FORM - 2
THE PATENTS ACT. 1970
(39 of 1970)
&
The patent Rules, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(See Section 10 and rule 13)
1. TITLE OF THE INVENTION:
"Trash Collecting Ro-Boat"

billion cubic meters, while developed nations strategically stores250% of the annual rainfall in arid basins. Out of India's 3,119 towns and cities, just 209 have partial treatment facilities and only 8 have full wastewater treatment facilities.
The Ganges River is the largest river in India. The extreme pollution of the Ganges affects 600 million people who live close to the river. The water starts getting polluted when it enters human locality. In India about approximately 76 million population are without access to safe drinking water. Over 329,000 children under five die due to diarrhea in India in 2015. Across India as a whole, it is estimated that women spend 150 million workdays- every year fetching and carrying water, equivalent to a national loss of income of INR10 billion/ 160 billion USD.
The level of pollution in both chemical and biological terms is ever increasing and affecting the ecology of water bodies and having a huge impact on human health. With variety of government policies, regulations and missions of clearing pollution of water bodies are still in working phase. There is need to innovate and think differently in terms of providing solution(s) to the problem of water pollution. There is also need of inventions which can practically help in curbing menace of water pollution.
Water bodies have been utilized extensively for disposal of wastes, both solid as well as sewage. Sale of plastic materials around the ritual areas along the rivers, bathing, washing clothes, cleaning animals are malpractices that has put our in the throes of death.
The invention is designed to address the challenges of clearing the stable water bodies and to reduce cost of clearing. The ecofriendly device will help people clearing the water body without any hazard to life and zero exposure to chemicals and sewage water. The trash floating on the surface of the water gets collected in the collection bin of the Ro-Boat making it more efficient. The Camera attached to it acts as an "Eye of the Ro-Boat" inside 2km of the water body.
Description
The designed Trash Collecting Ro-Boat Mechanism consists of the following parts 1. Trash Collecting Ro-Boat Mechanism: Arduino UNO is the backbone of t£ii$ ro-bo£t -as this is bqi^g pqijnecte.d to the RC Receiver and Motor Driver.
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Analog signals transmitted by the Transmitter are being received by the receiver and forwarded to the Arduino UNO. Arduino UNO is being programmed in such a way that the received analog signals are transmitted to the Motor Driver in the form of the Digital Signals.
2. Arduino UNO: Arduino UNO is being used as a brain of the ro-boat. This Arduino helps in controlling the each & every detailed movements of the ro-boat exactly according to the controls of the operator/controller. Arduino UNO handles RC Receiver as well as guides Motor Drivers.

3. PVC Pipes: offers a tremendous weight advantage over other piping materials. PVC Pipes are Non-corrosive, Cheap, Highly Durable. PVC Pipes are used considering the water quality of its working area. Hollow PVC Pipes helps in making the maintenance cost low. These pipes are used as the body of the ro-boat. Along with the PVC Pipes L-shaped & T-shaped joints are also being used for constructing the entire body of the ro-boat.
4. Brushless Electric DC Motor: Brushless Electric DC motor is also known as electronically commutated motor (ECM or EC Motor) and synchronous DC motors powered by direct current (DC) electricity via an inverter or switching power supply which produces an alternating current (AC)electric current to drive each phase of the motor via a closed loop controller. The controller provides pulses of current to the motor windings that control the speed and torque of the motor. Brushless motors are used for the working of the propellers. Brushless motors offer several advantages like
o high torque to weight ratio
o more torque per watt (increased efficiency)
o elimination of ionizing sparks from the commutator

5. Conveyor: The conveyor is placed in between mesh container and bottom at an 45° angle. Conveyor is used to collect floating trash and dump in the mesh. Conveyor belt is made of nylon mesh and to increase the friction zip ties are tide to it at all places.
6. Propellers: A pressure difference is produced between the forward and rear surfaces of the air foil-shaped blades, and a fluid (such as air or water) is accelerated by the pressure difference. The dimension of the propeller that we have used are 10*4.5 cm that can provide enough amount of force to the ro-boat so that it can move forward or in sideways.
7. Servo Motor: The Servo motor is used for the working of the conveyor belt in clockwise as well as anticlockwise direction.
8. FPV Camera: A basic FPV set-up consists of an onboard camera mounted on the vehicle, which is then connected to a small, mounted transmitter. Typically run on a 5.8GHz frequency, the transmitter sends a signal to a receiver that is linked to a viewing device, such as a portable monitor. The range in which the camera can detect the garbage is 2km in the cost of Rs 2000.
Working Principle: .
The designed ro-boat is based on the principle of search, head and collect. The ro-boat looks for the floating trash around it through the attached First Person View Camera transmits the video to the configured device. Then the operator gives directions to the ro-boat. Ro-Boat moves in specific direction (heading towards floating trash) and then stops after contact of belt with trash. The operator starts the anti-clockwise circular motion of the conveyor belt and also simultaneously moves the ro-boat in forward direction slowly so as to collect the trash. The trash then travels over the conveyor belt and gets dumped into the bin which is made of mesh so that any water collected along with the trash gets off the ro-boat and does not increase weight of the ro-boat. There are two holes which are open so that the specific amount of the water gets inside the ro-boat and creates buoyancy for the ro-boat so that the conveyor belt gets partially immersed inside the water. Foam Cylinders of diameter 18cms and length 101.5cms are attached to the ro-boat at a height of 28.5cms form the base of the ro-boat. These cylinders serve the purpose of providing stability to the entire structure of the ro-boat also it helps in protecting the servo, motor of conveyor belt from the water splashes.

