AN ULTRA-VIOLET

STERILIZATION ROBOT
FOR DISINFECTION
Problem Statement
To Design and Develop an Ultraviolet
(UV) disinfection and sterilization robot
that kills germs in the environment by
decomposing their DNA structures, thus
preventing and reducing the spread of
viruses, bacteria and other harmful
microorganisms and dispense medicine to
COVID19 patients.
Introduction
■ The absolute best way of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic is
to just not get coronavirus in the first place. By now, you’ve
(hopefully) had all of the strategies for doing this drilled into your
skull—wash your hands, keep away from large groups of people,
wash your hands, stay home when sick, wash your hands, avoid
travel when possible, and please, please wash your hands.
■ To prevent the spread of coronavirus (and everything else) through
hospitals, keeping surfaces disinfected is incredibly important, but
it’s also dirty, dull, and (considering what you can get infected
with) dangerous. And that’s why it’s an ideal task for autonomous
robots.
Existing System
■ humans can inadvertently miss certain areas, or not expose
them long enough.
■ Manual cleaning is time consuming.
■ Overuse of Chemical based Cleaners.
Project Concept
■ UV disinfection and sterilization robot kills germs in the environment by
decomposing their DNA structures, thus preventing and reducing the spread
of viruses, bacteria and other harmful microorganisms. The key Components
of UV robot are UV-C Lamp, Motors, Battery, ESP32 Microcontroller,
Motion sensor and Sonar sensors for Obstacle detection.
■ The Heart of the system is a microcontroller. It is programed to accept inputs
to sense obstacles around it and navigate the robot around the room to avoid
any collision. multiple sonar sensors mounted on robot to detect obstacles and
one motion sensor to detect human presence in the room.
■ The Servo motor based robotic arm is used to dispense medicine to patient to
avoid the spread of novel corona virus
■ The android and iOS application is used to set robot in manual mode or
Autonomous mode.
Block Diagram
Project Features
■ Strong sterilization and disinfection capabilities
■ Large working space
■ Unmanned operation
■ disinfection rate of 99.99%
■ Automatic Medicine Dispensing
Hardware required
■ ESP32 Microcontroller
■ Sonar sensors, Motion Sensor
■ UV-C Light
■ Geared Motor – 200RPM
■ Servo Motor Based Arm
■ Power Supply – (12V DC) – Battery
■ Relay Modules
Software required
■ Programming language – Python
■ Tool – Android Studio, PyCharm, FileZilla, SSH client
■ Protocol – MQTT / HTTP
■ Cloud –Google Firebase
■ Android/iOS Application - Flutter
Advantages
■ Limited Constraints
■ Shorter travel path
■ Manual and Fully Autonomous Mode
■ Time and labor savings
■ Cost savings
Disadvantages
■ Expensive for small Hospitals
■ Slow speed of travel
■ Long exposure needed to kill the virus.
■ Harmful for Human Health
Conclusion
In general, remember that UVC requires long exposures with the
appropriate system—if exposure is long enough to kill a virus, it’s
also harmful to you.
we believe robots should be created for the benefits they provide.
Healthcare professionals and researchers have already shown how
UVC can kill microorganisms—its use must be combined with a
chemical cleaning process, with the appropriate UVC exposure
time and with the appropriate safety protections. UVC solutions
that do not meet those criteria are not only ineffective, they also
add barriers to our real fight against COVID-19.
References
(1) Evaluation of an Ultraviolet C (UVC) Light-Emitting Device for Disinfection of High Touch Surfaces in Hospital Critical Areas (Beatrice Casini & al, 2019)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6801766/

(2) Comparison of UV C light and chemicals for disinfection of surfaces in hospital isolation units. (Andersen BM & al, 2006)
https://europepmc.org/article/med/16807849

(3) CleanSlateUV (2020) https://cleanslateuv.com/healthcare

(4) UV Sterilization Robots – The Latest Infection Prevention Technology in Disinfecting Operating Rooms (Meditek) https://www.meditek.ca/uv-sterilization-robots-
infection-prevention-technology-operating-rooms/

(5) UVC Disinfection, A comprehensive portfolio to meet your unique needs (Skytron) https://www.skytron.com/products/infection-prevention/uvc-light-disinfection-
robots/

(6) LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots, Intensity Matters (Xenex) https://www.xenex.com/our-solution/lightstrike/

(7) ISO 15858:2016 UV-C Devices — Safety information — Permissible human exposure (International Standards Organization, 2016)
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:15858:ed-1:v1:en

(8) About UVC (Klaran) https://www.klaran.com/klaran-university/about-uvc

(9) Ultraviolet radiation (Canada Occupational Health and Safety) https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/phys_agents/ultravioletradiation.html

(10) Office of risk management – UV exposure limits (University of Ottawa, 2020) https://orm.uottawa.ca/my-safety/em-radiation/uv/exposure-limits

(11) Reduce Hospital Acquired Infections with the UV Disinfection Robot (Blue Ocean Robotics) http://www.uvd-robots.com/
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