A CRIME PREVENTION SYSTEM USING ARDUINO AND COMMUNICATION MODULES

Toshie Hirai1, Nobuyoshi Yabuki2, Tomohiro Fukuda3 Takashi Michikawa4 and Ali Motamedi5

1) Master Course Student, Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
2) Ph.D., Prof., Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
3) Ph.D., Assoc. Prof., Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
4) Dr. Eng., Project Asst. Prof., Center for Environmental Innovation Design for Sustainability, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
5) Ph.D., Research Fellow, Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

Abstract: Crime prevention is an important issue as the fear of crime significantly influences our Quality of Life (QoL). Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), which is one of the crime prevention methods, is considered to be an effective method for preventing the opportunity for the crime occurrence especially in urban areas. We considered that the wireless sensor network system, which is a rapidly evolving technology, would be an effective tool for implementing CPTED. This study aims to propose and verify a low cost, outdoor wireless sensor network system for CPTED by using Arduino and communication modules as sensor nodes. To verify the proposed system, we conducted experiments outdoors and showed the feasibility of the proposed system.

Keywords: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, Wireless Sensor Network, Arduino

Bibliographical Reference:
Toshie Hirai, Nobuyoshi Yabuki, Tomohiro Fukuda, Takashi Michikawa, and Ali Motamedi. “A CRIME PREVENTION SYSTEM USING ARDUINO AND COMMUNICATION MODULES.” In Proceedings of International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics (ICCBEI 2015), 62. Tokyo, Japan, 2015.

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