WasteBot

Project Title

WasteBot

Project Area of Specialization Internet of ThingsProject Summary

Water pollution is the contamination of water sources typically due to human activity, caused by pollutants such as plastic, wrappers or bags entering the natural environment. Plastics are cheap and durable, with high processing rates of plastic. The chemical structure of most plastics however resists many natural degradation processes and thus slows to degrade due to which pollutes the water for a longer duration.

For this concerning issue on water contamination our team is proposing an innovative idea which is to use a robot to clear away plastic materials hover around the water surface. This robot (waste-bot) is controlled through an application running on a smartphone interacting via wireless connectivity such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth allowing the user to view to collect the waste material without any physical contact protecting thus user from the germs as well providing a clean environment for all. The bot is directed by the user via an app that communicates with the bot through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi depending on the distance; it is a cross-platform application for both iPhones and an Android device which would allow the users to navigate the hovering bot, making it able to pick up waste from the land and the water surface.

Project Objectives

Project Objectives:

This projects aims to design and develop technology involving user operated garbage collector consisting of a robot model which would allow the general-people to have the ability to voluntarily involve in this state-of-the-art recycling process without any human-contact protecting them from the disease causes by the germs but also making the environment safe and sound therefore the major objectives of this product is to create a sustainable environment and eradicate plastic pollution from the sea or beaches.

Reduction of Water Pollution:

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities, Polluted water can carry diseases and more than 1.2 billion people don’t even have clean water to drink or use to wash. Contaminated soil can transmit toxins and chemicals directly into our food. Pollution has a negative impact on our health even if you don’t come into contact with it during your daily life for this purpose our project can help in clearing it.

Local Authorities Responsible for cleaning water pollution:

The waste-management bot would be very useful to the assigned authorities which are assigned to clean land near the sea as this would be an opportunity for them to us a user-controlled machinery to accomplish their daily objectives, saving them time and effort.

Project Implementation Method

Requirements:

All possible requirements of the system to be developed are captured in this phase and documented in a requirement specification document that is estimation all of the necessary requirements that would require this product to work efficiently as depicted

Analysis:

During this second stage, the system is analyzed in order to properly generate the models that could be used according to the prior requirement of the waste-bot

System Design:

The requirement specifications from first phase are studied in this phase and the system design is prepared. This system design helps in specifying hardware and system requirements and helps in defining the overall system hardware’s architecture and providing a technical sketch for the user interface for the application.

Coding / Implementation:

The Hardware integration and implementation are processed in this phase The actual source code is finally written in this fourth stage, implementing all models and service integrations that were specified in the previous stages.

Testing:

The whole system that was developed in the implementation phase is tested for any faults and failures.

Deployment:

Once the functional and non-functional testing is done; the product is released for the beneficiaries.

Maintenance:

After deployment of the application, it requires subsequent support and maintenance to keep it functional and up-to-date.

WaterFall:

The waterfall method is sequential and linear approach to develop any software. We will use Waterfall methodology forthe waste-bot due to the fact that requirements are perfectly clear and the need of client is not necessary as well.

The Necessary Phases for this models are: 

1. Requirements.
2. Analysis.
3. Design.
4. Coding / Implementation.
5. Testing.
6. Deployment.
7. Maintenance.

Software Model:

• We know all the requirements of our project clearly and we do not supposed to change them in future. 
• Our project definition is stable. 
• Our technology is understood. 
• There are no ambiguities requirements in our projects. 
• The waterfall model progresses through easily understandable and explainable phases and thus it is easy to use. 
• It is easy to manage due to the rigidity of the model – each phase has specific deliverables and a review process. 
• In this model, phases are processed and completed one at a time and they do not overlap. The waterfall model works well for smaller projects where requirements are very well understood.

Project Model Diagram:

Benefits of the Project

• General People: General People would benefit the most as this project may help the people to be in a better/clean environment and also allows them to participate voluntarily in the cleanliness of the sea-side.
• Wildlife Habitats: Our rivers and ocean waters teem with life that depends on shoreline, beaches and marshes. They are critical habitats for hundreds of species of fish and other aquatic life. Migratory water birds use the areas for resting and feeding.
• Recreation and Quality Of Life: Water is a great playground  for us all. The scenic and recreational values of our waters are reasoning many people choose to live where they do. Visitors are drawn to water activities such as swimming, fishing, boating and picnicking.
• Food-providers Near The Sea: This project not only assists the general people but also impacts the commercial level as well by providing them to work on a clean and safe environment allowing them grow their business as well.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Technical Details:

The Project includes a motorized bot capable of containing a limited amount of plastic which is carried from over the surface of the water, this motorized-bot(Wastebot)’s construction is precisely calculated in order for it to hover over the surface as desired with the amount of plastic included. WasteBot includes highly functional motor allowing it to consume less energy from the standardized battery attached to the bot and provide a richer experience in fulfilling the desired objective. Wireless Communication with the bot is achieved using the latest version of Raspberry with which the User are able to navigate the bot using an android Application based on Kotlin, with water-proof high resolution 8MP camera that is capable of providing reasonable quality in less bandwidth consumption.

Mobile Application :-

• Registration of User
• Login Users
• Navigation.
• Real Time View via Wireless Camera.
• Trigger button for the plastic consumption.

HARDWARE :-

• Motorized water proof bot.
• Portable Charging Station.

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry ITOther Industries Transportation Core Technology Internet of Things (IoT)Other Technologies Clean TechSustainable Development Goals Clean Water and SanitationRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	80000
Body/Housing	Equipment	1	15000	15000
Arduino Mega Board	Equipment	1	2500	2500
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B+ Starter Kit	Equipment	1	16000	16000
Raspberry Pi 4 IR-CUT Focal Adjustable 5 MP OV5647	Equipment	1	3000	3000
Wi-Fi Module	Equipment	1	1000	1000
Bluetooth Module	Equipment	1	800	800
Relay Board	Equipment	4	400	1600
Motor Drivers	Equipment	3	700	2100
Ultrasonic Sensor	Equipment	3	500	1500
Brushless Motors With Props	Equipment	2	5000	10000
Circuit Box	Equipment	2	500	1000
Wiring	Equipment	1	2000	2000
Switch Buttons	Equipment	5	40	200
Servo Motors	Equipment	2	500	1000
Bearings	Equipment	4	300	1200
GSM Module	Equipment	1	1200	1200
Lipo Batteries	Equipment	2	3000	6000
Bread Boards	Equipment	3	300	900
ESC(Electronic speed controller)	Equipment	2	1500	3000
Print Report, Poster, brochures. Travel	Miscellaneous	1	10000	10000