Smart Trash Collection Boat

Shubham Patel; Gagan Dahiya; Harsh Sharma; Deepak Kumar; A. V. Muley

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Smart Trash Collection Boat

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Shubham Patel¹^{, *}, Gagan Dahiya¹, Harsh Sharma¹, Deepak Kumar¹, A. V. Muley²

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, India

²Faculty of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, India

^*Corresponding author. Email: shubham.patel.ug22@nsut.ac.in

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Available Online 31 August 2026.

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Keywords: Smart trash collection boat; Arduino Bluetooth control; WPC hull thermocol; paddle wheel propulsion; PVC conveyor waste; metacentric height analysis
Abstract: The presence of floating solid waste in water bodies is a serious concern from an environmental and health perspective, especially in the case of small lakes, ponds, and canals. This paper describes the design, development, and testing of a low-cost, manually operated smart trash removal boat. The proposed system uses an Arduino Uno R3 microcontroller with an HC-05 Bluetooth module for remote control without the need for autonomous navigation and sensor control. The boat has a wooden plastic composite (WPC) board body, which is reinforced with a 3-cm thick layer of thermocol to increase buoyancy and stability. The boat is propelled and steered by four 12 V, 100 RPM DC motors connected to paddle wheel propellers, while a PVC-based conveyor system powered by two DC motors lifts the floating trash into an onboard trash container. A 12 V, 2400 mAh lithium-ion battery pack powers all six motors. Mathematical modeling verifies the buoyancy, metacentric height of about 0.53 m, and propulsion force to counter hydrodynamic resistance. Experimental results in still water show stable control, a payload capacity of about 5-6 kg of floating trash, Bluetooth control up to 10-12 m distance, and a continuous working time of about 50-60 minutes, which is satisfactory for small-scale surface trash removal.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Design, Manufacturing, and Sustainable Energy Systems (ICADMSES 2026)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date: 31 August 2026
ISBN: 978-94-6239-750-7
ISSN: 2589-4943
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-750-7_16 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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