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Recent Advances in Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Author(s): Satyanarayana Murthy Nimmagadda*

DOI: 10.2174/2352096516666230221153328

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Smart Sewer Robot to Remove Blockages in Sewer

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Abstract

Background: Every system in the world is intelligent. The wastewater infrastructure is installed underground during the construction of homes and businesses. We set up lengthy, kilometers- long pipelines in the subsurface administrative architecture. However, due to the different discharges into pipelines from various sources, the pipeline typically becomes blocked.

Methods: Due to their small dimensions, these blockages are challenging to clean. Knowing the cause of a blockage in the sewage pipeline is a problem because subterranean sewage pipelines are measured in kilometers. This study provides a response to this utilizing a moving underground vehicle for sewer pipes.

Results: The robot is designed to provide assistance under difficult circumstances and to detect obstructions in sewer networks.

Conclusion: This proposed robot model can be used to replace the conventional method of using manual foreagers to identify and remove obstructions.

Keywords: Node, MCU, raspberry pi, camera, sewer robot, sewer.

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