An IoT implementation to ATM safety system

Abstract

Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cash robbery is very common in many countries including India. The cash robbery by damaging the ATM and breaking the cash vault is the prime technique to loot cash from ATM. Remote locations of the ATM, less or no security guards. Negligence and inadequate safety measures are the main reasons for ATM cash robbery in India. Many gangs perform ATM robbery only because it is easy and comparatively safer compared to the bank robbery. The amount lost in the ATM robbery is the hard-earned money of the public and its loot indirectly hits the public as lesser money in the hand of banking leads to lesser money in the hands of the public. ATM robbers have become smarter and darer after several successful loots. Much faster and stronger tools are being used today like gas cutters, welding, and pneumatic breakers. Even JCBs are used to lift the whole ATM itself to be break opened later. It is evident that the safety of all the ATMs cannot be guaranteed with manual means. With the appropriate use of technology, it is practically possible to save the ATMs. One thing is observant that in all types of ATM robbery the ATM box is damaged for sure in one or another way. Our proposed ideology is based on this concept to detect the damage exerted on the ATM boxes. To report the damage, this research work utilizes the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, which has worldwide coverage. It is currently the most efficient communication technology. To report the incidence to the authorities, IoT is the best possible solution as it uses internet technology which is already present in the ATMs. The embedded system is combined with IoT to perform the task. The ESP8266 based IoT system connected with a vibration sensor and ATMEGA 328 P PU microcontroller is utilized for ATM robbery detection and alert to authorities. Our paper performs a detailed analysis of the issue and concludes the most appropriate solution. Also, this research work replicates the overall system and verify its possibility to be implemented for real-time operations.