DESIGN OF MARINE ROBOT FOR REMOVING OIL FROM

SEA WATER

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE NAME OF THE SUPERVISOR

Name : Anbarasan R
Name : Arunbabu R
Britto S
Designation : Assistant Professor
Muruganandham S

Poovarasan C

Course : Mechatronics Engineering

 LITERATURE REVIEW
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1 Oil Spill Clean up from Sea Water
by Sorbent Materials & G. R.
Vakili-Nezhaad
29 Nov 2005 Three sorbents were
compared in order to
determine their potential for oil
spill clean up. Polypropylene
nonwoven web, rice hull, and
bagasse with two different
particle sizes were evaluated in
terms of oil sorption capacities
and oil recovery efficiencies.
Polypropylene can sorb almost
7 to 9 times its weight from
different oils. Bagasse, 18 to 45
mesh size, follows
polypropylene as the second
sorbent in oil spill clean up.
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2 The Design of Humanoid Robot
Using C# Interface on Bluetooth
Communication & Salim Engin,
Ahmet Aksoz, and Mahir Dursun
3 June 2016 This paper proposes a remote
& Journal of control system based on a user
Automation and humanoid robot via
and Control Bluetooth. A user can control
Engineering the robot using a C# interface
and each parts of robot can be
moved independently around
the robot about a remote
location. Providing motor
position change in a mechanical
system and automatic
controlling of the data from the
measuring instrument reduce
process time and reduce loss of
labour.
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3 Economic Floating Waste 10 Nov 2000 Removing waste out of water

Detection for Surface Cleaning &
Robots & Jakkrit Sumroengrit and Sciences
Niramon Ruangpayoongsak
EDP surface is a routine task and can
be operated by using
autonomous surface cleaning
robots. This paper presents
amethodoflaser-based floating
waste detection for surface
robot guidance when waste
positions are unknown
beforehand. Basing on concept
of refraction and reflection of
laser ray, the proposed laser-
based technique is proven to be
applicable on floating waste
detection.
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4 Single Phase Speed Control of 10 May Induction motors are the most
Induction Motor Using Android 2016 & extensively used motors in
Bluetooth & Ranjana Singh Internationa most power-driven home
l Journal of appliances, agricultural and
Engineering industrial applications. Simple
Science and and rugged design, low cost,
Computing low maintenance and direct
connection to an AC power
source are the chief advantages
of an AC induction motor. Many
applications need variable
speed operation and one of
them is a simple fan load.
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5 ROBOTIC SYSTEM CONTROLLED 03 Feb This paper represents the

THROUGH PC USING ZIGBEE 2017 & design, development and
TRANSCEIVER & M.Shobha Internationa validation of metal based
l Journal of autonomous robotic system for
Engineering military application. Security is
Science and the first priority in today’s
Computing unsecured life. In existing
system used to design a robotic
system for military applications
using Bluetooth technology, but
in this paper to control,
monitoring and detecting
objects by using ZigBee
technology.
 CONCLUSION FROM LITERATURE SURVEY

• From the literature it is clear that oil which is deposited on

the surface of the ocean
• Prevents the external oxygen to get inside the water so, that
the aquatic life gets fully damaged.
• By using ZIGBEE protocol the information is not fully
transferred and robot cannot be controlled easily it requires
frequent maintenance and requires expert assistance.
• The motor used in the above projects can be interfaced with
the android devices and can be controlled via Bluetooth this
helps our project for better performance.
 PROBLEM DEFINITION

• When oil is released into the ocean it

pollutes the aquatic life's and creates an
disturbance to the Eco cycle.
• If the oil is left unnoticed for some time it
may even fire up and lead to many human
loss and material lost.

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 PROBLEM DEFINITION (cont.)

The machines used for collecting the

oil in earlier days cannot be interfaced with
any bluetooth devices and they need an
expert to handle it.
The previous machines will produce
large amount of heat during the oil collecting
operation and cost of the machine is high.
 OBJECTIVE

The design concept is marine robot to

implement removal of oil form sea water, which is
controlled and interface with bluetooth device.
 INTRODUCTION
The robot identifies the presence of oil content
in the surface of the water and sucks the oil
content then stores in the oil sumps provided.
If the oil is left on the surface of the water, the
oil will not allow the air to get mixed with the
water which reduces the amount of oxygen
present in the water.
If the oxygen content is reduced the aquatic life
is killed.
 INTRODUCTION (cont.)

