Wireless Remote-Controlled Automatic Wastewater Treatment Boat

Abstract

This research aims to develop a wireless remote-controlled automatic wastewater treatment boat. The sample group consisted of 10 students from the Information Technology program at the College of Computing, Khon Kaen University, who were purposively selected and who voluntarily used the wastewater treatment boat. The research tools included the wastewater treatment boat itself, performance testing in each function, and satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used in the study were mean and standard deviation. The research findings revealed that 1) The wastewater treatment boat consists of three main components: (1) the control box for managing the boat’s system, which operates and commands the equipment within the boat, (2) an application used for controlling the boat’s direction and movement via a wireless smartphone connection, and (3) the integration of the boat’s functionality with the Internet of Things (IoT); 2) the performance testing results showed 100% accuracy in evaluating the boat's operational control functions, including navigation control, route pinning, and the release of microorganisms; and 3) the satisfaction survey results from the sample group indicated a high level of satisfaction with the wastewater treatment boat.