AIRPORT LUGGAGE AUTOMATION USING PLC AND HMI
Keywords:
PLC, HMI, Sensors, Separation (weight, color), Barcode scanningAbstract
The Luggage Handling System is a major component of an airport today. The project “Airport Luggage
Automation Based on PLC” aims at simplifying the said system although on just as a PROTOTYPE. The project contains
mainly two aspects. The first is the movement of the luggage. The luggage will move on the conveyor belt. The overweight
luggage gets separated on the weight basis. The bags that are qualified will move ahead and they will be separated on
color code basis. All the data of the passengers will also be available by the use of the barcode sticker and scanner. The
second aspect of the project is counting the number of luggage separated in different sections as well as overweighed and
qualified luggage. The entire process can be viewed and controlled via HMI. The number of luggage can also be recorded
and sent to the Airport Authorities for further analysis.
