Open AccessModelling and design of a drain cleaning robot
Author(s) -
S. Fouziya Sulthana,
K. Vibha,
Sudhanshu Kumar,
Sneha Mathur,
Tarang Ashutosh Mohile
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/912/2/022049
Subject(s) - clearance , waste management , sanitary sewer , block (permutation group theory) , robot , clothing , sewage , human life , engineering , rope , environmental science , environmental engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , medicine , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , humanity , archaeology , theology , artificial intelligence , urology , history
Underground sewers collect waste from domestic and industrial buildings. These pipes are designed to carry only liquid and semi-solid wastes such as soap water and human excrement. However due to improper disposal, solid waste materials such as rags, plastic waste, condoms, sanitary napkins, white cement etc. are also found. Since the pipes are not meant to carry these wastes, they cause blockages. Apart from sewer drains housing societies with sewage treatment plants (STPs) also face this problem. Clearing these blocks either require a human worker, which endangers human life due to presence of toxic gases, or a high-pressure water hose cum suction machine which is very expensive. The aim of this paper is to design an automatic robot which will be able to clear blocks quickly at a much lower cost without any threat to human life. The robot will be lowered into the sewer pipes through a manhole. It will propel itself till it reaches the block then clear the block. The robot is tethered by data cable for communication and to prevent it from flowing away. A rope is used to retrieve the robot once the block is cleared.