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Tracking and Theft Prevention System for Two Wheeler Using Android

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 International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) – Volume 21 Number 7 – March

Tracking and Theft Prevention System for Two

Wheeler Using Android
Shanmuganathan J1, B.C.Kavitha2
M.Tech student, department of ECE, Hindustan University.
1

2
Assistant Professor, department of ECE, Hindustan University.
Padur, Chennai, India

Abstract – In automobile field, the security and theft

purposes. They can‟t permit the owner to communicate with the
prevention are one of the main areas in current scenario. The
vehicle online, even if the owner is certain that his vehicle was
security goals are achieved by the GSM, GPS technology. But it
stolen. The proposed security system in this project is designed to
is commonly used for the four wheeler and not in the two
track and monitor vehicles and also to stop the vehicle if stolen and
wheeler. Using these technologies, we can only track and
to track it online for retrieval. This system is an integration of
monitor the vehicle. Previously, GPS is used to get the current
several modern embedded and communication technologies.
position of the two wheeler and that data will be send to the user
mobile phone through the GSM. This paper implements for
theft prevention in two wheeler using GSM, GPS and Android
technology. We can track, monitor and stop the stolen two
wheeler too by this system. The two wheeler position is obtained
by the GPS module, which is send to the microcontroller, which
then sends the message to the user smart phone through the
GSM module. Here Atmel microcontroller, air solenoid and
water solenoid valves are interfaced with GSM modem and GPS
module which will be fixed in the two wheeler. User can stop the
vehicle under theft by android application.

Keywords: GPS, GSM, Android, Two wheeler, solenoid valve.

I. INTRODUCTION

This paper introduces an Android based tracking and theft Fig 1 Block diagram of security system.
prevention system. Vehicle tracking system is a miniature model
of Global Positioning System(GPS). GPS is used to find out the To provide location and time information anywhere on Earth, the
position or location of the vehicle around the world. The peltier Global Positioning System (GPS) is commonly used as a space-
unit is attached at the exhauster along with the Thermal Electric based global navigation satellite system. The location information
Generator (TEG). Through this unit the heat energy is converted provided by GPS systems can be visualized using Google Earth. In
into power using the peltier effect. The generated power will be wireless data transporting, GSM and SMS technology is a common
stored in battery used in two wheelers. GPS will be fixed in the feature with all network service providers. Utilization of SMS
vehicle to monitor current position of the vehicle. With the help technology has become popular because it is an inexpensive,
of the GPS value, we can calculate the distance with respect to convenient and accessible way of transferring and receiving data
time. The direction and the distance are fed into the with high reliability. As shown in Fig 1, when the car starts running,
microcontroller and that will be transmitted to GSM through the client receives a confirmation SMS that it is running now. If this
digital modulation techniques. At the receiver end the signal is illegal operation or any intruders try to run the car, the owner can
will be detected and demodulated with digital demodulation send SMS to switch off the car. Afterwards, the system will check
technique. Then the signal will be given to Android mobile. Android the mobile number for received message, to confirm that the phone
mobile is used to control the air solenoid, water solenoid and power number could access the security system.
cable in vehicle engine system.
1. Structure of anti-theft tracking system
II. SYSTEM ANALYSIS
The system has two main units. The first is security unit which is
Despite the various technologies that have been embedded in the vehicle. This unit consists of a GSM modem, GPS
introduced in recent years to deter car thefts and tracking, it was receiver, control relay, current sensor and Microcontroller. The
reported that as many as cars were stolen yearly across the world. current sensor will send an analog signal to the microcontroller
According to National Crime Information Center (NCIC), in 2006, when the car is running. The microcontroller will send SMS directly
1,192,809 motor vehicles were reported stolen, the losses were 7.9$ to the owner for conformation. NC control relay contacts are
billion. Several security and tracking systems are designed to assist connected with the hot line that powers the fuel pump and ECM.
corporations with large number of vehicles and several usage The microcontroller can send a signal to the relay to cut off the

