Scooper design
The main element in Simon’s invention is the scooper. The scooper is used to pick up floating waste near the water surface and discharge it on the deck of the boat. In Simon’s drawing, two sailors-operators are at work sorting the waste material coming onto the deck. I thought it would be interesting to add a bit to Simon’s idea. I wish to introduce a conveyor belt to facilitate the work of the two sailors; this would also add an element of animation to the model. The conveyor and scooper would be coupled with belt and pulleys and could therefore be powered from a single miniature DC motor. See the attached CAD drawing. The structural elements of the scooper would be fabricated on my 3D printer. For the filtering surfaces of the scooper I intend to cut and glue small pieces of fabric coming from a discarded window screen.
