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 ==== - Conclusion ==== ==== - Conclusion ====
-In conclusion, Mopbot will be built to function on its own without much help from humans. However, it will still need help when it comes to removing the rubbish and fixing the robot itself. Our robot is continuing to develop throughout the project and most likely will continue to do so long after the prototype like any good product does. In the next and final chapter, the Team shall see the conclusion of the whole report.+In conclusion, Mopbot will be built to function on its own without much help from humans. However, it will still need help when it comes to removing the rubbish and fixing the robot itself. The robot was developed throughout the project and most likely will continue to improve long after the prototype like any good product does. In the next and final chapter, the Team shall discuss the conclusion of the whole report.
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 ==== - Discussion ==== ==== - Discussion ====
-The goal embraced in February of 2020 by the Team was to develop an eco-friendly cleaning robot with a constrained budget. The team managed to design and simulate an autonomous cleaning robot within 5 months. The MopBot is a design based on specific background research, proper project management, a marketing plan, eco-friendly considerations, and ethical decisions. The robot is equipped with two front horizontal brushes and an inside vacuum cleaner. By using these two systems, small rubbish is collected inside the MopBot. The robot has a 25 L containment and the battery life is over 180 minutes. For the containment of the robot, a packaging solution is designed. It is called a ‘second-life’ packaging, it can be transformed into a storage box for empty batteries or other electronic equipment. The robot is able to move without any human help. A signal is given when the storage box is full and the robot will be emptied by the owner. After emptying, the robot is ready to be used again. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, a prototype was not realistic to build. A simulation is made instead. +The goal embraced in February of 2020 by the Team was to develop an eco-friendly cleaning robot with a constrained budget. The team managed to design and simulate an autonomous cleaning robot within 5 months. The MopBot is a design based on specific background research, proper project management, a marketing plan, eco-friendly considerations, and ethical decisions. The robot is equipped with two front horizontal brushes and an inside vacuum cleaner. By using these two systems, small rubbish is collected inside the MopBot. The robot has a 25 liter containment and the battery life is over 180 minutes. For the containment of the robot, a packaging solution is designed. It is called a ‘second-life’ packaging, it can be transformed into a storage box for empty batteries or other electronic equipment. The robot is able to move without any human help. A signal is given when the storage box is full and the robot will be emptied by the owner. After emptying, the robot is ready to be used again. Since the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, a prototype was not realistic to build. A simulation is made instead. 
  
-The MopBot still has some improvements to make. An improvement that can be made is on emptying the rubbish inside the robot. A storage point can be made and when the storage box is full, the MopBot returns to its storage place and empties the rubbish their in a container. Another improvement can be made on the robot its brushes. By putting the brushes in a specific angle, the rubbish would still be collected from the ground, but the friction of the brushes would be less. The motor can be smaller and the brushes would wear less quickly. Also, a water system and other following systems can be added to the MopBot to give the robot even more improvements. +The MopBot still has some improvements to make. An improvement that can be made is that the robot can empty the rubbish by himself. A storage point can be made and when the storage box is full, the MopBot returns to its storage place and empties the rubbish their in a container.The robot can have improved also the brushes. By putting the brushes in a specific angle, the rubbish would still be collected from the ground, but the friction of the brushes would be less. The motor can be smaller and the brushes would wear less quickly. Also, a water system and other systems can be added to the MopBot to give the robot even more improvements. 
  
 ==== - Future Development ====   ==== - Future Development ====  
-The first design of the MopBot is quite basic and functional. The robot has the functionalities to work as a waste cleaning robot. Besides the functions that the robot now has, there is space for improvement. There are a few extra functions that can be added to give it an extra touch. The reason that these functions are not in the product, for now, is because of two reasons. One is the price, this has to be under a hundred euros to build a prototype and with the extra functionalities, this is not possible. The second reason is that the robot is going to be complicated to build and with limited skills, it wouldn’t be possible to build the prototype within the time to build it. So if there are a bigger budget and no limit of skills or time, the robot can improve.+The first design of the MopBot is quite basic and functional. The robot has the functionalities to work as a waste cleaning robot. Besides the functions that the robot now has, there is space for improvement. There are a few extra functions that can be added to give it an extra touch. The reason that these functions are not in the product, for now, is because of two reasons. One is the price, this has to be under a hundred euros to build a prototype and with the extra functionalities, this is not possible. The second reason is that the robot is going to be complicated to build and with limited skills, it wouldn’t be possible to build the prototype within the time to build it. So if there is a bigger budget and no limit of skills or time, the robot can be improved.
    
 One of the improvements concerns releasing the rubbish. The rubbish in the robot has to be removed manually. This is a disadvantage for the product. To improve it, a storage point can be made. The robot receives a signal that the rubbish area is full and drives to the storage point. When arriving, the robot can empty the rubbish by lifting the rear part. An angle is created and the waste is removed due to gravity. This system creates a system that only needs to be emptied a few times and not every time the storage box is full. One of the improvements concerns releasing the rubbish. The rubbish in the robot has to be removed manually. This is a disadvantage for the product. To improve it, a storage point can be made. The robot receives a signal that the rubbish area is full and drives to the storage point. When arriving, the robot can empty the rubbish by lifting the rear part. An angle is created and the waste is removed due to gravity. This system creates a system that only needs to be emptied a few times and not every time the storage box is full.
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 To improve the robot even further, a change to the cleaning program can be made. The robot has two vertical brushes. A water system can be added to the robot to improve the cleaning. By adding the water system, a little bit of water would be sprayed out in the front of the robot. The floor can be sticky and this will come loose. Also, the dust will be better collected. The brushes brush over the water spots and clean the sticky floor and the dust. To improve the robot even further, a change to the cleaning program can be made. The robot has two vertical brushes. A water system can be added to the robot to improve the cleaning. By adding the water system, a little bit of water would be sprayed out in the front of the robot. The floor can be sticky and this will come loose. Also, the dust will be better collected. The brushes brush over the water spots and clean the sticky floor and the dust.
  
-The last adjustment that can be made to the robot, is changing the path system. The robot has to be pre-programmed to the plan where it will be driving. This makes that every location and plan requires time to be pre-programmed. To improve this, more sensors can be added to the robot whereby the robot knows where he has been cleaning, where the walls will be, and know where to turn.+The last adjustment that can be made to the robot, is finding a better way to do the indoor positioning system. The robot has to be pre-programmed to the plan where it will be driving. This makes that every location and plan requires time to be pre-programmed. To improve this, more sensors can be added to the robot whereby the robot knows where he has been cleaning, where the walls will be and can avoid all the obstacles in a more effective way.
    
-By improving the MopBot, it will be more expensive to build and buy. Also, the programming of the sensors takes allot of time and skills. If someone would continue building and programming the robot, this is the advice to adjust these functions to the robot.+By improving the MopBot, it will be more expensive to build and buy. Also, the programming of the sensors takes a lot of time and skills. If someone would continue building and programming the robot, this is the advice to adjust these functions to the robot.
  
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