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power, when received SMS contains code from owner mobile to
power is on, solenoid valve is closed and stops the petrol circulation
stop it. The GPS Receiver retrieves the location information from
and exhaust air of the two wheeler. So the two wheeler is
satellites in the form of latitude and longitude readings in real-time.
automatically stopped by the consumer with help of this system.
The Microcontroller processes the GPS information and transmits it
After deactivating the command the solenoid valve will be opened
to the user using GSM modem by SMS for every 10 minutes.
because the battery power goes off.
2. Vehicles retrieval IV. HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION
When the car is in motion, the client receives a confirmation SMS
indicating the status. If this is illegal or any intruders tries to run the In this paper GPS, GSM is interfaced with atmega162 v
two wheeler, the owner can send SMS to switch off the two wheeler microcontroller. A 16x4 LCD display is used to show some message
the system will also check the mobile number of the message to the user. First the thermal electrical generator is attached with
sender, to confirm that the phone number is legal or illegal to access battery. Small amount of power is generated from the silencer of the
the system and if the phone number is legal the system will turn off bike. AIR solenoid and Then the microcontroller cut the fuel supply
the two wheeler. into the engine by solenoid valve operation. The solenoid valves are
operates by the microcontroller output.
III. DESIGN METHODOLOGY
1. ATmega162/V
The aim of this paper is to implement miniature model by
using a single chip microcontroller in the vehicle. GPS will be fixed The ATmega162 is a low-power CMOS 8-bit microcontroller
in the vehicle to monitor and to find out location of the vehicle. based on the AVR enhanced RISC architecture. By executing
With the help of the GPS value ,the distance can be calculated powerful instructions in a single clock cycle, the ATmega162
with respect to time. The direction and the distance are fed into achieves throughputs approaching 1 MIPS per MHz allowing the
the microcontroller and that will be transmitted to GSM through system designed to optimize power consumption versus processing
digital modulation techniques. At the receiver end the signal speed. The ATmega162 provides the following features: 16K bytes
will be detected and demodulated with digital demodulation of In-System Programmable Flash with read/write capabilities, 512
technique. Then the signal will be given to Android mobile. bytes EEPROM, 1K bytes SRAM, an external memory interface, 35
Android mobile is used to control the AIR solenoid, water solenoid general purpose I/O lines, 32 general purpose working registers, a
and power cable in vehicle engine system. The two wheeler engine JTAG interface for Boundary-scan, On-chip Debugging support and
is an internal combustion engine. The peltier unit is attached at the programming, four flexible Timer/Counters with compare modes,
exhauster along the Thermal Electric Generator (TEG). Through this internal and external interrupts, two serial programmable USARTs,
unit the heat energy is converted into power using the peltier effect. a programmable Watchdog Timer with Internal Oscillator, an SPI
The generated power will be stored in battery used in two wheelers. serial port, and five software selectable power saving modes.
Tracking location date will be send to android mobile through the
2. GSM SIM 900
GPS device from the two wheeler frequently. When the command is
activated from the android mobile then the command received by
The SIM900 is a complete Quad-band GSM/GPRS solution in a
the microcontroller through the GSM modem. Then it will be given
SMT module which can be embedded in the customer applications.
to the relay after processing through the driver circuit.
Featuring an industry-standard interface, the SIM900 delivers
GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900MHz performance for voice, SMS,
Data, and Fax in a small form factor and with low power
consumption. With a tiny configuration of 24mm x 24mm x 3 mm,
SIM900 can fit almost all the space requirements in your M2M
application, especially for slim and compact demand of design.
SIM900 is designed with a very powerful single-chip processor
integrating AMR926EJ-S core. Quad - band GSM/GPRS module
with a size of 24mmx24mmx3mm. SMT type suit for customer
application. An embedded Powerful TCP/IP protocol stack. Based
upon mature and field-proven platform, backed up by our support
service, from definition to design and production.

3. GPS

A GPS tracking unit is a device that uses the Global Positioning

System to determine the precise location of a vehicle, person, or
Fig. 2 Block diagram for the proposed system other asset to which it is attached and to record the position of the
asset at regular intervals. The recorded location data can be stored
The relay controls the power supply of the solenoid valve and power within the tracking unit, or it may be transmitted to a central
supply of two wheeler. Solenoid has the battery power. When the location data base, or internet-connected computer, using a cellular

