College
College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Date of Last Revision
2025-02-20 07:03:42
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Honors Course
MECE 461_003 & MECE 471 (ME Senior Design Project 1&2)
Number of Credits
4
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Winter 2024
Abstract
Gutters redirect rainwater away from nearly every roof and home in America and Europe but build up debris over time and require constant maintenance. Manual gutter cleaning is unpleasant, time-consuming, and dangerous, with 80,000 injuries/year attributed to people cleaning their gutters and overreaching from ladders in the U.S. alone. This difficult situation implies that consumers would be interested in a method to make this process safer and easier. In an age of increasing automation of tasks, especially those that might be dangerous to complete, a gutter cleaning robot is a solution that could alleviate several of these problems at once. This project aims to complete a robot that can serviceably clean the most common style of gutter in an automated fashion, with a budget of up to 350 dollars. This robot being implemented in the field could lead to a reduction in injuries associated with gutter cleaning, a reduction to the work of a consumer cleaning their gutters, and even some interest in taking the idea further into the workplace, perhaps even pursing a patent.
Research Sponsor
David Peters
First Reader
Dr. Ajay Mahajan
Second Reader
Dr. Henry Astley
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Scott Sawyer
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Nopper, Zachary, "Robotic Gutter Cleaner" (2024). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1927.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1927
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