SELF BOARDING MACHINE

Project Title

SELF BOARDING MACHINE

Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject Summary

Air travel is getting more convenient these days. People often choose to travel by air rather than buses/trains for domestic routes. This rapid growth in air travel leads to some serious issues like mismanagement at airline counters, airport congestion and many others. Especially in this pandemic situation, overcrowded airports can be dangerous regarding health concerns. The purpose of this project is to provide a self-service and contactless environment to avoid congestion at the airport. Self-boarding helps to ensure free-flowing passenger traffic, raise the efficiency and performance of airports and airlines, reduce costs in terms of staff and the provision of time and effort, and improve on-time performance.

Project Objectives

The objective behind this  project is to restructure the traditional check-in model which uses the Common User Terminal Equipment system which includes manual check-in and manual boarding card  issuance. After replacing it with Common User self-service technology it will be more reliable to use and will be beneficial for both, airline and airport .

Project Implementation Method

This Project consists of both Hardware and Software parts. The Following Sensors will be used in this project :

HMI (Human Machine Interference):

HMI is used for the conversation Between Machine and User, in which Machine asks details from the user and then users enter their date through HMI.

Weight Sensor:

Self-boarding machine has a weight limitation feature, if the luggage is overweight, then the boarding pass will not be generated by the machine

MRZ (Machine Readable Zone) Scanner:

Self boarding machine is also capable of Scanning MRZ code. If the client has a passport, automatically data will be filled by scanning MRZ code

Boarding passes Printer:

After completion of the whole Process, the Boarding pass will print through the Thermal printer.

GSM Module:

After the finalization of Registration, a confirmation message will be sent to the Client’s registered mobile number.

Benefits of the Project

The objective behind this  project is to restructure the traditional check-in model which uses the Common User Terminal Equipment system which includes manual check-in and manual boarding card  issuance. After replacing it with Common User self-service technology it will be more reliable to use and will be beneficial for both, airline and airport .

Following features will be included in this  project.

•  Passenger will handle all the process self sufficiently with an user friendly HMI

• They can Scan their NIC /Passport and confirm their check-in to the airport

• The luggage weight will be calculated and will be limited according to the policies

• A metal detector will sense the baggage and will allow only a limited amount of metal goods according to the policies.

• Passengers will be able to print their boarding pass after the verification of data.

• Passenger flow will be improved, reducing congestion and queues outside the departure.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

This project is divided in to following 

1) MRZ(Machine Readable Zone) Scanner to scan Passport

2) QR Code Scanner For NIC Scanning

3) Boarding pass and luggage tag Printer

4) End information via GSM 

5) Data Collection

6) HMI Interface

7) Finalize Structure

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry OthersOther Industries IT Core Technology OthersOther Technologies Internet of Things (IoT)Sustainable Development Goals Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	46600
Weight sensor 50kg	Equipment	4	200	800
Boarding pass Printer	Equipment	1	25000	25000
Scanner	Equipment	1	10000	10000
acrylic sheet	Equipment	3	2000	6000
Ultra Sonic Sensor	Equipment	4	1200	4800