RFID firearms ordnance management solution

1. Project background

Firearms are one of the important Assets of the military and are also items strictly controlled by the state. The loss of guns will directly threaten people's lives and bring huge losses to the country. How to better manage guns has become our primary problem. At present, many troops manage their guns manually, which poses some safety risks:

It is impossible to monitor the information on the entry and exit of guns in real time, and it is impossible to achieve information-transparent management.

Manually recorded information has a high error rate and information interaction is not timely.

Once a firearm is lost, it cannot be traced back to the source of the problem.

It is difficult to take inventory and the work efficiency is not high.

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In recent years, the military material management of foreign military powers has developed rapidly in terms of technology, concept, infrastructure construction and informatization. RFID technology has attracted much attention due to its unique advantages and has been used in the field of military logistics in various countries. widely used.

Therefore, under the current background of the army promoting informatization construction and developing a scientific concept of support, applying advanced RFID radio frequency technology to ordnance material management is undoubtedly of great significance for improving the scientific management level and informatization level of warehouse equipment support. .

2. RFID technology

2.1 Definition of RFID

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, also known as electronic tag technology, uses wireless radio frequency signals to achieve two-way communication in a non-contact manner, completing automatic identification of target objects and data reading and writing operations. RFID has significant advantages such as non-contact, high accuracy, anti-interference, fast speed and strong ability to adapt to the environment. It has been widely used in fields such as Logistics Management, transportation, medical and health, commodity anti-counterfeiting, ASSET MANAGEMENT, national defense and military, etc., and is recognized It is one of the ten important technologies in the 21st century.

2.2 Composition of RFID

A typical RFID identification system mainly consists of electronic tags, readers and antennas.

2.3 Principle of RFID

3. System design

The RFID firearms management system is designed for the automation and digitization of supervision of firearms and other weapons and equipment. The system applies the current advanced radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and consists of firearms-specific electronic tags, fixed electronic tag readers, and handheld electronic tags. It is composed of tag reader and writer, computer network, middleware software, application software and other parts.

The system realizes the automatic identification and identification of light weapons by adding special RFID electronic tags to the guns, storing the attribute information of the guns (such as model, serial number, etc.) inside the electronic tags, and applying electronic tag readers and writers to read and write the electronic tags. information processing. At the same time, computer network and database technology are combined to realize the automation of gun entry and exit management, inventory management, log management, and query statistics, and realize the safety monitoring of guns in the warehouse and transportation process.

3.1 Install RFID tags on firearms to automatically identify and manage the entry, exit, tray, and movement of firearms between various warehouses, and collect dispatched personnel, firearms, warehouses, and time information in real time.

3.2 Identity authentication is required to open the gun rack or gun cabinet, and the gun cabinet must match the person and gun.

3.3 Monitor the status of firearms in storage online and query the person who took away the firearm, the approver, the time, etc.

3.4 When entering or exiting the warehouse or controlled area, the identification of persons and firearms can be recorded in real time, and an alarm will be issued in real time when unauthorized persons and firearms enter and exit.

4. Main functions

By adding RFID electronic tags to guns, the attribute information of guns (such as models, serial numbers, etc.) can be Stored, and real-time automatic identification, authentication, collection, recording, and analysis of gun storage, entry and exit from warehouses, and area control can be achieved to achieve the following functional goals:

It can realize non-contact information collection of people who take guns entering and exiting the gun supervision area, and carry out intelligent management of guns that integrates automatic pickup, return and supervision;

To enable personnel at all levels to grasp the status of firearms in real time and to achieve information-transparent management;

It avoids the traditional management model where manual statistics are prone to human errors and information exchange is not timely;

Reduce the workload of manual statistics and improve work efficiency;

Use technical means to curb the occurrence of inappropriate behavior.

4.1 Guns in and out of warehouse:

When someone needs to enter the gun warehouse, authorization from the relevant management department is required before the electronic lock can be opened and the person can be released. When a gun enters the radiation range of the reader, the system will automatically record the relevant information of the gun and upload the information to the backend database. The upper management agency can remotely monitor the detailed information of personnel and gun entry and exit in real time. And determine whether the gun is legally used. If it is illegal, the system will call the police.

4.2 Real-time monitoring of gun position status

When the gun with the radio frequency tag is under the control of the reader antenna installed in the gun cabinet in real time, through the authorization of the gun warehouse industrial computer or the network, the electronic control lock automatically opens, making normal duty, gun cleaning and other operations possible. It can be carried out, and the platform displays the status of each gun cabinet in real time without alarming. In the event of an accident and unauthorized movement of firearms, the system will alarm and promptly notify the relevant information to the management terminal. The firearms administrator can use the system to manage the firearms through the management software according to the specific circumstances.

4.3 Firearms inventory

Before conducting an inventory count, gun and ammunition information needs to be downloaded to a handheld RFID device.

During the inventory, misplaced and missing ammunition will be highlighted in the application. Operators can update inventory count results through the user interface. After the inventory is completed, the data results are uploaded to the RFID system when the application is connected to the computer network.

