International Journal of Science, Engineering and TechnologyAuthors: Ankon Chakma, Dr. Yan Guoping
Abstract: In recent years, the problem of river garbage pollution has become increasingly serious. The traditional manual dredging method has low cleaning efficiency and cleanliness, high labor costs, and safety hazards for personnel. There is an urgent need for innovative systems to protect freshwater ecology and river systems. This paper proposes a design scheme for an automated and efficient river cleaning machine, aiming to increase the total amount of floating pollutants collected autonomously, enhance the efficiency of river environment regular management, reduce costs by replacing manual labor with machines, and achieve the management goals of "clean water, clear river, clear taste, and beautiful scenery." Based on the requirements of the topic, this paper proposes and designs a high-automation river cleaning machine through theoretical, design, and modeling analysis. It mainly consists of an overall platform, interception system, conveyor system, sensor-equipped mechanical arm, garbage bin system, power system, and control system. Through scheme evaluation and design calculation, the buoyancy of the overall platform is optimized. The interception system is realized using a double-sided blocking support, and the conveyor system is used to collect floating pollutants in small areas of the river. The mechanical arm with sensors is used to intercept and collect large areas of floating pollutants in the river. After fully considering efficient waste compression and convenient unloading, the garbage bin system of the machine is designed. This paper studies and calculates each key component of the devices mentioned above, completes the corresponding main design and verification, and provides some guidance for the design and application of a highly automated river cleaning machine. This plays an important role in realizing the full automation of river cleaning machines to replace traditional manual work and reduce costs and has a positive significance for promoting the modernization and intelligent development of the river environmental protection industry.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17542341
