An Outdoor Smart Robotic Garbage Bin to Assist a Methodical Garbage Collection, Storage and Disposal Process

Abstract

Garbage is identified as any matter that is no longer wanted or needed, which is disposed out for no further use of it. Municipal councils face various problems caused due to these tons of garbage that are piling up every month. Garbage pilling up may cause bad effects to people as a whole and drifts away the natural beauty of Sri Lanka. During this research, it was identified that these problems has risen due to no proper implementation of a systematic and a methodical garbage collection process. Therefore, in this research the focus lies in the boundaries of proposing a Smart robotic garbage bin which will help to overcome these issues. The smart robotic bin is proposed with the features of odour controlling, bin space managing, human machine interaction, and Internet of Things (Proposed). The bin is also designed such that it automatically disposes its garbage once the garbage truck has arrived. Its fully enclosed sealed structure prevents unpleasant odour releasing and prevent any uncomforted living in the city. The GPS tracking system enables the position tracking more quickly. The garbage level indicator, indicates the garbage collectors what bins are to be given more priority. The proposed web server enables the officers to monitor remotely the status of the bin. The compressor mechanism allows the smart bin to store a higher volume of garbage than an ordinary bin. A verification signal is sent via Bluetooth communication from the bin to the truck driver once the disposing has taken place successfully. This smart robotic bin is an ideal solution to minimize the problems and health issues related to garbage that are faced by countries