Project number
25501
Organization
Craig M. Berge Dean's Fund
Offering
ENGR498-S2025-F2025
This project involves the design and development of an autonomous garbage can to simplify waste management for residential customers. Currently, residents must manually move their garbage cans to the street on collection day and retrieve them afterward. This task can be challenging and hazardous for elderly individuals and inconvenient for those who are away on collection day. An autonomous garbage can will address these challenges by automating the process.
Key Features and Requirements:
The autonomous garbage can will incorporate the following characteristics:
1. User-Friendly Operation: Easy to program and monitor via a mobile application.
2. Battery-Powered: Operates using a rechargeable battery system.
3. Solar Charging: Equipped with solar panels for sustainable recharging.
4. Obstacle Avoidance: Includes sensors to detect and avoid obstacles.
5. All-Terrain Capability: Designed to traverse various surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, dirt, grass, and gravel.
6. Range: Capable of completing a round trip of up to 600 feet.
7. Garbage Collection Detection: Identifies when the can has been emptied.
8. Compatibility: Functions seamlessly with existing garbage trucks without requiring modifications.
9. Cost-Effective Design: Production cost per unit should not exceed $1,000.
10. Manual Movement: Still able to be moved manually
Future Considerations:
1. Retrofit Kits: Explore the feasibility of a retrofit kit for existing garbage cans.
2. Access Control Integration: Include options to open garage doors or gates autonomously.
I will be holding the following Zoom meeting to answer questions about this project:
https://arizona.zoom.us/j/87364980838 Passcode: 49825
Friday January 17, 2025 @ 10 AM - 11AM
Tuesday January 21, 2025 @ 10 AM -11AM
Tuesday January 21, 2025 @ 1 PM - 2 PM
You may send me CV/Resume or why you should be on this project to swlarimore@gmail.com - I have the opportunity to select two team members.
Key Features and Requirements:
The autonomous garbage can will incorporate the following characteristics:
1. User-Friendly Operation: Easy to program and monitor via a mobile application.
2. Battery-Powered: Operates using a rechargeable battery system.
3. Solar Charging: Equipped with solar panels for sustainable recharging.
4. Obstacle Avoidance: Includes sensors to detect and avoid obstacles.
5. All-Terrain Capability: Designed to traverse various surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, dirt, grass, and gravel.
6. Range: Capable of completing a round trip of up to 600 feet.
7. Garbage Collection Detection: Identifies when the can has been emptied.
8. Compatibility: Functions seamlessly with existing garbage trucks without requiring modifications.
9. Cost-Effective Design: Production cost per unit should not exceed $1,000.
10. Manual Movement: Still able to be moved manually
Future Considerations:
1. Retrofit Kits: Explore the feasibility of a retrofit kit for existing garbage cans.
2. Access Control Integration: Include options to open garage doors or gates autonomously.
I will be holding the following Zoom meeting to answer questions about this project:
https://arizona.zoom.us/j/87364980838 Passcode: 49825
Friday January 17, 2025 @ 10 AM - 11AM
Tuesday January 21, 2025 @ 10 AM -11AM
Tuesday January 21, 2025 @ 1 PM - 2 PM
You may send me CV/Resume or why you should be on this project to swlarimore@gmail.com - I have the opportunity to select two team members.