Bicycle Alarm Project
Introduction
The crime rate in the UK is high and thefts pedal bicycles is on the
increase. The reason for this increase is due to the increase in the
cost of the bikes (many bikes now cost around £300), and due to the
lack of security devices for bikes. The conventional bicycle lock is
prone to thiefs who can break the chain links with a pair of bolt
croppers. The bike locks also suffers in that it cannot protect
against the theft of the bicycle lights or other attachments. The
solution to this is an intelligent burglar alarm that can detect both
the movement of the bike or the removal of accessories.
Specification
The need for an alarm is evident and so a list of specifications has
been drawn up indicating what the circuit has to meet up to. Although
there are no commercial bike alarms to compare this system with there
have been a couple published in magazines for hobby electronic
enthusiasts, these turned out to be very simple devices that were
often activated while trying to turn the device off. The local police
force were contacted for any advice and the following list of
specifications has been drawn up.
1. The alarm should prevent theft of the bicycle.
2. The alarm should prevent theft of the bicycles accessories (eg.
lamps).
3. The alarm should have an anti-tamper trigger to prevent the alarm
from being de-activated by unauthorised persons entering the housing.
4. The alarm should have an automatic time out reset to reset the
alarm after a time has past, in case of a false triggering.
5. The alarm should be de-activated by use of a PIN number which can
be changed by the user.
6. The alarm must have a indication of the batteries voltage level to
warn the operator of a flat battery. This should be selected by a
means that would not allow a thief to see the battery level without
triggering the alarm.
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