Non - stop Automated Gate System based on a Digital Media with Wireless Communication Function

In order to go ahead in fierce competition to be a hub port, many major container companies all over the world are making every effort to improve their productivity through high-tech devices and information technology application. In particular, in case of container terminal gate, state-of-the-art technologies such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and OCR (Optical Character Reader) are being adopted to recognize a container number and truck’s plate number, to transmit the information on container location in a yard, and to prevent illegal opening of containers. But in most cases the container terminals are still using a bar code system for gate passage of trucks and containers, and also using paper documents (slip) for the delivery of the information on storage location of container in a yard. For this reason, most trucks have to stop at the gate of the container terminals in order to perform several basic jobs. To enhance the productivity of gate management, this study tried to develop a non-stop automated gate system based on wireless communication and digital media, so that trucks may not have to stop at the gate for the recognition of trucks and containers and also for the transmission of the information on container storage location. Keywords— Container terminal, RFID, Non-stop automated gate, Wireless communication, Digital media.