Water-X-Robot
🤖 WaterX - Autonomous Water Surface Cleaning Robot - presented at SIH 2024 - won 2nd position at college internal level
A smart Arduino-powered catamaran robot designed to autonomously clean water surfaces using a combination of brushless motors, servos, sensors, and real-time GPS tracking. This robot is a part of an ongoing hardware-software integration project and the code will be frequently updated.
LINK
https://nikeeta7.github.io/Water-X-Robot/
🚀 Project Overview
WaterX is an autonomous robotic platform designed for waterbody maintenance and pollution control. It includes obstacle detection, variable strainer control, servo-based sweeping, camera activation, and GPS-based tracking, all controlled via an Arduino board. The robot uses sonar for proximity sensing, and servos to adapt its trash collection mechanism dynamically.
🎯 Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🌀 BLDC Propulsion Control | Controlled via ESCs for forward motion at adjustable speeds |
| 📡 Ultrasonic Sensor | Real-time obstacle detection and motor response |
| 🔁 Servo Sweeping | Bidirectional sweeping mechanism for trash gathering |
| 🧠 Smart Strainer System | Dynamically adjusts based on object proximity |
| 🎥 Camera Trigger Control | Simulated activation of camera module |
| 📍 GPS Integration | NEO-6M GPS module for location logging, satellite count, HDOP |
| 💾 Modular Structure | Easily extendable and structured code using libraries and pin mapping |
| 🔄 Loop-based Execution | Responsive control flow with feedback from sensors and conditionals |
🔧 Hardware Used
- Arduino Uno
- A2212/10T 1400KV Brushless Motor + 30A ESC
- SG90 & MG996R Servo Motors
- HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor
- NEO-6M GPS Module
- OV Camera Module (simulated via pin)
- 18650 Li-ion Battery Pack
- Motor Driver Module
- Custom Varied Length Strainer Assembly
- Catamaran Base with Propeller Setup
📌 Future Plans
- Add wireless control (via ESP8266 or NRF24L01)
- Integrate cloud logging for GPS trails
- Connect camera module for real-time video feed
- Solar-based power optimization
🧪 Status
🛠️ Under Active Development – Check back for code and hardware improvements. Contributions are welcome!
🤝 Contributors
- Nikeeta Jha
- A.S. Susanna Grace
- Suhani Singh
- Pooja Sharma
- Sompriya Narayana Tiwary
- HMR Institute of Technology & Management
Screenshots
📍 GPS Serial Output:
```plaintext — GPS Data — Latitude: 28.654321 Longitude: 77.123456 Satellites: 7 HDOP: 150