An Improvised Anti-theft Door Alarm for Security and Safety of the People

Living in Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Sta. Maria, Bulacan

12- Harmony (STEM) – GENERAL PHYSICS 2
Members: Bridget Bordeos, Rei Angelo Dizon, Carlos Libao, Frances Claire Jose, Kyle Andrea Dela Cruz,
Erika Mariz Delos Santos

I. INTRODUCTION
We have been tasked to create a tool that would be applicable and useful in a society. So for our final
output, we decided to construct a door alarm which will serve as protection for the people in the community.
The likes of those who cannot afford high quality security for their homes, most especially those who only have
traditional lodging like huts and cabins that do not have locks or latches on their doors.

We live in the Philippines, and to be honest, a lot of crime has been revolving around the country. Theft,
for one, is not uncommon and our community Brgy. Sta Clara is not an exemption to it. A lot of cases of theft
has been happening for a time around here which is why we chose to devise a door alarm that will produce high
pitched sounds and flashing lights when triggered. It is a good way to provide added security to one’s home.

This device will emit a loud siren to trigger your home security system. These alarms are a great
addition to your student's dorm room, the young professional's apartment, or the family looking for a simple
solution to secure doors, windows, and more.

II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Intrusion is a common concern especially in urban areas in the Philippines. In fact, with rising crime
statistics, more and more consumers are beginning to invest in home security systems.
In a recent survey, 66.02% of respondents fear intruders breaking into their homes. In 2012 alone, NSO
and other government and private agencies reported a total of 26,988 robberies. And in 2013, theft, physical
assault, and robbery were the top three most common crimes reported to local authorities. (Numbeo, 2012).
In the past, homeowner relied on the lock of their door and they would ask a favor to their neighbors to
watch over their property when they are away. In today’s society, locks on the doors and the presence of
neighbors provide a little security for the home. Locks can easily be picked and in communities most are at
work or school during the day. The modern homeowner must turn to electronics to ensure a security system
installation for the home. Through utilization of electronics, home security can be achieved by anyone. The
more advanced security system is, the better quality of security may be achieved. (Rodriguez, 2010).
Security in homes is very important since it makes every household safer and more secure. This
comprises several important reasons to consider a home security system. In personal safety, as thieves break
into a house, they are not likely concerned with the personal safety of anyone in the house. There are people
who are just interested in hurting people inside. By its property, at any time, a house may be broken into even
there’s no very valuable material. Thieves can find value in things that every household might not. With this
security system, households may have peace of mind as they leave their houses and can sleep better, knowing
that if someone wants to break in, they would be alerted. And strange noise in the middle of the night can likely
be relegated to the house setting or something less serious. (Amon, 2011).
Household anti-burglary security comes in a variety of forms, and there is mixed evidence about their
effectiveness: it appears that some devices are more effective in thwarting burglaries than others. Homes with
no or low-level security have 7 times and 75 per cent, respectively, more burglaries than homes with high-level
security (Pease and Gill, 2011).
Households with less-than-basic security were found to experience 6 times more burglaries than those
with basic security, and 10 times more than those with enhanced (Flatley et al, 2010, p. 2). Households with no
security were also found to be at greater risk than those with basic or enhanced security (Tilley, 2009; Flatley et
al, 2010).
In the present context, security devices tend to make the target – the household – less suitable for
victimization (target suitability being a cornerstone of routine activity theory (Cohen and Felson, 1979).
Security system is very helpful and important. It makes the household safer and homeowner safety. With
the help of this kind of security, it will surely prevent robbery in a community o simply in houses. Also, the
homeowners will be alerted if someone attemps to go inside the house.

III. METHODOLOGY
III.A. MATERIALS

 1.5 volt battery

 1.5 volt mini buzzer

 Cardboard (like from a cereal box)

 Electrical tape

 Glue

 Insulated wire (3 strands, small gauge)

 Piece of plywood (4x12 in (10.2x30.5 cm) or larger)

 Tape measure (or measuring stick)

 Wall hangers (glue-based, removable)

 Wooden clothespin (with spring)

 3 - 5 feet (.91 - 1.5 m) of string

 Wire snips (or sturdy scissors)

 Wire strippers
III.B. PROCEDURE

Part One: Readying to Build and Mounting the Alarm

1. Gather the materials. The supplies that will be needed was available at local hardware store or home
center.

2. Attach the plywood to the wall next to the door. Use removable wall hangers or tape to attach the wood
on the wall. This will be the base of the door alarm. Drill holes might be needed in the wood to hang it
from the hangers.

