Engineering Campus
EVEN with the SmartTAG system, cars have to be relatively close enough to the tag reader to be detected, but imagine if you can be as far as half a football field away.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) researchers have developed a sensory device using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) that will allow automatic toll collection from a distance of up to 45m from the toll booth.
Research team head Dr Widad Ismail said the device was the first of its kind to be locally made and only cost half the price of imported versions.
''Most of our highways use Japanese products and they use point-to-point infrared technology which means you have to be at a specific point for the tag to be detected.
''With a RM2mil grant from the Science Technology and Innovation Ministry (Mosti), USM has developed a similar system using RFID. This provides circular coverage which means you can be detected anywhere within a 45m bubble around the tag,'' she told a press conference recently.
Konsep "Universiti Di Dalam Taman" yang diadunkan oleh USM ini menunjukkan hubungan akrab di antara peranan dan fungsinya sebagai institusi pengajian tinggi dalam persekitaran taman yang segar. Unsur flora, fauna, air dan ciptaan-ciptaan lain merupakan hubungan yang dinamik dalam penerokaan kehidupan selanjutnya. Konsep ini mengajak kita untuk mengekalkan kehijauan kampus sebagai sebahagian daripada usaha membangunkan dunia intelek. Kita perlu semarakkan semangat dan amalan dalam menjaga persekitaran kampus, malah terus menyayangi dan menghargai alam semula jadi dan ekologi yang dianugerahkan Tuhan di hati dan pemikiran pada setiap warga kampus.
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