Nylon fishing nets account for approximately 46% of the plastic debris found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) by mass. Four times more harmful than all other forms of plastic pollution, derelict fishing nets create significant environmental consequences. Successful recovery of Nylon fishing nets from ocean garbage patches requires a unique solution: the proposed SOLIDWORKS design is a semi-autonomous, catamaran-like vehicle which can effectively identify, shred, and collect Nylon fishing nets. This project precedes the design, fabrication, and testing of a small-scale, physical prototype in future MQP work for the 2022-2023 academic year and beyond.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Smith, Delia
• Pacheco, Brian

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 65796
• E-project-042822-155345

Keyword

• Ocean Plastics
• Vehicle
• Semi-autonomous
• Recycling

Advisor

• Guceri, Selcuk

Year

• 2022

Date created

• 2022-04-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright