Motion Sensors

Camouflaging home security motion sensors into something unfamiliar to robbers is a good idea. In these changing times, the demand for home security systems has gone from essential to “witty,” as robbers have now evolved to adapt with home security devices.

Witty in the sense that the accustomed look of how these devices appear make it easier for intruders to successfully accomplish their intentions, giving them the upper hand of knowing where they are, thus making the act of disabling, if not avoiding, them easier.

Of course, manufacturers of home security systems are well aware of this condition, and have come up with creative fixes for this. One such creative fix comes in the form of motion sensors integrated into a “regular” florescent light.

The running gears behind a light motion sensor is a passive system that detects infrared energy. These sensors are known as Passive Infrared (PIR) detectors or pyroelectric sensors. Sensitive to the temperature of a human body, these sensors take advantage of the average skin temperature of a person (which is about 98 degrees F) which emits an infrared signal. This signal is emitted with a wavelength between 9 and 10 micrometers, and most detectors are effective in the range of 8 to 12 micrometers.

The simple electronics making up the device depend on these givens to function successfully, talking about infrared sensors.

Another type of popular motion sensor disguised as a “regular” fluorescent light depends on microwave technology. Microwave motion sensors function on the principle of “bounce backs.” What happens is that the sensors emit a sound wave, waiting for a bounce back frequency. Once a change in the frequency is detected during bounce back, the sensor is then aware of a movement happening, and takes necessary action. Automatic doors have been running on this technology for decades now.

Both types could be integrated into a regular light, and would be impossible to notice, especially for unwanted intruders.

The garage could also be a good spot to rig these more than meets the eye motion sensors. Most of the notorious and experienced of thieves prepare getaway vehicles for their heist. The plain looking mail box near the driveway could actually house a motion sensor.

The getaway car would prove to be useless, because once you’ve installed a powerful driveway motion detector, it could inform nearby authorities of un-expected movement within your area. Some incognito driveway motion detectors take pictures of plate numbers and either stores it, or prints it out.
More would the err be on the part of robbers if they use your own car as their getaway vehicle, especially if you have a motion detector system installed.

That fuzzy dice ornament in your car could easily conceal the device, as a robber gets into your car, happy to have disabled your car alarm system, thinking he’s off the hook. What he’s not aware of would be the fact that the installed hidden motion sensor is rigged to register non programmed movement. If the motion sensors register something different from its preprogrammed movements, the system registers this.

Robbers would opt to use the backdoor to get in if the front door is evidently rigged with motion sensors. The backdoor could be rigged with incognito motion sensors taking the guise of ceiling lights.

Some businesses rig their bathroom fans with incognito motion sensors, as added security measures.

The idea of hiding motion sensors behind everyday appliances don’t register as crazy nowadays. The fact of the matter is, the need for them is there, and it may be a good idea to entertain the thought of getting such installed. For added security.