The ro-boat is controlled by the coordination of the transmitter and receiver. The ro-boat will increase the accuracy and efficiency of the process of clearing the water surface and will reduce the manual labor required for the process. It is Eco-friendly since it doesn't require petrol or diesel engine also it is low at its maintenance as the entire frame is made by the hollow PVC Pipes. It will also be provided with equipment to run on solar power which farther enhances it Eco-friendliness. The working of this ro-boat on surface of the water body is harmless for the aquatic life.
Another advantage of the ro-boat is that it will be able to identify and collect the floating trash in a manner that the water surface will get clarified and can come in maximum contact with the oxygen. It will do so without the maximum intervention of a human, which increases its autonomy and makes the user's job easier as the most important step in clearing water surface is tackling the quality of the water.
Other than collecting the floating trash, a provision will be made to check the quality of the water, oxygen content in the water, segregating the trash on basis of . biodegradable & non-biodegradable, measuring temperature of the water which make the ro-boat a multipurpose ro-boat. This further increases its cost-efficiency.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:
Tons of plastic waste is thrown into water bodies every day, which floats on the surface of the water; different kinds of waste such as food wrappers, plastic bags and flowers. This needs to be taken out with the help of river-cleaning machines or robots, which are extremely costly and require a lot of space. The base of the robot was designed with the metallic pipe that could get corroded and if the-water gets into the pipe there are the chances that the robot can sink into the water. The development of the existing robots for cleaning the surface of the water was very costly. The idea was to develop a robot, which could remove garbage on the surface level at a. very low cost. For control signals I have used RF (radio frequency). And for live video transmission to detect floating trash I am using 5.8 GHz of frequency which comes in UHF band specifically allocated for video transmission. The structure of this robot is made up of PVC pipes, nylon material. The raft-like structure of PVC pipes is fitted with a conveyor belt made up of nylon. The bin with the dimension of 30*30*30*30 cm attached at the back of the robot is made up of reusable plastic tray

which is used for collecting the waste floating on the surface of the water. The bin is made up of a plastic sheet due to which the water collected along with garbage will get disposed to the water body and hence the weight of the bin is not increased therefore the risk of ro-boat sinking into the water is reduced. With the help of an FPV (First Person View) camera, the movement of the robot can be monitored using a mobile and controlled using a transmitter. The waste gets over the conveyor belt and is then deposited into a bin attached at the back of the ro-boat. •
The ro-boat costs between Rs 12,000 -15,000 per unit, at least ten times cheaper than existing models in the market. I have tried to meet all the objectives to this product successfully such that my product gets launched in the market. I have tried to minimize the cost to make the solution cost-effective so it can be used by local corporations to clean water bodies. I also plan to make the process fully automated in future.
PRIOR ART:
1. CN102943457A - Intelligent river cleaning machine
The invention discloses an intelligent river cleaning machine which comprises a water wheel, a first supporting bracket, a gear transmission mechanism, guide groove, at least and a transport mechanism.
2. CN2744733Y- Automatic cleaning machine for rubbish on water surface.
The utility model relates to a rubbish cleaning device exclusively used for cleaning rubbish on the water surface of the rivers and lakes. The utility model discloses an automatic cleaning machine for rubbish on water surface, which comprises a collecting bucket, a machine frame, the front roller, a back roller and a conveyor belt, wherein, the collecting bucket is installed on the back of the machine frame, the front and the back rollers are installed at the front and the back ends of the machine frame, the conveyor belt is sheathed on the front roller and the back roller. A driving shaft is installed at the front end of the machine frame, and both the ends of the driving shaft are orderly provided with a driven water wheel and a driving gear, and a pair of driven gears which are engaged with the driving gear are arranged on the both the sides of the front roller. The front roller and the driven gears are coaxial with the driven

