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Cal Poly India Project, Derek Babine, Austen Hibler, Alex Hernandez
Cal Poly India Project, Derek Babine, Austen Hibler, Alex Hernandez
Mechanical Engineering
This report documents the research, ideation, and development of a solution, implemented by the Cal Poly India Sanitation Team per the request of Mr. Harish Bhutani, to solve the problem of hazardous human waste management in poor villages in India. The sponsor envisioned a universal design that would give each household in those villages access to a private toilet system because the current solution is open defecation in water sources and farming fields. The initial constraints required the project be low cost, not use of electricity or water, have the ability to cater to an 8-10 person household, and be …