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Volume: 9| Issue: 8| August 2023|| Journal DOI: 10.36713/epra2013 || SJIF Impact Factor 2023: 8.224 || ISI Value: 1.188

FUEL THEFT DETECTION IN A TWO-WHEELER VEHICLE

WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEM

Ajishlin.P.S, Mukesh.P , Marivignesh.D,

Ayyappa Srinivasan M G
St.Mother Theresa Engineering College, Vagaikulam, Thhothukudi

ABSTRACT
Now a day’s automobile fuel thefts are increasing at an alarming rate all over the world. So it is important for the vehicle users
to monitor their vehicle in order to escape from fuel theft of the vehicle. With the advancement of technology, vehicle user can
safeguard and monitor their vehicle by using their mobile phone.
KEY WORDS-Fuel theft,Vechicle Wheel locking

I.INTRODUCTION password based protection as a backup for fingerprint

Remarkable progress in automobile industry has seen a rapid protection system.
rise in the number of vehicles. With this tremendous increase
in number of vehicles, there has been increase in number of Many of them have used RIFD technology which is very similar
crimes involving vehicle fuel theft. Many security systems are to fingerprint technology the difference is instead of giving
developed related to vehicle theft detection and fuel theft fingerprint a unique RFID tag will be there with the user which
detection, and most of them used techniques like finger print has to be read by RFID reader in security system in order to
detection, the RFID technique and face recognition technique start the ignition They have used two types of sensors like
ultrasonic sensor and flow rate sensor.Ultrasonic sensor
Another problem faced by the two–wheeler user’s is fuel theft. produces sound wave which when incident on obstacle
When the vehicles are parked fuel thefts take place. In order to produces an echo.This range will be converted into litres by
overcome these security problems, in our project we aim at writing code.
providing a security system to vehicle by locking the front
wheel of the vehicle Every motor vehicle comes with the simple III. PROBLEM STATEMENT
tap with main or reserve option for the fuel delivery The project improves the function of locking system only for
mechanism. In the existing system anyone can remove the disc break bike and to prevent the fuel theft from the two-
petrol from the fuel tank without any trouble as capacity of wheeler vehicle. The main theme of this project is to control the
petrol tank is at least 10 litres. So in order to overcome this vehicle ignition key in LOCK state and release the movement
problem a mechanism has been developed to prevent the fuel of vehicle when the ignition key is in ON status.
theft from the vehicle.
IV. PROPOSED SYSTEM
Here we make use of solenoid to detect the fuel theft and also The block diagram in fig.1 shows the block diagram for
to avoid the stolen of the fuel from the vehicles. wheel locking system with fuel theft prevention.

II. LITERATURE REVIEW

Many systems were proposed for vehicle security. [1][9]
Working of this system is simple where vehicle parameters like
speed, fuel level and location are fed to microcontroller which
is transferred to server using SIM808 GSM module

In paper[2][8] security system works on identifying user

fingerprint. Fingerprint must be recognized by the system
otherwise the vehicle ignition will not occur, and then an alert
message is sent to owner mobile after this for every ten seconds
SMS will be sent with updating of location of vehicle till proper
fingerprint in given. [5] In this system they have provided

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Volume: 9| Issue: 8| August 2023|| Journal DOI: 10.36713/epra2013 || SJIF Impact Factor 2023: 8.224 || ISI Value: 1.188

Fig.2., shows flow chart of the proposed system.

Fig.1.Block Diagram

It consists of fuel tank, solenoid valve, ignition detector, relay,

ignition switch, ignition coil, battery, DPDT switch, Dc motor,
master cylinder, disc brakes. As specified in above block
diagram, there are two sub ,systems being integrated into a
single system as two wheeler vehicle locking system with fuel
theft prevention. The solenoid valve here is placed where the
fuel exits the fuel tank. This sub system designed for prevention Fig2.Flow chart of Proposed system.
of fuel theft. The other sub system being integrated is the When key is going to lock state, the DC motor runs, so that
vehicle locking system for two wheelers. Here as shown in the the brake fluid is passing from the reservoir to the calliper.
diagram, the DC motor is connected to the master cylinder • Then the brake piston presses the brake pads against
which controls the shaft movement in the master cylinder the disc.
• Due to this, friction will be generated and brake is
Then to unlock the vehicle, the DPDT switch allows the applied.
opposite direction rotation of DC motor hereby releasing the When the ignition key is going to ON state:
disc brakes. Here both the subsystems get power from • When key is going to ON state, the DC motor runs in
the battery through relay as the relay prevents direct connection opposite direction, so that the pinion will rotate and
which can start both the systems. Hence the ignition switch acts this causes the bar will release the brake piston. This
as switching for the relay for completing the circuit. helps the piston to retract.
• The brake fluid is passing from the calliper to the
reservoir.
• So the brake piston releases the brake pads against the
disc.
• Due to this brake is released.
Fig.3.Shows the working Model of the system

Fig.3., Prototype of the proposed system

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Volume: 9| Issue: 8| August 2023|| Journal DOI: 10.36713/epra2013 || SJIF Impact Factor 2023: 8.224 || ISI Value: 1.188

This prototype is used in two-wheeler vehicles to increase the

security system.

• It prevents the thefting of fuel from fuel tank in

the vehicle.
• It can also be implemented in four-wheeler
vehicles also

V.CONCLUSION
At a very minimal cost we can reduce the crime of fuel theft by
proposing this model by combining two subsystems such as
Two-wheeler vehicle locking system and fuel theft detection to
a single prototype

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