shaft and are installed on the machine frame which is also provided with a pair of floating arms.
3. Algae wall that purifies polluted water
Cleaning polluted water is an expensive and cumbersome process. Moreover, it involves chemicals. But, Shneel Malik created a modular wall system with algae to purify water. This modular wall system uses algae to clean off pollutants from water without the need of any chemicals. Indus algae filtering system has ceramic tiles arranged with microalgae and hydrogel of the seaweeds. As algae are famous for their cleaning properties, Shneel made use of these to purify water. The microalgae are arranged in lines and created as ceramic tiles. These leaf-like capillaries help filter the water passed through them. The microalgae absorb pollutants in the water and clean it. Depending on the pollution of the water, the process has to be repeated many times. This cost-effective solution is intended to reduce water and soil pollution caused by textile dyes. When Malik came across some small-scale jewellers and textile dyers across the country, she. observed that high amounts of toxic wastes are released into the surrounding waterbodies. This pollution affects both aquatic and human life. She realized that there is a need for a solution to get rid of these toxins properly so that the marine life and environment would be protected. She also thought that the technology to accomplish the task should be simple and affordable to be used by many people extensively. As high-tech water treatment equipment is not kept at many places due to non-availability of enough space, she wanted the system to be simple. At the same time, these people do not have much money, so she developed the technology at an affordable price. At present, the tiles are to be freshly arranged with microalgae every few months. She is working on it to reduce the cost of the equipment further.
4. Temple Flowers turned to Organic Manure

Normally devotees visit temples with coconuts, flowers and incense sticks. However, these are dumped in bins after their quantity surpasses the temple. They even dumped into water bodies. In order to turn these waste flowers and coconuts into a useful solution, two engineering graduates came up with an innovative idea. Yash Bhatt and Arjun Thakkar developed a machine which can turn these flowers into organic manure in two weeks. The youth started , working on a pilot project along with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. In this project, more than 300 kg of organic waste had been collected from temples to convert it into 100 kg of manure each day. Yash Bhatt said that they started thinking innovatively due to a lecture which they attended at Gujarat Technological University (GTU) Innovation Council. Being engineers, they were told to find out solutions to the current problems of the society. And while the duo was discussing the issues in the society, they realized that the disposal of flowers, leaves and coconuts remained a big problem due to major religious sentiments of Indians. They started working on various other machines that are available in the market to compress but developed their own machine to make it in a more effective way.
5. WO2007105304AI - Underwater cleaning robot
- An underwater cleaning robot for cleaning an object present under water by
jetting high-pressure water from a cleaning nozzle unit to the surface of the object while moving along the surface. The cleaning nozzle unit is attached to a rotating shaft rotatably provided at a robot bod and is constructed so as to rotate together with the rotating shaft by reaction of jetting of the high-pressure water. A propeller is attached to the rotating shaft and rotates as the rotating shaft rotates, producing propulsion force for pressing the robot body against the surface of the object. The front edge in the rotation direction of propeller blades are formed to have a sweepback angle (θ) that prevents twining of foreign objects on the propeller. The propeller is less likely to be twined by sea weeds, algae, etc.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION:
The primary objective of the invention is to explore the electro-mechanical
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aspects of a clearing the water surface.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION:
A Trash Collecting Ro-Boat works under all atmospheric conditions because of the electro-mechanical mechanism and its design. Synchronization of the conveyor belt and speed of the ro-boat towards trash in order to get trash on the ro-boat is the key parameter of the invention.

CLAIMS:
1. We claim our invention (Device) "Trash Collecting Ro-Boat" is novel and economical and it will be used for effective clearing of floating trash of a stable water body.
2. We claim the electro-mechanical mechanism of "Trash Collecting Ro-Boat" is novel in
• Giving desired directions for trash collection
• Control of conveyor mechanism
3. The camera attached to the Ro-Boat is an 'Eye of the Ro-Boat' for transmitting videos up to 2Km.
4. We claim that the durability of the Ro-Boat is high, and maintenance is low.
5. We claim that the "Trash Collecting Ro-Boat" can be scaled in large size for collecting large amount of trash without time consumption.
6. We claim that "The trash collecting Ro-Boat" can be made ecofriendly by providing power through solar batteries.
7. We claim that "Trash Collecting Ro-Boat" can be made automated using Artificial Intelligence in
• Giving desired directions for trash collection
• Operation of Conveyor mechanism
• Optimum usage of battery

8. We claim that the Ro-Boat can be used to access the toxic load in the stable water body.
9. We claim that the Ro-Boat can be used to detect pH value, alkalinity, conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen etc. from the stable water body.