Classroom Attendance Monitoring System Using Radio Frequency Identification with Web Application

Abstract

Throughout the years, attendance monitoring has widely evolved from manual methods to the integration of technology. Manual attendance monitoring in an institution consumes time, hard to maintain, prone to human error, and leads to misplaced or lost records. Individuals also tend to take advantage of the flaws of the manual method that leads them to commit hoax and forgery. Despite the innovation of different automated systems, biometric recognition systems, RFID technology, and barcodes also have disadvantages. To address the shortcomings of the existing methods and to minimize the contingencies, this paper describes the use of a web application that utilizes an ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID with a motion sensor to monitor the attendance of students from the University of San Carlos. A Raspberry Pi 3 Model B is used in controlling the input and output, in which it is outputted on an LED. Wireless communication is used between the hardware system and the web system to record and validate students’ attendance records. A web application is developed for faculty, students, and chairperson to monitor class attendance and to minimize contingencies. In addition, the faculty can edit and generate a seating plan.

Keywords

• attendance monitoring
• radio frequency identification
• web application