 The robot is controlled and monitored by

using the Arduino controller so, the robot is
highly effective.
If the oil which is present on the surface of the
water is left unnoticed it can easily get up fired
up and leads to huge destruction of human life
and material loss.
Even though the government has placed many
types of pollution control norms the industries
continues to deposit there wastes rapidly.
 INTRODUCTION (cont.)

In the modern days the aquatic pollution has

increased all the industries and factories which
are located by banks of the ocean are
depositing their industrial wastes and oil
scrapes directly into the ocean bodies. This
pollutes the ocean and influences the aquatic
life which affects the ecological cycle.
 METHODOLOGY

The whole setup is covered and mounted over

floater, the floater plays an vital role in keeping
the setup partially submerged.
A powerful propeller is connected underneath
the machine which helps the machine to move
in and around the surface of the ocean.
The propeller motor and the motor which is
inter linked with the fibber sheet are
connected with the ardunio.
 METHODOLOGY (cont.)

The Arduino is interfaced with the Bluetooth

device and programmed in a manner in which
it can be controlled by any android device.
 floater is designed in a manner in which it
can balance the whole machine and it
maintained the machine partially submerged.
 METHODOLOGY (cont.)

In the controlling device i.e. the android

system it is interfaced with the software known
as the Bluetooth terminal. the controlling
performance
Literally depends upon the range of the
Bluetooth installed in the robot.
 OIL COLLECTING SYSTEM

Rotary motor

Collected oil
::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::
:::::::::::::
:
Oil sink
Fibber sheet
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Sea water

Floating oil

Oil Collecting System

 OIL COLLECTING SYSTEM EXPLANATION

Fibber sheet is submerged on the oceans

surface the fibber sheet is the part In which
the oil is collected. The fibber sheet moves
towards up words.
Fibber sheet is connected with the motor, as
the motor rotates the sheet moves upwards
and gets submerges rapidly.
OIL COLLECTING SYSTEM EXPLANATION (cont.)

As the density of the oil is high compared to

water it gets attached to the fibber sheet and
raises upwards.
The oil which is raised, is further collected and
stored in a separate collecting tank.
 SYSTEM DESIGN CONCEPT

Motor
:::::::::::::::::::::::

Arduino
:::::::::::: Connected
::::::::::::: with
: Bluetooth
Android
Mobiles
(Data
transmitted by
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Bluetooth)
Propeller

System Design Concept

OIL COLLECTING SYSTEM EXPLANATION (cont.)

The fibber sheet is connected with the clamp,

as the clamp creates an resistance the oil which
is absorbed by the fibber sheet is collected
separately.
Here the clamp plays an vital role, the
performance of the machine depends upon it.
 BLOCK DIAGRAM
Relay Relay Motor
Driver 1 1
connected
with sheet
Power Supply Relay Relay
Drive 2 2
Arduino UNO
R3 Relay Relay
Driver 3 3
Bluetooth Propeller
Module Relay Relay motor
Driver4 4

Oil Collecting System

 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
Bluetooth
Module
RELAY

Motor
+5V
GND
TX
RX

RELAY

RELAY

Propeller
RELAY

12V
Battery
 ADVANTAGES
The robot can be easily controlled by any
device which has an Bluetooth option.
The robot does not need any expert
assistance for maintenance and for
controlling.
The maintenance cost of the robot is
comparatively less.
The oil which is collected can be easily
removed.
 ADVANTAGES (cont.)

 There is no harmful gas is produced during the

process and only less amount of heat is
generated.
 The programme used in the interface system is
simple and clear.
 The cost of the robot is within the reach and it
is affordable.
 Results and Discussion

 The robot is eco-friendly as it does not

liberates any harmful gas or produce huge
amount of heat during the process.
 The sponge used in this robot can be easily
replaced and cost of the sponge is less.
The robot does not need any expert
assistance for controlling it can be
monitored easily. The robot is interfaced
and controlled by using Arduino so
accuracy is high.
 Results and Discussion (cont.)

The robot can be controlled wireless by

connecting to Bluetooth. The life expectancy
of this robot is high compared to other
devices as there is no complicated parts and
the robot works with simple principle.
 Results and Discussion (cont.)

 The robot literally removes all the oil content

present on the surface of the ocean thus
saving maintaining the ecology effectively.
Since the robot is portable it can be easily
taken the place where oil deposition is high.
The robot has a separate area of storing the
oil content the oil sump can be easily
removed, cleaned & replaced easily.
 LIST OF SUBMITTED IN CONFERENCE

• Anbarasan.R, Britto.S, Muruganandham.S,

Poovarasan.C “The Design of Intelligence Energy
Meter” National Conference on Power, Control and
Monitoring (18-03-2017).