Water Transport Infrastructure
Group Members
| Name | Student Id |
|---|---|
| Han Wei Chia | 1002684 |
| Hans Chia | 0979848 |
| Joost Roordink | 1005406 |
| Dennis Rizviç | 1020540 |
| Minjin Song | 1194206 |
| Thomas Gian | 0995114 |
Subject
According to research, one in six people have no access to drinkable water. Even if they have a water source, it takes them hours of travelling long distances to reach it. This causes a harsh environment for humans to survive in. Current methods of transporting water require expensive infrastructure investments, which is often not affordable for areas where water access is limited (they often tend to be fairly poor). We want to see if robots replacing these is a viable option.
Objectives
Our objective investigate the viability of using a robot to replace the manual labor that millions of people need to do to have access to water, compared to other possible solutions to this problem.
Users
The main users are charities that help communities or even the communities themselves that have no convenient access to water in areas with a semi-arid or desert climate. We assume these areas can generate the amount of solar power needed to power the water transport robot for most of the day.
Requirements
Approach
At first we will gather information on the currently existing possible solutions. Then we build a use case through answering questions such as: “What advantages does the robot have over the already existing solutions?”, “How will the logistics of ((bringing to village)) and maintaining the robots work?”. Based on the use case, we can state the technical requirements the robot should have in order to work. Based on the approximate costs of the requirements, we can compare it with other known solutions in terms of pricing. Finally, we will compare all solutions in all perspectives to conclude whether a robot is truly a viable alternative.
Milestones
- Summaries research papers
- USE Aspects
- Locating water research
- Water Transport research
- Water cleansing research
- Existing infrastructure research
- Realize water transport robot
- Incorporate water transport robot in infrastructure.
Deliverables
- Logbook
- Planning
- Final document (including code)
- Presentation
- Research paper of the infrastructure , With Advantages, disadvantages and cost comparisons.