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Design and Fabrication of Robotic Trash Boat To Drive and Harvest Floating Trash in Drainages
Design and Fabrication of Robotic Trash Boat To Drive and Harvest Floating Trash in Drainages
Design and Fabrication of Robotic Trash Boat To Drive and Harvest Floating Trash in Drainages
Abstract— Drainage cleaning is crucial but often neglected, sensor to detect if the trash container is full, GPS module for
leading to clogged systems. To address this, drainage location tracking, and camera for live tracking. Also the
cleaning bots have gained popularity. Our project’s goal is locations which have been cleaned are recorded and the data is
to design and build a bot which is a specialized boat stored in the cloud. This is the use of IOT in this device. The
designed to clean drains by removing floating trash. boat can be controlled using a phone on a mobile app with the
Equipped with cameras and sensors, it navigates and help of a bluetooth module using relay. This is how the device
identifies areas needing cleaning. With a conveyor system, could be controlled using a mobile phone. These Robotic
it harvests trash efficiently, reducing cleaning time and drainage trash cleaning boats can cover a large area quickly and
disruption. The bots are cost-effective, saving on manual efficiently, allowing them to collect more trash in less time
cleaning, blockages, and repairs. They're eco-friendly, than manual laborers could. This makes them an effective
using minimal water and no harsh chemicals, reducing solution for cleaning up large water bodies or areas that are
environmental impact. These robotic trash boats are difficult to access. Unlike traditional cleaning methods that
valuable for maintaining clean and functional drainage may involve the use of harmful chemicals or dredging
systems in residential and commercial settings. operations that can damage aquatic habitats, robotic drainage
trash cleaning boats are an environmentally friendly solution.
Keywords—Drainage cleaning, sensors, conveyor system, robotic They can remove trash without disturbing the surrounding
trash boats. ecosystem, making them a sustainable and safe option for
cleaning up waterways. Robotic drainage trash cleaning boats
I. Introduction are relatively cost-effective compared to other methods of
cleaning up waterways, such as manual labor or large-scale
A large quantity of floating trash is finding its way into the dredging operations. Additionally, they can operate
drainage systems, from where it is potentially able to travel via autonomously, which reduces the need for human intervention
the drain, streams, rivers, lakes and estuaries until it eventually and can help to minimize costs further. Robotic drainage trash
reaches the open sea. Rivers and other water bodies are among cleaning boats are a promising technology that could play a key
the worst affected areas, as waste and other forms of garbage role in cleaning up the world's waterways. By improving water
are being dumped into them at an alarming rate. To tackle this quality, reducing pollution, and promoting sustainable and
problem, there have been many initiatives and ideas, one of environmentally friendly practices, these boats can have a
which is the robotic drainage trash cleaning boat. A prototype positive impact on both the environment and the people who
robotic trash boat we developed which can harvest floating depend on it.
trash from drainage systems. The trash bot can be operated
online/remotely. A robotic drainage trash cleaning boat is an II. LITERATURE STUDY
autonomous watercraft that is designed to collect and remove [1] Dharmesh N. Kandare, Aniket N. Kalel, Aniket S.
trash and other floating waste from water bodies, such as rivers, Jamdade, Gitesh P. Jawale., Their system can stay at one
lakes, and canals. These boats are equipped with advanced place & clean the in range loop area & then move to other
sensors, cameras, and other technologies that enable them to places & cleans the other in range loop areas. Hence it enables
detect and collect different types of trash, including plastics, the system with ‘Area-Wise Cleaning’ rather than Point
metals, and other waste. The bot can be controlled through Cleaning. The project's goal is to remotely manage the sewage
mobile app and it will move through drainage and collect trash cleaning procedure in the drainage system to stop infections
through conveyor and will be temporarily stored in trash from spreading to people. It claims that the method limits the
collector. The robotic trash boat operates using a spread of infections to humans by limiting human involvement
microcontroller which has the overall control over the device. in the cleaning process. Since the main goal of the project is to
The bot is embedded with various sensors like ultrasonic clean up water resources and reduce water pollution, it can be
IV. DESIGN CALCULATION STEP 2 : Select the minimum number of teeth on the smallest
The first step of doing any working model is to make a proper sprocket or pinion
design or sketch of it. This gives a clear idea about the project Minimum number of teeth on sprocket = 21
program it in low-level machine instructions that can be
STEP 3: Calculate number of teeth on the larger sprocket interpreted by the chip hardware. This level of integration is
Minimum number of teeth of larger sprocket= 105 not a problem using the ESP8266 as an embedded controller
chip in mass-produced electronics. It is a huge burden for
STEP 4 : To Determine Design load hobbyists, hackers, or students who want to experiment with it
Design load = Rated power x Service factor(Ks) in their own IoT.
= 0.25 x Service factor (Ks)
= 0.25 x ( (Load factor(K1) x (Lubrication factor
(K2) x Rating factor (K3)
= 0.25 x (1.5 x 1 x 1.25) = 0.45kW
STEP 6 : To determine pitch circle diameter The power window motor consists of a small electric motor and
Pitch circle diameter (D) = p / (sin (180/T)) a gear system. It has four mounting hole positions. There is a
= 9.525 /(sin (180/21)) working voltage of 12 volts DC current. The unit is waterproof
= 9.525 / (sin (8.57)) and ISO 9001 certified.The no-load speed or speed when no
= 63.90 mm torque is applied to the motor shaft is 95 rotations per minute
(rpm) and the no load current is less than 1.5 amperes. When
STEP 7 : To determine pitch line velocity of the smaller the switch is activated, the motor turns, and the gear system
sprocket converts the rotational motion into linear motion, which moves
Pitch line velocity = 𝚷dN/60 the window up or down along the window tracks. Power
= (3.14 x 0.065 x 100) / 60 window motors are available in different sizes and strengths to
Pitch line velocity = 0.34m/s accommodate various window sizes and weights. They are
Load W= Rated power/pitch line velocity designed to be durable and long-lasting.
W = 0.25/ pitch line velocity
W= 0.25 / 0.34
W = 0.25 / 0.34
W = 0.735kN
Load on the chain W= 735N
CHAIN DRIVE
OV7670 CAMERA
IX. REFERENCES
Fig.5.9 OV7670 camera
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VI. FUTURE SCOPE Sanghamitra Gaikwad, Miss. Komal Chougale, Miss. Gauri
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VII. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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