Solar-powered Garbage Collection Boat Controlled by IoT

Abstract

This research aimed to build and design a solar-powered remote-controlled garbage collection boat and to test its efficiency. The garbage collection boat used solar energy to charge the batteries for providing the electrical energy to power the DC electric motor, which then propels the boat. The boat control system had 3 main components: 1) the boat vessel designed to be able to float on the water, 2) the boat propulsion system including the solar cell system, and 3) the garbage collection system which would collect garbage from the water's surface and store it in a waste bin. This boat was designed to be unmanned but to be controlled remotely via Wi-Fi. The results of collecting garbage using this solar-powered remote-controlled garbage collection boat revealed that the maximum controllable range was 110 meters, and the boat could collect 3 kilograms of plastic water bottles in 32 minutes.