Development of Surface Cleaning Robot for Shallow Water

Muhamad Qayyum Dahlan, Herdawatie Abdul Kadir*, Khalid Isa, Radzi Ambar, Mohd Rizal Arshad, Maziyah Mat Noh

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Abstract

Aqua pollutant (river, sea, lake, etc.) is one of the major problem that occurs around the world including Malaysia. One of the major cause of the pollution come from rubbish and illegal toxic waste dumping. This cause the destruction to the aquatic species and ecosystem. River cleaning is usually done when river pollution is in critical condition. This is due to the labor cost of each cleaning project, scheduling problems and shallow water environment. Therefore, the river cleaning system is crucial to ensure that rivers are clean and free from pollution. This project aims to design and develop river cleaning robot to enable real-time monitoring of water cleanliness. Inspired by Indian lake cleaning project, the Waste Hunter Surface Robot is smaller in size and portable. The Waste Hunter Surface Robot is tele-operated robot with two main functions, which are surface cleaning and water quality monitoring. It has a flexible design to clean the various impurities on the surface and below the river’s surface and trench. By implementing an automation system, the system enables in monitoring 24/7 the cleanliness of the water. This project is expected to reduce labor costs and save a large number of states or districts of money.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 10th National Technical Seminar on Underwater System Technology 2018 - NUSYS 2018
EditorsZainah Md Zain, Hamzah Ahmad, Dwi Pebrianti, Mahfuzah Mustafa, Nor Rul Hasma Abdullah, Rosdiyana Samad, Maziyah Mat Noh
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages45-54
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789811337079
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event10th National Technical Seminar on Underwater System Technology, NUSYS 2018 - Pahang, Malaysia
Duration: 26 Sept 201827 Sept 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume538
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference10th National Technical Seminar on Underwater System Technology, NUSYS 2018
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityPahang
Period26/09/1827/09/18

Keywords

  • Shallow water
  • Surface cleaning robot
  • Water quality monitoring

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