WASTE COLLECTION DEVICE IN RIVER WITH ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND INFRARED PROXIMITY SENSOR

Abstract

A pile of waste in the river can block the river's flow and potentially cause flooding. Meanwhile, workers who specifically handle river waste are generally limited and unable to clean it effectively and efficiently. Therefore, there is a need for technology that can automatically collect waste in the river without relying on human labour, equipped with a real-time waste monitoring system. To address this issue, this research was conducted by designing a device with an ultrasonic sensor and an infrared proximity sensor equipped with an Internet of Things (IoT)-based monitoring system connected to a Wi-Fi network. This research focuses on the design of a prototype device for collecting bottle waste. The prototype device was designed using propellers as waste carriers, a conveyor as a waste transporter to the collection bin, and the Blynk application as an IoT-based monitoring system. This research is expected to read a distance of approximately 5 cm for bottle waste, allowing bottle waste to be transported and collected in the waste container with 4 seconds for bottle waste so that the transport motor and conveyor operate continuously.