 Attach the piece of wood close to the top of the door, within a foot (30.5 cm) from the door frame.

 Alternatively, place the alarm flat on a desk, nightstand, or bookshelf positioned close to the door so that
hanging it won’t be needed.

 An alarm that's high up will be harder to reach and deactivate. Doing this, however, might require more
string.

3. Cut three strands of insulated wire. Use a pair of sturdy scissors or wire snips to cut three stands of wire
each one foot (30.5 cm) long. If using scissors, it may have to work these back and forth before the wire
weakens and cuts.

 Measure the wires with a tape measure or measuring stick and bend the wires where it will be cut. This
will make it easier to cut accurately.

 A sharp knife, like a utility knife, can work as a substitute.

4. Strip the ends of each strand. Each wire should be covered in an insulated coating. This can be stripped
off with the wire strippers. Place two inches (5 cm) of wire into the slot on the strippers that is marked
for the gauge of wire you are using. Close the strippers firmly and pull the wire through to remove the
insulation. Do this for both ends of each strand.

 Scissors or a utility knife can also be used to remove insulation. Cut the insulation then peel off the
insulation.

 If the insulation doesn't come free easily, use a pair of pliers to grip the insulation firmly and pull it off.

Part Two: Building an Alarm

1. Tape the battery and buzzer onto your wooden board. Use electrical tape to attach these to the wood.
The tape should not interfere with or cover any of the connections for the electrical circuit for the
buzzer, nor should it cover the positive (+) or negative (-) ends of the battery.

 The buzzer may come with screw holes. For a sturdier alarm, screw the buzzer into the wood. Be careful
to use short nails so these don't protrude through the board.
2. Wrap the stripped wire around the ends of the clothespin. Wrap one stripped end of two pieces of wire
around front most divot of the top of the clip-end of the clothespin. Do the same to the bottom of the
clip-end of the pin with a separate wire. Twist the stripped wires around the pin until they are tight.

 When the pin closes, the wires should touch. This will complete the circuit that sets off the alarm.

3. Connect the bottom-pin wire to the battery. Position the wire so it is directly touching the positive (+)
end of the battery. Use a piece of electrical tape to fasten the wire in place. If your battery is in a dock or
cradle, attach the wire to the positive connector or wire for the cradle and tape it in place.

4. Connect one non-battery wire to the buzzer. There should be a small opening in the buzzer where the
wire can be inserted. There should be two connectors, positive and negative. Touch one of the top
clothes pin wires directly to the positive input for the buzzer.

 Alternatively, the buzzer may have wire leads coming off of it. Strip these, if necessary, and twist the
non-battery wire to the positive buzzer wire.

5. Break the circuit with a piece of cardboard. Cut a medium sized piece of cardboard to insert between the
wires wrapped around the clothespin. Insert the cardboard so that the wires on the clothespin do not
touch when it is closed. This will stop the buzzer from going off.

 Any non-conductive material will work to break the circuit. Try small pieces of paper, wood, or rubber.

 You may need to fold thin cardboard so there is more distance between wires. Very thin cardboard may
not reliably keep the circuit broken.

6. Connect the remaining wires. Attach the stripped end of one of the remaining free clothes pin wires to
the negative (-) end of the battery. Fasten it with electrical tape. Then, in the same fashion as the first,
attached the final clothespin wire to the negative (-) input for the buzzer.

 After finish attaching the wire to the buzzer, cover any remaining bare wires with tape. While the circuit
is engaged, touching bare wire will result in a shock.

 Be careful not to knock out the circuit breaker between the wires of clothespin. Doing so will complete
the circuit, and likely cause a small shock when trying to attach the wire to the buzzer.

7. Test the switch by completing the circuit. Lay the alarm on a flat surface. Open the clothespin and
remove the circuit breaker (piece of cardboard). When the clothespin closes, the circuit should complete
and the buzzer turns on.