Inventory inventory updates bullet locations and identifies misplaced or missing bullets. Unlike barcodes, RFID Readers do not read tags individually and maintain the location association between the RFID tag and the cabinet. Therefore, during the scanning process of the tag, if a missing or newly appeared ammunition is found, the operator can be alerted. Use the system to manage firearms.

4.4 Other functions

Usage plan formulation: A weapons usage plan formulated for a certain mission or to meet a certain purpose. Each time a weapons support plan is formulated, a weapons support plan document will be formed. The weapons support plan being implemented can monitor dynamic information on the number of weapons borrowed and returned by each brigade.

Maintenance management: The handheld RFID reader can be used to identify the firearms that need maintenance and repair among a large number of firearms, and record the maintenance perpetrator, maintenance time, maintenance content and other archival information, and finally archive it into the warehouse.

Scrapping alarm: Use the large-capacity data storage function of RFID electronic tags to record the service life information of weapons. When the service life of weapons reaches a certain period, the RFID reader can be used to find and remind weapons managers to dispose of weapons that have reached scrapping standards. .

RFID reader equipment is installed in the gun warehouse, and the electronic tag information (gun information) in the warehouse is sent to the system center through the network in real time, and the quantity and model information of the guns are monitored in real time. At the same time, a proximity switch or infrared probe is installed on the door of the gun cabinet. The probe trigger line is connected to the reader. When the door is opened (the gun cabinet has a door) or a person approaches (the gun cabinet has no door), the reader of the gun cabinet is triggered to send a signal. to the monitoring system.

5. Equipment deployment

5.1 Firearms labels

Gun RFID electronic tags use 2.4G active electronic tags. Each tag is assigned a unique ID number and is associated with the gun's serial number, model, production date and other information in the system. The gun RFID electronic tag is bound to the gun using an electronic lock and prevents the electronic tag from being abnormally separated from the gun.

5.2 Entrance and exit monitoring

The entrance and exit of the data center are equipped with RFID reading equipment and a series of warning lights to indicate whether the monitored movement is authorized. Once unauthorized movement is detected, an alarm will be issued.

5.3 Mobile RFID equipment inventory

This equipment is used for inventory counting of firearms and ammunition. It is equipped with battery power and can continuously count for 5 hours. This handheld mobile RFID device is uniquely designed and can quickly scan RFID tags on high shelves in front of the ammunition storage rack. The embedded operating system can develop various application systems.

5.4RFID cabinet antenna

The system antenna is pasted on the plane of the metal cabinet door and connected to the RFID reading and writing device to read the tag data in the cabinet, and there is no interference in the collection of information between adjacent cabinets.

6. Benefit analysis

The RFID firearms management system aims to use computer technology and RFID communication technology to realize automatic identification and information management of military firearms, and provide a digital platform for automatic identification and intelligent management of the issuance, storage, use and maintenance of military firearms.

The system can effectively, accurately and intelligently automatically identify, collect, record, and upload information on firearms entering and exiting the warehouse, as well as quickly query and compile statistics on firearms maintenance information, thereby establishing a digital information management system for military military material management.

Through the application of RFID technology, repetitive labor and manual operations can be greatly reduced, and data can be accurately captured, thereby improving the efficiency of gun inventory and circulation management. Therefore, taking advantage of the many advantages of this technology can enhance the security of gun management in gun-using units.

6.1 Realize informatization and networking of firearms management

By building an RFID firearms management system and installing RFID tags on firearms, firearms can be managed at the data level. Because RFID tags have the advantage of large ID information and data capacity compared to other identification methods such as barcodes, they can be managed according to the category, model, batch, or even individual weapons according to needs.

The RFID firearms management system uses the network to connect agencies, general warehouses, branch warehouses, training grounds and other locations, making it easy to count, query, and track weapons.

6.2 Achieve precise and intelligent management in the Library

The system integrates the most advanced digital network technology at present, combines image recognition technology, information recognition and high-quality transmission technology with the previous army management model, and effectively prevents the loss and misunderstanding of guns through binding of people and guns, image recording and other methods. Misplacement, chaotic management, missing records, etc.

6.3 Realize the automation of firearms delivery and storage management

Through RFID technology, the quantity, model and other information of weapons entering and exiting the warehouse can be automatically obtained. The warehouse can automatically obtain the approved documents of weapons entering and exiting the warehouse, compare them with the documents, and give various feedback information based on the comparison results, thus efficiently Complete various business operations, enhance the accuracy and speed of operations, and reduce losses caused by warehousing errors, theft, etc. throughout the entire process.

6.4 Implement process traceability and improve safety

RFID firearms management system RFID readers are installed in all aspects of weapon circulation and use, allowing the supervision system to conveniently and quickly manage and query information such as the warehouse or location of the weapon, the unit using it, its purpose, and the expected storage time, etc., to achieve specific With the management and tracking of individual weapons, key links can be quickly found if problems arise. By wearing an RFID tag on the user, the user and the firearm can be bound when the range is read by the RFID reader.