Innovation of motorcycle anti-theft device using embedded systems and internet of things (IoT) technology

Motorcycle theft cases in Malaysia is very significant increase with many cases reported every day. In most cases, motorcycle thieves will remove only the necessary motorcycle components while discarding the unnecessary parts. Therefore, a motorcycle anti-theft device (MATD) was innovated with the aim of preventing and reducing motorcycle theft cases. MATD was built by using the embedded system and internet of things (IoT) technology. It was driven by a microcontroller chip and other modules. MATD is equipped with the main function to turning ON and OFF the motorcycle engine using Wi-Fi. While the other functions are tracking and sending location, sending notification notices and taking static photos. These functions are received by using the Telegram application on a smartphone. MATD is built using ESP32, NEO-6M, 4G LTE modem and ESP32 CAM modules. All these modules are integrated by using an Arduino IDE as a programming language. Basically, MATD will work when the user realizes his motorcycle is stolen. By using a smartphone, the motorcycle engine will be turned OFF immediately. At the same time, the user will receive a notification along with the latitude and longitude of the motorcycle's location. The location of the motorcycle can be tracked using the Google Maps application. The camera will record the face of the thief and deliver the image to the smartphone using the Telegram application.