MUMBAI, India, Aug. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641098364 A) filed by Bnm Institute Of Technology Dr. S Y Kulkarni; Dr. Sunitha S V; Dr. Rekha P; Dr. Kavitha Jayaram; Dr. Ashwini S Savanth; Prof. Sarala T; Dr. Mahanthesha U; Dr. Yasha Jyothi M Shirur; Pratheek S K; Rathik; and Srikanth B R on August 14, 2026, for An Intelligent Autonomous Water Surface Cleaning System Using Vision-Based Floating Waste Detection And Conveyor Retrieval.
Inventors include Dr. Sunitha S V; Dr. Rekha P; Dr. Kavitha Jayaram; Dr. Ashwini S Savanth; Prof. Sarala T; Dr. Mahanthesha U; Dr. Yasha Jyothi M Shirur; Pratheek S K; Rathik; and Srikanth B R.
The application for the patent was published on August 21, 2026, under issue no. 34/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an intelligent autonomous water-surface cleaning system for detecting and retrieving floating waste. The system comprises a buoyant mobile platform, propulsion subsystem, vision-based sensing subsystem, onboard processing subsystem, navigation controller, conveyor retrieval subsystem and waste collection receptacle. The vision-based sensing subsystem acquires image data of a water-surface region and the onboard processing subsystem detects and validates floating waste objects and determines their vehicle-relative positions. A selected waste object is converted into an interception target and the navigation controller generates propulsion commands for positioning a conveyor capture region relative to the target. Target position is continuously updated during approach to compensate for relative movement of the floating waste and the vehicle. When the target enters the capture region, the conveyor is actuated to lift the waste from the water surface and transfer it into the collection receptacle. The system thereby integrates machine-vision-based detection, autonomous target interception and mechanically controlled conveyor retrieval in a closed-loop water-surface cleaning operation applicable to rivers, lakes, reservoirs, canals, ponds and other aquatic environments. Fig. 1
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