By Ashad Mustafa, Hassan Jameel, Mohtashim Baqar, Rameez Ahmed Khan, Zeeshan M Yaqoob, Zeeshan Rahim, Safdar Khan
Keywords: Component; gsm, microcontoller, gps, car intrusion, car theft, sensor.
This paper presents a novel approach towards the designing and development of a feasible and an embedded vehicle intrusion and theft control system using GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) and GPS (Global Positioning System). The proposed system uses GSM technology as one of the distinguishing building blocks of the system. A GPS module Holux GR89 is used to trace the position of the vehicle and Mercury Switches are used to collect analog data continuously, in case of an intrusion, variations will be observed in sensors reading. Continuous readings from sensors are collected on to the microcontroller constantly and on the basis of those readings decision is taken whether an intrusion is made or not and in case of an intrusion a message from a predefined set of messages is generated to the owner of the vehicle and on reception of the message, the owner will have the luxury to take an action via an SMS either to lock the gears of the vehicle or seize the engine of the vehicle from a far-off place. A relay is used to control gears and engine of the vehicle while working with the microcontroller. A prototype system was built and tested. The results were very positive and encouraging.