Smartbin: EFFICIENT Waste Handling Based on the Internet of Things (IOT)
Smartbin: EFFICIENT Waste Handling Based on the Internet of Things (IOT).
ABSTRACT
In our present society today, it is clearly seen that garbage cans are being placed in open environments because it needs to be accessed by the public. It can be observed that those garbage cans usually get filled up and overflow and litter the environment.
Patil (2015) claims that this uncontrolled littering can lead to a gradual encroachment of diseases that can be very harmful to the human health.
Littered trash can also produce bad and offensive smell around the surroundings. To tackle this problem, we had to introduce the SmartBin (Efficient Waste Handling) system.
In the proposed system, the garbage can will be placed at a location and connected to Wi-Fi or an Ethernet port. The garbage can will also be embedded with an ultrasonic sensor (low cost hardware that will track levels of trash in the garbage cans).
As soon as the garbage can get to the threshold limit, an email will be sent to the user that the trashcan is almost filled up. A visual representation is also made available on the local server SmartBin connects to.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ….. i
ABSTRACT ………….. ii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT …………….iii
LIST OF FIGURES ………… v
LIST OF TABLES …………… v
ACRONYMS….. vi
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction ………… 1
1.1 BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION ….. 1
1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT … 1
1.3 PROJECT OBJECTIVE …………… 2
1.4 OUTLINE OF THE REPORT……. 2
CHAPTER TWO
2 REQUIREMENTS ………. 3
2.1 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS ….. 3
2.2 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS …………. 4
2.3 RASPBERRY PI PINS AND FUNCTIONS ………… 9
CHAPTER THREE
3 DESIGN ………….. 11
3.1 HARDWARE DESIGN ……. 11
3.2 HIGH LEVEL DESIGN ………. 11
3.3 PROCESS DESIGN …….. 13
CHAPTER FOUR
4 Conclusion and future work……….. 14
4.1 CONCLUSION ………… 14
4.2 FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION ….. 14
REFERENCES …….. 16
Python Script ……. 17
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background and Motivation
The Internet of Things is a rapidly growing technology in the IT world. Devices that are connected to the internet and can be controlled are commonly grouped under a term known as the Internet of Things.
According to Sandeep et al. (2017) today, growing technological advancement has made it possible for many devices to be connected to the Internet.
Mobile devices and other communication hardware are being assembled with sensors and are able to send signals through technologies such as Wi-Fi, 4G, 4.5G to the Internet.
Driving down into some commercial areas within Yola, it is evident to see that trash is not handled properly as some areas remain largely littered. The Internet of Thing can be a useful tool in solving this problem.
1.2 Problem Statement
In the Northern part of the country, specifically in Adamawa State, waste management is almost totally abandoned. Private firms took up the challenge and have been working so hard to ensure waste is properly disposed.
Most parts of the state still remain in mess with trash littered everywhere despite the efforts of the private firms.
REFERENCES
Mrs D. Anuradha , A.Vanitha ,S.Padma Priya, S.Maheshwari, (2017). Waste Management System Using Iot. IJCST 5(2), 152-155.
Javed. (2016) “Complex Flows: Node-Red,” in Building Arduino Projects for the Internet of Things. Apress, 4, 51-73.
