Water is an essential resource for life, ecosystems, agriculture, and industry. Despite covering more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, freshwater accounts for a small fraction, emphasizing the importance of conservation for public health, economic growth, and environmental sustainability. Unfortunately, water pollution has become a major global issue. Industrial waste introduces harmful chemicals and heavy metals into water bodies, while agricultural runoff, which contains excess fertilizers and pesticides, causes nutrient pollution and eutrophication. Furthermore, domestic sewage, plastic debris, and oil spills exacerbate water quality degradation, posing serious risks to aquatic ecosystems and human health. Addressing water pollution poses significant challenges. The sheer amount of contamination makes manual cleanup labor-intensive and inefficient. Traditional methods for removing floating waste from water are often constrained by their reliance on non-renewable energy sources and lack advanced capabilities like air and water quality monitoring or real-time video analysis. As a result, a novel IoT-based cloud integrated robot is designed to collect floating waste from water for environment sustainability. The proposed system, powered by solar-electric battery, operates reliably in diverse environments. Featuring an ESP32 microcontroller with GPS, sensors, and motors, it efficiently collects floating waste. It offers two modes: automatic mode for obstacle avoidance, waste collection, and bin management, and manual mode for user control via a web server. The server provides live data, camera feeds, and joystick controls, with Wi-Fi enabling cloud-based monitoring. Programmed using Arduino IDE, the system also monitors water and air quality, supporting sustainable waste management.

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Water Monitoring and Waste Collecting Robot with Cloud Connectivity

  • C. H. Nagaraju,
  • N. Padmaja,
  • S. Sameera,
  • C. Sasi Kumar,
  • B. Shanmuka Charan

摘要

Water is an essential resource for life, ecosystems, agriculture, and industry. Despite covering more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, freshwater accounts for a small fraction, emphasizing the importance of conservation for public health, economic growth, and environmental sustainability. Unfortunately, water pollution has become a major global issue. Industrial waste introduces harmful chemicals and heavy metals into water bodies, while agricultural runoff, which contains excess fertilizers and pesticides, causes nutrient pollution and eutrophication. Furthermore, domestic sewage, plastic debris, and oil spills exacerbate water quality degradation, posing serious risks to aquatic ecosystems and human health. Addressing water pollution poses significant challenges. The sheer amount of contamination makes manual cleanup labor-intensive and inefficient. Traditional methods for removing floating waste from water are often constrained by their reliance on non-renewable energy sources and lack advanced capabilities like air and water quality monitoring or real-time video analysis. As a result, a novel IoT-based cloud integrated robot is designed to collect floating waste from water for environment sustainability. The proposed system, powered by solar-electric battery, operates reliably in diverse environments. Featuring an ESP32 microcontroller with GPS, sensors, and motors, it efficiently collects floating waste. It offers two modes: automatic mode for obstacle avoidance, waste collection, and bin management, and manual mode for user control via a web server. The server provides live data, camera feeds, and joystick controls, with Wi-Fi enabling cloud-based monitoring. Programmed using Arduino IDE, the system also monitors water and air quality, supporting sustainable waste management.