Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
The
Philippines faces unpredictable weather changes that cause inconvenience for
traditional hanging methods, impacting the time and effort required to retrieve
clothes hung outdoors, especially when residents are away and unable to respond
quickly. Thus, there is a need to innovate the traditional clothesline to fit
the changing demands of climate problems. Moreover, this study aimed to design
and develop an automated solar-powered IoT-based Blynk clothesline retriever
with SMS status updates. Utilizing a Research and Development Design ensured a
concise methodology for creating and evaluating the prototype. The researchers
successfully developed a program logic and determined its mass-handling
capability, with a maximum load of 22.4 kg and a threshold value of 20.3 kg.
Furthermore, analysis showed no significant difference in retrieval speed
(0.227 m/s) between no load and maximum load, and the reaction time remained
constant at 1 second across all trials. Additionally, the prototype received
high acceptability (M = 4.40) and adaptability (M = 4.25) ratings from
evaluators. In conclusion, the researchers successfully developed an automated
clothesline retriever with SMS status updates and a program logic,
demonstrating high durability, fast retrieval speed, and consistent reaction
time, with high acceptability and adaptability. This presents a viable solution
to weather-related disruptions in traditional hanging methods. Ultimately,
utilizing the automated clothesline retriever in the daily lives of Filipinos
addresses the needs of residents facing challenges with retrieving hung clothes
outdoors due to unpredictable weather conditions.
Country : Philippines
IRJIET, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2024 pp. 51-62