically sorted at the same time without manual intervention, making the operation quick and convenient.

The mechanization rate using RFID technology can reach more than 99.9%, which means that the possibility of lost baggage, late shipment, and mishandling will be greatly reduced technically. At the same time, UHF RFID can work in various harsh environments. This can enhance passenger baggage security and greatly reduce error rates and other problems.

In addition, each reader can be connected to the server through the network, and can effectively record, track and monitor all aspects of baggage check-in, grasp the entire process in a timely manner, and manage it dynamically. Managers can view each item based on this statistical data. The situation of each link can be realized to achieve targeted management and improve the informatization and intelligence of airport baggage check-in management as a whole.

User benefits

Solve the problem of lost baggage and provide better services: The application of UHF RFID in the air baggage transportation system allows the system to track the baggage throughout the entire process until the baggage reaches the passenger's hands, thus solving the problem of baggage loss that occurred in the past.

The entire transportation process can be tracked and queried: the complete transportation information of each baggage can be recorded and tracked in real time, accurately and completely, and the contents, routes and logs of baggage tracking and management can be seen at a glance.

It saves airport management costs and improves work efficiency: Baggage misdelivery often occurs, and airlines must spend a sum of money to deal with these problems every year. UHF RFID technology's high accuracy and low error rate can effectively reduce costs for airlines. .