DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTELLIGENT MOTORCYCLE SECURITY SYSTEM

Abstract

A Motorcycle is a two wheeled automotive means of transport, powered by a two stroke piston  engine.  
In Uganda motor cycle is a widely used means of transport due to its portability, less fuel
consumption and affordability. Motorcycle like the bajaj cost approximately six millions in Uganda
and there investors who even import them and sell them on a loan basis. Motor cycles can easily
access even feeder roads due to their size. The Bajaj motor cycle is the most common type bought
in Uganda due to its speed in transport, and the ease to repair, its spares are more affordable than
many other motorcycles however due to all these advantages , it has lead to promotion of theft as
it can be easily sold either as a whole or in spares and many individuals have lost there finances
when they loose there motorcycles . for those who acquire them on loan deals, end up selling there
assets to secure the loans.  Others even loose there lives as they tend to protect the motorcycles in
case of robbery.  
Their traditional security measures that have been put to secure motorcycles like using locks,
chains , and integrating car security devices on motorcycles however these have proven inadequate
and expensive.  
The primary goal of this study is to develop a cost-effective, efficient, and easily deployable security
solution tailored to the local environment.  
This project focuses on on the design and implementation of an intelligent motorcycle security system
using integrated sensors like an accelerometer, tilt sensor, the  GSM, and GPS modules , and a buzzer to provide a smart solution against theft of motorcycles. The Arduino UNO acts as the system's central
processing unit and is in charge of gathering information from the sensors and initiating the safety
measures  
In-case a cyclist parks his motorcycle to attend to a shop, ease him self, he will need to activate the
security system before he lives. Once someone comes and tries to move the motorcycle, it will
create an alarm and send a notification message to the the cyclist phone that includes the location
of the motorcycle. This will alert the cyclist to go and attend to the motorcycle and also the alarm
will create a discomfort to the thief as its alerts the surrounding about an illegal action that might
be taking place  
There is a module where  a cyclist can register the security device with two contacts in that someone
else can always be notified of the insecurity case and fall up. This will help to track records of the
last seen positions of motorcycles in cases where the cyclist might have got a problem when ridding
like in case of highway robbery. The cyclist will just need to press the remote button and the
message will also be sent to the secondary contact that might be a close friend or wife the same
time trigger an alarm. The findings indicate that the system can successfully prevent theft attempts
up to 80% of the tested scenarios, with an average response time of less than 10 seconds. The study
concludes that intelligent motorcycle security systems, integrated with modern communication
technologies, can significantly reduce motorcycle theft