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Coastal solid waste cleaning system
SUSTAINABILITY – MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – PRODUCT DESIGN – UX – WASTE MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGE
Design a mechanical system to reduce floating waste on beaches, coasts and ports by using pleasure boats.
The challenge is to design a solid waste cleaning system to attach to recreational crafts that sail in these territories.
COMPANY
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
ROLE
Team Project of 3 – 4th Grade
w/ Aroa Ballesteros and Mariona Pinós
YEAR
2 weeks ❘ 2022
SOFTWARE
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SKETCH TO IDEATE
Generate ideas through the sketch to try to respond as well as possible to the main goal,
the recollection of waste.
We think about how to take benefit from the water movement to avoid using an extra engine.
We also want to design a compression system to reduce the trash volume.
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The solution:
Ultimate Travel Cleaner
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