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(GPRS), radio, or satellite modem embedded in the unit. This allows
the asset's location to be displayed against a map backdrop either in
Solenoid valves are the most frequently used control elements in
real-time or when analyzing the track later, using customized
fluidics. Their tasks are to shut off, release, close and distribute or
software. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is actually a
mix fluids. They are found in many application areas. Solenoids
constellation of 27 Earth-orbiting satellites (24 in operation and
offer fast and safe switching, high reliability, long service life, good
three extras in case one fails). Each of these 3,000- to 4,000-pound
medium compatibility of the materials used, low control power and
solar-powered satellites circles the globe at about 12,000 miles
compact design. Besides the plunger-type actuator which is used
(19,300 km), making two complete rotations every day. The orbits
most frequently, pivoted-armature actuators and rocker actuators are
are arranged so that at anytime, anywhere on Earth, there are at least
also used.
four satellites "visible" in the sky. A GPS receiver's job is to locate
four or more of these satellites, figure out the distance to each, and
use this information to deduce its own location. This operation is
6. Relay Driver Circuit
based on a simple mathematical principle called trilateration.
Relays are components which allow a low-power circuit to switch
a relatively high current on and off, or to control signals that must
4. Thermoelectric Generator be electrically isolated from the controlling circuit itself. For a relay
to operate, you have to pass a suitable pull-in and holding‟ current
Thermoelectric generators are all solid-state devices that convert (DC) through its energizing coil. Generally relay coils are designed
heat into electricity. Unlike traditional dynamic heat engines, to operate from a particular supply voltage often 12V or 5V, in the
thermoelectric generators contain no moving parts and are case of many of the small relays used for electronics work. In each
completely silent. For small applications, thermoelectric can become case the coil has a resistance which will draw the right pull-in and
competitive because they are compact, simple (inexpensive) and holding currents when its connected to that supply voltage. So the
scalable. Thermoelectric systems can be easily designed to operate basic idea is to choose a relay with a coil designed to operate from
with small heat sources and small temperature differences. Such the supply voltage using for the circuit control (and with contacts
small generators could be mass produced for use in automotive capable of switching the currents you want to control), and then
waste heat recovery or home co-generation of heat and electricity. provide a suitable „relay driver‟ circuit so that your low-power
When high quality combustible fuel is available, internal circuitry can control the current through the relay‟s coil. Typically
combustion engines are cost effective and reasonably efficient in the this will be somewhere between 25mA and 70mA.
100 W to 100 kW range but tend to be noisy. For applications
requiring less than 100W, the scalability of thermoelectric gives
them a clear advantage. V.SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION
5. Solenoid control valve AVR Studio is a Development Tool for the AT90S Series of
AVR microcontrollers. This manual describes the how to install and
A solenoid valve is an electro mechanical valve for use with use AVR Studio. AVR Studio enables the user to fully control
liquid or gas controlled by running or stopping an electrical current execution of programs on the AT90S In-Circuit Emulator or on the
through a solenoid, which is a coil of wire, thus changing the state built-in AVR Instruction Set Simulator. AVR Studio supports
of the valve. The operation of a solenoid valve is similar to that of a source level execution of Assembly programs assembled with the
light switch, but typically controls the flow of air or water, whereas Atmel Corporation's AVR Assembler and C programs compiled
a light switch typically controls the flow of electricity. Solenoid with IAR Systems ICCA90 C Compiler for the AVR
valves may have two or more ports. In the case of a two-port valve microcontrollers. AVR Studio runs under Microsoft Windows95
the flow is switched on or off, in the case of a three-port valve the and Microsoft Windows NT. AVR Studio enables execution of
outflow is switched between the two outlet ports. Multiple solenoid AVR programs on an AVR in-Circuit Emulator or the built-in AVR
valves can be placed together on a manifold Instruction Set Simulator. In order to execute a program using AVR
Studio, it must first be compiled with IAR Systems C Compiler or
assembled with Atmel's AVR Assembler to generate an object file
which can be read by AVR Studio.

AVR Studio incorporates a number of different commands. The

commands can be given in various ways: through menu selections,
toolbar buttons and by keyboard shortcuts.

Fig 3 Auto part solenoid valve

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Then the microcontroller cut the fuel supply into the engine by
solenoid valve operation. The solenoid valves are operated by the
microcontroller output.

Fig 6. GPS simulation output at hyperTerminal.

Fig 4. AVR Studio during execution.
Enter the GPS Signal Status command GSS<enter>, to view the
The key window in AVR Studio is the Source window. When an satellites currently tracked by the GPS receiver. Figure 6 shows a
object file is opened, the Source window is automatically created. typical response from GPS.
That is shown in Fig 4. The Source window gives information about
the control flow of the program. In addition, AVR Studio offers a
number of other windows which enables the user to have full control
of the status of every element in the execution target.

VI. EXPERIMENTAL PROCESS

The execution starts from the GSM modem. When the two
wheeler engine starts, it will send the message to owner mobile.
Then GPS sends the location of the two wheeler to the owner smart
phone frequently. If the owner wants to stop the stolen two wheeler,
he activates the command from the android mobile. Activated
command will be received in the microcontroller through GSM
module. Fig 7.GSM data transmission simulation result.

HyperTerminal software is now ready for sending and receiving

serial data. Fig 7 show how to use two different terminal program to
exchange data with embedded application.

VII. CONCLUSION

In this paper, theft prevention system for two wheeler

based on GSM is implement. Dedicated android application is
designed for control the solenoid valves through the atmega
microcontroller. Thermal electrical generator is also fixed on the
heat surface and it will generate small amount of the power
according the peltier effect. GSM and GPS are interfaced with
microcontroller and GPS device sends the value to the
microcontroller frequently. Then the GSM get the GPS value and it
will send the location of the two wheeler to the owner mobile
through SMS. Android application is designed for control the
solenoid valve. Finally the theft is directly prevented by the two
Fig 5.GSM and GPS interfaced with microcontroller and solenoid wheeler owner itself.
valves connected with driver relay circuit.

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