“ARDUINO BASED SOLAR POWERED AUTOMATIC HAND WASH SYSTEM”

ROBOTICS

ANI ISABELLE L. SIBAL

9-GOLD

MRS. GRACITA P. PRINCIPE

RESEARCH TEACHER

TARLAC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FEBRUARY 2021
INTRODUCTION

Over the last months, the COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading chaos all

around the world. An epidemic outbreak occurring across the continents contributed to

the countless infections and unfortunately casualties which gave humanity a lot of

worries and fears.

Most individuals infected with COVID-19 will develop mild to moderate

respiratory failure and will recover without special care being needed. Aged individuals

are most likely to experience serious diseases, as are those with on-going medical

conditions such as cardiovascular disease, asthma, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer

(World Health Organization, 2021).

Reducing and avoiding these diseases is a challenge for all hospitals worldwide

because of the elevated incidence of infections and fatalities from COVID-19. To

overcome these issues, a range of infection control initiatives must be enforced, ranging

from building initiatives intended for the construction of facilities to protocols for

handwashing and staff immunization to protective devices conditions.

Hand-washing with soap and water, according to professionals, is a good defense

against viruses than most of us would know. It seems remarkably simple, but an average

person somehow isn't doing it right. For water taps to open the user is required to pull the

handle and wash his hands, and then shut the handle again, causing infection and

increasing the way the virus spreads through contact with the handle (Centers for Disease

Control and Preventions, 2020).

Because of tap users' incompetence or due to advanced tap used, visitors may not know

how to operate.

Much of the job performed using the manual process is now being automated. To

live a life automatically, people create new things. At the moment, the field of robotics is

continuing to grow as scientific innovations keep on improving. Robots have become

included in the everyday lives of people.

We will reduce all these issues with the use of robotics. The fusion of science,

engineering, and technology that creates devices, or robots, is robotics. It has been said

over the decades that robotics will be able to more humanely mimic human actions and

control practices. Robots have been claimed to be able to mimic human actions and

control behaviors more humanely (WhatIs, 2015).

The project is designed to take advantage of Arduino, an open-source business,

project, and user group for computer hardware and software that develops and creates

single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for digital computer construction.

Arduino can be used for beginners due to its easy-to-use features and is versatile enough

for experienced users (Arduino, 2020).

With the assistance of a Passive Infrared (PIR) motion sensing module, one can

monitor the valve operation by sensing any obstruction obstructing the transmitted

signals. In nature, automated taps are used as sensors of presence, not as sensors of

motion. The technology detects the "presence" of objects and not "movement." (S.

Hennigan, D. Ratz, 2014)

 
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The study focuses on determining if the developed Arduino Based Solar Powered

Automatic Hand Wash System is a potential tool for farming. Specifically, it aims to

answer the following questions:

1.                  Is the developed Arduino Based Solar Powered Automatic Hand

Wash System cost-efficient in terms of:

a. Power Consumption

b. Affordability

2.                  Is the developed Arduino-based Solar Powered Hand Wash System

effective in terms of the amount of water and liquid hand soap given by

the Arduino robot?

HYPOTHESIS

H0: The developed Arduino-based Solar Powered Hand Wash System is not cost-

efficient in terms of power consumption and affordability.

H0: The developed Arduino based Solar Powered Hand Wash System is not

effective in terms of eliminating contact point to prevent various:

a.   diseases

b.  viruses

 
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

While amid the pandemic, our safety is our top priority, we have to be aware of

the latest technologies at all times to face this problem. The findings which this study will

reveal may benefit from using artificial intelligence to prevent the spread of coronavirus

to certain groups’ not just frontline health workers but also everyone else. Besides, this

project also helps prevent direct and indirect contact with people and the machine itself

due to the automated Arduino robot.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS

The objective of this report is to prevent the spread of not just coronavirus but

also various diseases. It is intended to measure the nature of the item; the materials,

expenses, and performance.

The aim of this study is the effectiveness of Arduino Based Solar Powered

Automatic Hand Wash System to prevent direct and indirect close contact of an

individual with another person or contaminated surfaces using an Arduino-powered

computer although, one of its users' significant abilities must have the capacity to use or

practice programming to configure the functionality of the product.

MATERIALS AND FUNDING

Materials Cost
Arduino Uno 300PHP
Solenoid Valve 360 PHP
Water tap Free
12V DC Adapter 500PHP
Resistor 2.21k ohm 10PHP
Solar Light Free
Lithium Battery 3.7V 100PHP
Jumper Wires 200PHP
Liquid Hand Soap Free
Basin Free
Water Free

METHODOLOGY

        The experiment was designed to see how the Arduino robot could be used to prevent

the transmission of diseases and viruses by eliminating direct and indirect interaction.

