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ISSN No: - 2456 2165

An IOT Approach for Motion Detection Using

Raspberry PI
Vinay Kumar Chowdary Ravipati Vineela Thonduri
M.Tech Student,Dept. of VLSI & Embedded System Design Assistant Professor, Dept. Of ECE
Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, JNTU-K Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, JNTU-K
Guntur-AP, India Guntur-AP, India
vamanvinay@gmail.com vineelathonduri@gmail.com

AbstractInternet of things is mainly used to transfer the data Taking. Along these lines, it is vital for the surveillance
over a network without requiring human interface. This papers systems additionally to be enhanced with the evolving scene.
aim is to provide security system for households, Offices or This project is focused on developing a surveillance system
Industries etc. Here we are developing an application to that detects motion and to respond speedily by capturing an
continuously monitor the environment. Mainly this system
image and relaying it to an administrator device through the
detects the changes in the environment i.e. if there are any
motions are detected then this system is going to alarm the internet platform. The system will require Raspberry Pi
person/owner. Whenever the motions are detected, this system module, motion detection sensor, camera and internet
captures the images of the motions and these motions are sent to connection. User can monitor the system form anywhere in the
the owner mail ID and also it will sends notification to an world.
android application. So the user will take necessary action based Raspberry pi is credit card sized computer that has the
on the notification received. In the proposed solution, the capability to become a camera security system when its own
raspberry pi is interfaced with camera module. camera board is used. A new methodology has been developed
to detect the motion. PIR sensors allow you to sense motion,
Keywords- Internet of Things; Raspberry Pi almost always used to detect whether a human has moved in or
I. INTRODUCTION out of the sensors range. They are small, inexpensive, low-
power, easy to use and don't wear out. When ever PIR detects a
The internet of Things (IOT) is the internetworking of motion inside the room, the image will be captured through
physical devices, buildings and other items embedded with camera and stored temporarily in the raspberry pi module. A
electronics, software, sensors, actuators and network python script is used to send email notifications every time
connectivity that enable these objects to collect and exchange motion is detected. With these components, a cost effective,
data. It is expected that by 2020, 20 billion devices will be low power and efficient security camera system is made.
connected with the Internet. This system is built in general Therefore, advantages like these, makes this application ideal
purpose and so area is not limited for the use of system and for monitoring in prevented or secured areas.
include many applications where it can be used which replace
existing system. It is also user friendly as if user can access the The core problem faced by any system is its cost
system from remotely as well as locally as per the situation. effectiveness. The existing systems available are CCTV
cameras, fingerprint detection, face recognition, so these
traditional methods employed for building such security
systems includes costly sensors and different modules which
unnecessarily increase the cost and complexity and are also
difficult to implement.

These limitations provided us an impetus to build a cost

effective, efficient, high speed processing security system that
can be controlled and monitored miles and miles away through
the internet.
II. NEED FOR PROJECT
Fig 1: The IoT Different Services, Technologies It is beneficial to integrate and implement IOT into security
system to detect motion, for example, when you are at remote
As of late security concerns have developed hugely, it is location and you want to monitor and get notification if any
essential for all to have the capacity to defend their property activity happens at your home or office. The project aims to
from common damages, for example, burglaries, pulverization provide technology oriented and low cost system to monitor
of property and so on. As the innovation is generally motion detection. Main emphasis is to provide user friendly
developing in present day world, the strategies utilized by interface, which would send quick notification to user through
hoodlums and looters are likewise similarly enhanced in email or text message.

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III. PROPOSED WORK PIR sensor:

This project is focused on developing a surveillance system A PIR or a Passive Infrared Sensor can be used to detect
that detects motion and to respond speedily by capturing an presence of human beings in its proximity. The output can be
image and relaying it to an administrator device through the used to control the function of USB camera.
internet platform. The system will require Raspberry Pi
Pushetta Application:
module, motion detection sensor, camera and internet
connection. It will come up with an implementation of a Pushetta is an application made to push real-time notifications
surveillance system which presents the idea of monitoring a to a wide range of devices (cell phones, programs, savvy TV,
particular place in remote areas. The system can be monitored etc.,).We can push notification from cloud in the event that we
by the user from anywhere in the world. enrolled on Pushetta website.

