Automated System to Anticipate Sand Piracy Using RFID and Load Sensor A. Priya 1 , R. Ajith Singh 2 , E. Ezra David 3 , S. Aravind Durai 4 , P. Annavi 5 1 Assistant Professor, 2,3,4&5 UG Scholars Electronics and Communication Engineering, K. Ramakrishnan College of Technology Abstract—This paper describes about how to anticipate sand piracy in automated system. This system automatically opens and closes the gate when the vehicles enter/leave to the riverbed. The RFID tag and reader counts number of times the vehicle involved in mining process. The load sensor measures the load in the vehicle after filling the truck. If the weight exceeds the allowed weight and/or the vehicle enters more than the allowed number of times the gate will be closed. The database is maintained for the driver’s fingerprint. The fingerprint of the driver is captured while leave from the riverbed and it is used to further process if the driver involved in sand smuggling. Keywords—RFID tag and reader; load sensor; finger print scanner;e-gate;sand piracy I. INTRODUCTION Illegal sand piracy is done on river beds and basins. It has been an serious problem since for the past twenty five years of 21 st century and being continued till present. Although many laws and acts has been introduced to save sand from artificial erosion, Government could not stop the piracy due to corrupted officers. The main objective of this project is to prevent sand piracy using RFID tag and readers interconnected with load sensor and Fingerprint scanners where the system is in complete automation. Sand mining is also known as heavy mineral mining, which can be explained as physical extraction of sand after which it is processed in pre concentration plants, to separate the mineral particles from the sand. But, most people confuse this activity with illegal sand mining. This is because nobody pays attention to the activity which is conducted after the separation processes are over. After the separation is done, the sand particles which are of no use to the heavy mineral mining company is thrown back on the beach from where it was taken. In fact, because of these misconceptions, even the government sometimes fails to understand this industry. Top companies in the heavy mineral mining industry are suffering a lot due to these misunderstandings because most people believe that these heavy mineral mining companies hoard sand. Illegal beach mining includes mining of raw sand for the purpose of construction and other uses without taking necessary permissions from the government authorities. It may also include mining of minerals from the sand for which the Government has not granted license. II. EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES This work presents the concept and methodology as well as the architecture and physical implementation of an integrated node for smart-city applications. The presented integrated node lies on active RFID technology whereas the use case illustrated, with results from a small-scale verification of the presented node, refers to common-type waste-bins. The sensing units deployed for the use case are ultrasonic sensors that provide ranging information which is translated to fill- level estimations; however the use of a versatile active RFID tag within the node is able to afford multiple sensors for a variety of smart-city applications. The most important benefits of the presented node are power minimization, utilization of low-cost components and accurate fill-level estimation with a tiny data-load fingerprint, regarding the specific use case on waste-bins, whereas the node has to be deployed on public means of transportation or similar standard route vehicles within an urban or suburban context. III. PROPOSED SYSTEM This project is used to introduce a new system to prevent the smuggling of sand in automation. It counts the number of times the vehicle crossing the check post with the load and does not allow the vehicle to enter when it occurs more than the approved count. It does not allow the vehicle if it carries the excessive weight. The RFID is fixed in the vehicle. The weight of the vehicle is measured using load sensor. The number of loads of the vehicle is being counted using the RFID. It informs the concerned authority about the details of the vehicle in case if the vehicle carries excess load than the approved weight and count. Fingerprint sensor is used for security purpose and also to identify the person who drives the truck. In this project the power supply unit used for convert the Home appliances voltage into +5V/+12V according to the application. Fingerprint recognition or fingerprint authentication refers to the automated method of verifying a match between two human fingerprints. Fingerprints are one of many forms of biometrics used to identify individuals and verify their identity. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) ISSN: 2278-0181 Published by, www.ijert.org ICONNECT - 2017 Conference Proceedings Volume 5, Issue 13 Special Issue - 2017