Design An Autonomous Robot For Disinfection Of Enclosed Spaces
Robotics is a rapidly growing domain of artificial intelligence that is widely used for
space, underwater, logistics, security, medical, agricultural, and military purposes. The
goal of robotics is to design intelligent and skilled machines that can help humans in
their daily lives for domestic and commercial purposes. Robots have been replacing
humans working in hazardous environments such as defusing bombs, exploring mines
and shipwrecks. Keeping in view hazardous environments during the COVID pandemic,
we have observed the need to continuously disinfect and sanitize rooms before and
after usage. This is to stop the spread of the virus but the act of sanitization is conducted by
a human being who has to wear additional protective clothing to avoid exposure. This
job of disinfecting is a dangerous job for both physical and mental health. The primary
objective of our project is to design an automatic robot that can disinfect enclosed
spaces thereby human exposure to a deadly virus. The robot shall be capable of
navigating the room independently through the use of sensors and also avoid obstacles.
To enhance robot utility we will have a camera which would allow for object detection
and smart spraying. The need for such a robot arises as disinfectant robots typically use
ultraviolet light however the light is not able to reach all places, however, our robot
with a smart spraying feature will ensure full disinfection of the enclosed space. Another
advantage of our project is that it is cheaper to manufacture and operate than an
ultraviolet-based robot. Hence our project, through automation, aims to safeguard
human life by replacing human intervention in dangerous environments and additionally
making any space for humans to interact. Also, the spread of a dangerous disease will
be controlled.
Keywords: Automation,Human Safety,Covid,Robotics
Tools: Embedded System,Digital Image Processing,Machine Learning
Department: Department of Electrical Engineering
Project Team Members
| Name |
Email |
|
Humayun Mustafa
|
humayunmustafa404@gmail.com |
Project Poster
