Pipeline Rescue Robot using Raspberry Pi

Nowadays, a lot of work is being carried out by the government to build new flyovers, improve the underground pipeline system, development of smart city etc. for which a lot of holes are being dug. Some of them are very deep which could be a threat not only to the workers children but also to the children leaving in that neighborhood. Most of these works have not yet been completed and it is very risky for the children to play or move around it. Sometimes there are larger pipelines or boreholes dug and left uncovered and there are no precautionary measure taken around it. These boreholes or pipelines are not only dug the government but also by some of the individual houses or apartments to solve water problems. Children playing around it often fall down in it borehole which is left uncovered in most of the places and get trapped in there. It is very arduous and also dangerous to rescue the child trapped inside a borehole or pipeline and rescue operation must be carried out safely, such that it should not harm or injure the child during the rescue process. A small delay, might put the child’s life in danger. Currently, the rescue operation is carried out manually. Whenever there is a requirement to rescue a child, a man would tie himself, equipped with oxygen and with the help of his fellow colleagues go down into the borehole or pipeline. This procedure takes time and it also puts the life of the person who goes down for rescue operation to risk.It is also a time consuming process. If the depth of the pipeline is very deep, this kind of rescue process is very dangerous and time consuming. Since time is the key in this type of situation, it is necessary to come up with the alternate method of rescue, which is safe for the child and the rescue team. It should also not consume too much time unless there are no hinders. The main objective of this project is to design and construct a pipeline rescue robot (i.e. a robot designed to rescue a trapped child without any person manually entering inside the pipeline or borehole). This project is a human controlled and monitored robot that gives a clear view of the child that needs to be rescued safely and steps taken appropriately to achieve that. The project focuses in designing a “Robot to rescue a child stuck in a pipeline or borehole” which moves inside the pipeline according to the commands given by the user through PC. The robotic arm used in here can also be used for other application just by replacing the gripper. The robot is handled through PC by making use of Zigbee technology and a camera which provides a view in the PC. This robot uses LDR which gets activated in dark surroundings thus making LED glow. DC motor helps in upward and downward movement of the robotic arm accordingly to the depth of the pipeline. It is a low cost robot, which can be modified and used for various other applications.