Surveillance System consists of mainly two parts: System works on Raspbian operating system and it requires
internet and 650 mA@5v power supplies.
Hard-Wired Surveillance Systems: Image is captured through Opens and programming to send
In this type of systems wires are used to connect the cameras, notification is done in with Python scripting language.
motion detectors, power supply and LAN cable with the pi.
Whenever PIR detects any intrusion it will send signal to the
Remote Access Systems: raspberry pi GPIO pin. Raspberry pi senses that signal and
triggers the USB camera for capturing. The captured image
In these type of systems we are able to monitor and
temporarily stored in raspberry SD card along with that system
control a surveillance system from anywhere in the world
will send one notification message to users android device.
through an Android device.

B. Project Implementation
Setting up Raspberry Pi

We need to write the desired OS into a SD card, and then insert

SD card into Raspberry pi Micro USB slot. Connect Mouse
and Keyboard to it. Attach power cable along with HDMI
cable which connects the Raspberry pi with monitor. Provide
DC input power supply to Raspberry pi.

Fig 2: Block Diagram

From the above block diagram it is clear that the project is

divided into two sections, the raspberry pie will be in a remote
place, spying the activities. The controlling of the device will
be done from anywhere in the world through an Android
application. The system consists an USB camera to capture the
images of the intruder.
A. System Overview
The functionality of the different components is listed below:
USB Camera:
USB Camera is used to capture the image when PIR detects a
motion and sends it to the Raspberry Pis USB port. Here USB
Camera model 2.0 is used. Fig 3: Setup for Raspberry pi Installation
Raspberry Pi: Operating raspberry pi without display, keyboard and
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card-sized computer, can function mouse
as a proper desktop computer or be used to build smart Provide internet connection to Raspberry pi through RJ-45
devices. cable, give power supply and attach USB camera, without
Android device: using any pc through Putty raspberry pi can programmed, and
then system works in standalone mode. Through IP address of
An Android device is needed to see the captured pictures raspberry pi systems command window can access.
remotely and furthermore get the notification message.

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Fig 6: Capturing images when motion detected

Sending Notification

When PIR detects a motion it sends signal to pi, signal triggers

camera, it will send notification to the user through an Android
application. Peseta is the application used here. Before that
Fig 4: Putty configuration subscription for one channel is required. When the intrusion
detects it will send notification to that particular subscribed
Installing VNC Server on Raspberry Pi channel.
Use following Command to install VNC.

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install tight VNC server
Client Side (Laptop)
To operate raspberry from remote location download VNC
client and enter IP address of pi dynamically, Since it has SSH,
Using network pi could be operate from anywhere as long as it
is connected to network.
Running VNC Server at Start Up in Raspberry Pi

VNC enable the system operations remotely with GUI of

raspberry pi, so ensure that VNC automatically starts at start up
in raspberry pith connections between PIR and raspberry pi
hardware should be as shown in fig.
Fig 7: Subscribed channel and notification on that channel
IV. FUTURE ENHANCEMENT
This system can be enhanced in future by adding additional
infrared emitting system to detect the people face if they wore
the mask on his/her face. Apart from this we can interface
sensors like Gas sensors, Smoke sensors and Fire sensors to
provide alerts respectively.
V. CONCLUSION
Fig 5: Connections between PIR and pi hardware Raspberry Pi turns out to be a brilliant, economical and
effective platform for executing the home automation. This
Motion Detection project basically concentrates on the motion detection and it
empowers the owners to monitor their homes and building
Motion flag activates when python script failed to match the even from remote areas. This system could be an option for
last and present frames of live video, when the flag activates costly security systems are being utilized as a part of the
system triggers the camera to take continues snapshots. present days. This system does not require any exceptional
changes in the foundation at where it is installed. It can be
executed without much trouble.

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