AUTOMATED OUTDOOR CLOTHESLINE

Abstract

Washing and drying clothes have been a daily routine for the majority of the people. However, one of the challenging parts of the process is the drying part. Due to the unpredictable weather changes and monsoon season in Malaysia, this has become one of the hardest challenges to overcome among others. This project introduces the Automated Outdoor Clothesline system that can automatically detects the presence of rain and sunlight intelligently while moving the clothing to a more secure and dry area when it is raining. This project began by analyzing and studying students traditionally drying their laundry at their respective hostel, which then expanded to parents who are working with a schedule of 8 – 5 pm every day, even those who have a very busy schedule with a hectic lifestyle that sometimes rarely spend any time at home. This project is programmed by using Arduino and designed with TinkerCAD software. This system uses humidity, raindrop, and LDR sensor, and servo motor to control the input and output of the system. The Arduino UNO microcontroller detect the signal transfer from the sensor and then shows the data onto the Liquid Crystal Display. The motor will function according to the input of the sensor, whether to retract the clothing inside the awning or to extend outside to expose the clothing. Thus, this finding aided in the investigation of the existing laundry hanging systems, the development of a low – cost and inexpensive laundry line for household use, and the evaluation of the proposed system’s performance.