 The ends of stripped wire on the clothespin should be in good contact. If they aren't or are just barely
touching, wrap more wire around the clothespin.

 When adjusting the clothespin wires, disengage the battery from the circuit to prevent getting shocked.

8. Check connections and the battery if the buzzer doesn't activate. If the buzzer doesn't activate, one of the
connections is likely loose. Reinsert the breaker (cardboard) and refasten all connections. After that, if
the alarm still doesn't work, replace your current battery with a new one.
  To improve connections between wires, wrap wires together. After that, tape bare wires to prevent
accidental shocks.

 To improve the connection between connectors, use pliers to coil the end of the wire in a small circle.
The circle should be small enough to fit against the connector. Tape the wire circle to the connector.

 In some cases, you may have a faulty buzzer. Test the buzzer by hooking it up to a traditional power
source as directed in the buzzer directions. If it doesn't work, the buzzer is faulty.

Part Three: Installing the Alarm

1. Glue the clothespin to the board. Remove the board from the wall. Battery and buzzer should already be
taped to it. Glue the clothespin so it is positioned somewhat close to the battery and buzzer. Follow the
glue directions and allow the glue to dry completely before moving on.

 A clothespin is small enough that general purpose glue or hot glue should work to fasten it.

2. Manage excess wires with tape and hang the board. Wires sticking out in all directions can be a hazard.
They can snag on objects or be easily pulled out. Damaged wires will deactivate the alarm. Tape the
wires to the board to prevent them from snagging or being pulled out. Then re-hang the board on the
wall.

3. Attach the string to the piece of cardboard in the clothespin. Tape a piece of string to the cardboard.
Alternatively, use scissors to make a small hole in the cardboard and tie the string to the hole in the
cardboard in a simple knot.

 Make sure the string is firmly attached to the cardboard. The door may be opened suddenly. If weakly
fastened, the string may pull free while the cardboard remains. In this case, the alarm will not go off.

4. Fasten the other end of the string to door. Attach the string to the doorknob or tape it to a part of the
door. Adjust the length of the string so that when the door opens, the string is pulled. When the
cardboard pulls out, the alarm will go off.

III. C. BLUEPRINT
IV. ASSUMPTION
The Anti-theft Door Alarm is an improvised device which secures the people inside a house, room, etc.
This device ensures your safety when you are too busy or when you are sleeping at night. This alarm is pasted
to the wall beside the door. As you see in the blueprint, there is a nylon connected to the cardboard and that
nylon will also pinned to the door.

If the door is opened, the alarm will turned on because the cardboard pulled so the tendency the two screws
will collide, if they collide the alarm will turned on because there are wires connected to them and to the buzzer
and Led Light. To stop or to turn off the alarm, the cardboard must return to the clothespin (at the middle of 2
screws).

This device is really good to use for safety. It is a way to help your home while you're away, when you're
sleeping, too busy, or during vacations.

It is important that we secure our home properly, by this product it is a great help to everyone most
especially to the homes that can't provide expensive security for their family.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Numbeo, (2012). Retrieved from Investing from home Security Systems:
https://www.zipmatch.com/blog/invest-in-home-security-systems/
Rodriguez, (2010). Retrieved from Security Doors and Windows with Alarms System using GSM:
https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=7260
Amon, (2011). Retrieved from Security Doors and Windows with Alarms System using GSM:
https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=7260
Please and Gill, (2011). Retrieved from The Effectiveness of Burglary Security Devices:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/sj.2014.30
Tilley, (2009); Flatley et al, (2010). Retrieved from The Effectiveness of Burglary Security Devices:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/sj.2014.30
Cohen and Felson, (1979). Retrived from The Effectiveness of Burglary Security Devices:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/sj.2014.30
 ASSIGNED TASKS:
I. INTRODUCTION:
- CARLOS LIBAO
- FRANCES CLAIRE JOSE
II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
- KYLE ANDREA DELA CRUZ
III. METHODOLOGY
A. MATERIALS & B. PROCEDURE
- BRIDGET BORDEOS
C. BLUEPRINT
- REI ANGELO DIZON
IV. ASSUMPTION
- ERIKA MARIZ DELOS SANTOS