RFID and PIR motion sensor based automated attendance system for educational institutions

Abstract

Automated attendance system is the advancement that has taken place in the field of automation replacing traditional attendance marking activities. Designing an automated attendance system provides full transparency and maintains a regular and accurate updating of the attendance in the database. This system makes the task of attendance management easier while allowing correct attendance status and making the same data available to all concerned. This is implemented by integrating two technologies to achieve a foolproof system for effective attendance marking. This can be made feasible by synchronizing a combination of Radio Frequency Identification Detection (RFID) and Passive Infrared (PIR) motion sensor. Based on the verification the student identity, the RFID tag can be embedded in the ID card of the individual and their presence can be detected by a PIR motion sensor.