Robotic Trash Collector Boat Using Artificial Intelligent Techniques

The main aim of the proposed work is to remove the floating trashes that are disposed in the river banks, lakes, ponds, estuaries and urban drain. In this proposed system, Artificial Intelligence enabled robotic trash boat is designed to harvest these floating trashes without any manual intervention. The system is integrated with the microcontroller unit which is connected with the camera, ultrasonic sensor, GSM module, power supply, motor driver and servo motor. The camera is used to detect the wastes and captures its image with the help of image processing. The ultrasonic sensor is used to detect the obstacles in order to drive the boat properly. The robotic arm which is driven by servo motor is programmed to find and collect the floating trash. When the Power supply is fed to the microcontroller, the motor which is coupled with the propeller and conveyor starts to operate where the trashes are collected by the conveyor and dumped in the bin present inside the boat. Once the trashes are filled, the information is sent to the GSM module and the boat would return to the hub with the help of GPS and it will throws out the waste. The information that is received from the GSM module can be sent to the mobile phone for future purpose.