CivicLens

Published Dec 04, 2025

Apache-2.0

50 hours to build

Beginner

arduino

raspberry-pi

arduino-esp8266

A rover having 2 combined YoLo Detection models, which have the ability to detect the litter in the public places as well as also detect if the person is engaging in public smoking or not. Can be used near hospitals and private townships or government campuses

Components Used
Raspberry Pi 4 - 4GB Single Board Computers Raspberry Pi 4 4GB	X 1
L298N Motor driver L298N is a high current, high voltage dual full bridge motor driver. It is useful for driving inductive loads.	X 1
N20 DC Motor - 6V with 1:100 Gear Ratio Adafruit Accessories N20 DC Motor with Magnetic Encoder - 6V with 1:100 Gear Ratio	X 2
USB Webcam Cameras & Camera Modules USB 2.0 WEBCAM1080PLNSCVEMICAD	X 1
HDMI Cables HDMI Cables	X 1
Mecanum wheels DFRobot Accessories Black Mecanum Wheel (97mm) - Left	X 2
Lithium Ion Battery 3.7V 2500mAh 18650 Consumer Battery &amp; Photo Battery 3.7V 2500mAh	X 3
18650 Battery Holder with Switch Seeed Studio Accessories 18650 Battery Holder--2 18650 (with Switch)	X 1
Arduino UNO R4 WiFi Main microcontroller board responsible for Wi-Fi connectivity, RFID processing, and server communication.	X 1

Description

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A rover having 2 combined YoLo Detection models, which have the ability to detect the litter in the public places as well as also detect if the person is engaging in public smoking or not.

Public smoking and litter in public places have contributed somewhat significantly in the civic misbehaviors that occurs all around the country, this rover is just a small milestone to achieve the improved civicsense through constant regulation through detection and then informing the higher authorities regarding the violation of any civic rules by the people. It uses the Rpi 5 to work on the detection models, and Arduino is used to give the PWM signals to the motors through motor driver L298N. Rpi is connected to a USB Camer,a which takes a live feed and uses the frame to work on two detection modules, a.k.a., litter detection and smoking detection.