AIM
To design, construct, and program a Anti-theft and Crop protection System to secure particular area or
object from thieves and to protect farm from animal.
OBJECTIVES
The core objective of this project is to design a Anti-theft and Crop protection System with Laser and
light dependent resistor, which will protect the individuals from crime, terror and threats in unsafe
world in order to stay safe and secure.
Laser based Security System is a type of security and alarm system that uses laser light and a light
sensor. A security system protects our homes, offices, banks, lockers etc. from intrusion and
unauthorised access. There are different types of security systems available and laser based security
system is an important and efficient type.
In this project, we have designed a simple laser based security system, which acts as a tripwire like
security system and triggers an alarm when the laser in interrupted.
Anti-theft and Crop protection System can acts as a standalone system, which makes some sound or
noise when it detects any irregular activity, or can be part of a much bigger security and home
automation system.
ABSTRACT
The project deals with a model of laser based anti-theft and crop protection system design. There are dozens
of different security systems that utilize laser and can efficiently protect everything from small apartment
and business to large areas of property. Laser based security system is a type of security and alarm system
that uses laser light and light sensor. It is known that a laser light goes through long distance without any
scattering effect (disturbing) and it is only visible at source and destination but to analyses the source a sensor
is need, here the use of LDR is applicable.
Intro
Need of security is the basic necessity of any individual. The feeling that we are safe and everything around
us is all right is imperative for peaceful living. Anti-theft and Crop protection System provides us with a
solution and for this reason more and more people are installing them in order to stay safe and secure.
Laser Security alarm is a device used for security purposes. It has a wide application in fields of security and
defence staring from the security of simple household material to a very high valued material of an
organization. They once used to be expensive solutions for security needs. Owing to cost cutting and fast
technological advancements, this form of security system is becoming more affordable. Lasers differ from
other light sources in a few significant ways. there are two features that are important for security systems.
Unlike a light bulb or flashlight. Laser light doesn’t spread out, it is a narrow beam. And laser light is
essentially a single colour. Because laser light doesn’t spread much, it can be sent it a long way and still have
enough energy in a small area to trigger the security detector. Because it’s single wavelength, it can put a
blocking filter on the detector to let laser light through without letting background light onto the detector.
Laser light travels in straight line. For instance, to protect the front of the yard, putting the laser at one corner
and detector at the other corner would do the job. That’s not a very practical configuration, though. More
typically, if it is needed to protect the perimeter of a room, or at least the enhances. So, Anti-theft and Crop
protections start with a laser pointing to a small mirror. The first mirror is angled to direct the beam to a
second small mirror, and so on until the last mirror directs the beam to the detector. If the beam is interrupted
anywhere between the laser and the detector, the electronics will put the warning signal.
Working
Anti-theft and Crop protections are use a laser to project a beam of light onto a series of mirrors, which
then returns to a sensor. If the beam is interrupted, an alarm is triggered. The system as three essential
components:
• Laser: A concentrated light source that emits a straight line of light of one colour.
• Detector: Sensitive to light and outputs a voltage when the light hits it.
• Sensing electronics: Sense the change in voltage output and put out a warning signal.
The System works by transmitting a narrow beam of light through the laser into the air. The light travels
until it is blocked by a fixed object, and then reflects back on LDR. The LDR continuously measures the
light falling on it after reflection. When a Anti-theft and Crop protection System is idle, there will always
be the same amount of light coming to the detector
The project basically works on the principle of interruption. If by any means the LASER light is
interrupted the alarm will start unless it is reset or after set time period. The laser is a concentrated light
source that puts out a straight beam of light of a single colour.
The LDR is sensitive to light and puts out a voltage when the laser light hits it. When the laser beam is
interrupted and can’t reach LDR, its voltage output changes, and eventually the Buzzer will Buzz and
LCD shows Message “Laser Alert”.
Result
When the laser beam falling over the LDR is interrupted by the object in the field of laser net, hence the
LDR developed an output voltage and the alarm rings showing the sign of any intruders. The Anti-theft and
Crop protection System has been successfully designed and developed.
It initial state, when the laser continuously falling on LDR sensor , the buzzer remains turn off and LCD
Display shows “Laser Normal” message.
Now as soon as light intensity decreases or it laser gets interrupted by someone, LDR resistance increases
and Arduino nano sense that change in resistance and the buzzer is turned on and LCD display shows “Laser
Alert” message as the laser beam falling on the LDR is interrupted. We can set certain time period to system
initialization. The experimental model was made according to a circuit diagram and the result was as
expected.
The LDR has to be placed in dark place or inside a case so that the other source of light except the laser
beam doesn’t affect the LDR. This helps the circuit to work faster and properly.