Desarrollo de un prototipo de aplicación para detectar el nivel de ocupación de contenedores de basura de gran capacidad utilizando tecnología Lorawan.

Abstract

Several cities in Ecuador have opted for a mechanized garbage collection system, which consists of placing large-capacity containers in certain areas, so that they are periodically emptied by trucks specifically adapted for this task. But nevertheless; Due to the constant increase in the population in the cities, this method is becoming less efficient, since the containers are not enough compared to the rate of waste generation. This causes their collapse and therefore environmental and visual contamination and can even become sources of disease transmission. This degree work proposes an application prototype that allows detecting the occupancy level of these containers, using ultrasonic sensors with low power consumption based on LoRaWAN technology.