The protocols and approaches used in this research are as follows:

A.    Scheming the Machine

This process entails organizing and establishing the project, as well as

brainstorming ideas, and gathering the necessary materials for the project's construction.

B.     Construction of the Project

A circuit will be used to design the device. After that, the sensors were attached to

the device so that the prepared program could be uploaded to the Arduino board.

Following that, the entire Arduino-based Solar-Powered Automatic Hand Wash System

was finished, including the presentation.

C.    Programming the Arduino

The Arduino was then coded. This was accomplished by downloading and

installing the Arduino IDE software from the internet and setting it up for use. The

Arduino program was then published after the ARDUINO UNO was connected to a CPU.

After that, a new form was opened in the Arduino software, and the code was developed

and pasted into the shape. After that, the code was uploaded to the Arduino UNO.

D.    Testing the Program

transmission of multiple diseases and viruses is being studied by placing clean hands in a

petri dish to see which bacteria remain. Three separate trials were tested in total.

PROCEDURE

This method entails generating concepts, organizing and developing an Arduino-

based Solar Powered Automatic Hand Wash System, and choosing the materials needed

to complete the project.

The researcher uses an experimental research design to construct the Solar

Powered Automatic Hand Wash System. The aim of experimental study design is to

create research with a high level of causal (internal) validity. The highest degrees of

causal significance are seen in randomized experimental designs.

The Arduino was the first electronic device to be programmed. The Arduino IDE

software was downloaded and installed from the internet to achieve this. After connecting

the ADUINO UNO to a motherboard, the Arduino application was launched. The code

was then copied and pasted into a new kind of Arduino program. After that, the code was

uploaded using an Arduino UNO.

The device was put together by first connecting the tap to the basin, then

arranging the sensors that will drive the pump, and finally mounting the jar to the metallic

tray and placing the plants on it. The wires are then attached to the Arduino board,

allowing the machine or robot to operate.

The robot is put to the test by determining how efficient the device is at

combating disease and virus infection.

The collection of data took place at the Tarlac National High School. The

different electronic parts were assembled to create the Arduino-based Solar Powered

Automatic Hand Wash System. The system is turned on by pressing the power button.

Methods of Gathering Data

The data is in the form of qualitative measurement. A petri dish was used to

measure the effectiveness of removing bacteria and microorganisms covered by the robot.

The observed measurements were tabulated in a piece of paper.

Research Design

The study implied the descriptive research design and experimental research

design to determine if the developed Arduino-based Solar Powered Automatic Hand

Wash System is cost-efficient and effective to discover the differences among the three

trials at different amounts of hand soap and water given.

Data Analysis

Descriptive Mean Statistics was used to determine different variables that can

support if the Arduino-based Solar Powered Automatic Hand Wash System is cost-

efficient and effective.

 SET UP
 

STATISTICS TREATMENT

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APPENDICES

int pump1 = 9; // PUMP1

int pump2 = 5; // PUMP2

int pump3 = 6; // PUMP3

int dryer = 7; // Hand dryer

int inputPin = 8; // choose the input pin (for PIR sensor)

int val = 0; // variable for reading the pin status

void setup() {

pinMode(pump1, OUTPUT); // declare pump as output

pinMode(pump2, OUTPUT); // declare pump as output

pinMode(pump3, OUTPUT); // declare pump as output  

pinMode(dryer, OUTPUT); // declare dryer as output

pinMode(inputPin, INPUT); // declare sensor as input

Serial.begin(9600);

void loop(){
 

val = digitalRead(inputPin); // read input value

Serial.println(val);

if( val == HIGH) {

digitalWrite(pump1,HIGH); // turn ON the soap pump

delay(5000);

digitalWrite(pump1,LOW); // turn OFF the pump  

digitalWrite(pump2,HIGH); // turn ON the water pump

delay(20000);   //for 20 seconds

digitalWrite(pump2,LOW); // turn OFF the pump     

digitalWrite(dryer,HIGH); // turn ON the hand dryer 

delay(10000);  

digitalWrite(dryer,LOW); // turn OFF the dryer

digitalWrite(pump3,HIGH); // turn ON the sanitizer pump

delay(5000);

digitalWrite(pump3,LOW); // turn OFF the pump            

} else {

digitalWrite(pump1,LOW); // turn OFF the pump

digitalWrite(pump2,LOW); // turn OFF the pump

 digitalWrite(dryer,LOW); // turn OFF the dryer

INTEL ISEF FORMS