PRE2024 3 Group14
Chantal, Julien, Misha, Anbiya, Danila
Group members
Name | Student ID | Current Study Programme |
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Chantal Smits | 1689339 | Electrical Engineering |
Julien Rodriguez | 1829599 | Computer Science and Engineering |
Mihail Abramov | 1813978 | Applied Mathematics & Computer Science and Engineering |
Anbiya Popal | 1838849 | Electrical Engineering |
Danila Bogdanovs | 1782746 | Electrical Engineering |
Introduction
The struggles of waste collection are a big issue nowadays. Waste is found in the streets, in the rivers and oceans, and plastics can even be found in some of our food now, due to a lack of recycling. Most people have struggled with wether some piece of litter goes into plastic, paper or waste bin, or alternatively, they are out somewhere and cannot find any bins at all. At festivals and other big events like it, a lot of waste is often left on the big fields. Clearing this trash is a task that needs to be done, but is very labour intensive. Therefore we think that this should, and could be automized. We want to create a set of robots, one flying above the field to locate the trash, and then a few for each different type of waste (platic, paper, glass, etc.). We think that these robots can be used for these fields most efficiently, since after the festivals, there is no need for them to interact with humans. People can be very unpredictable and we would rather focus on the functionallity of the robot and to make it as good as possible for this scenario. For this project we want to plan out the design of the robot, both it's hardware and software, but we do not think it is reasonable to create a prototype yet, both because there is not enough time or budget, and then we do not have to rush the design stages to make sure all of the parts get to us in time.
Approach
Literature Review
User and stakeholder analysis
The target users for our product would be:
- Event organizers who seek efficient and cost-effective cleaning solutions for outdoor events.
- Cleanup crews, who need support for manual trash collection. They could learn how to operate the robot, or work alongside it to improve efficiency.
Stakeholders:
- City waste management departments can be consulted on integration feasibility and potentially subsidize the product.
- Environmental agencies who focus on waste reduction can explore environmental benefits of the robot.
- General public, even though the robot is most efficient in an environment without humans, it must be able to detect their presence and act as safely as possible.
All of these users and stakeholders can be interviewed to provide important information on:
- Willingness to integrate automated solutions
- User perception
- Potential improvements of robot's design
- Safety concerns
- Potential cost savings
- Impact on environment
- Impact on cleaner's workload
- and so on...
Interviews
Requirements
Specification
Mechanical design
Electrical design
Trash identification algorithm
Trash collection algorithm
Simulation
Discussion and Further research
Conclusion
Planning
Week | Student | Work Done | Total Time |
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1 | Julien | Brainstorm meeting + planning (2h)/ Wrote User and stakeholder study (1h) | 3h |
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Chantal | Introduction lecture (1h) brainstorm meeting + planning (2h) problem statement & objectives (1h) | 4h | |
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