we have to do some instrumentation work and collect some numbers. we had gotten some quick lab numbers with stalled motors and such but it isn't really realistic.
so back to the lake.
a 'lake rake' is a term we invented. sort of like a robotic lawn mower, it skims the lake for 'flotsam' - floating debris.
eventually it should be able to run autonomously we might think......
In Melbourne Australia at Parks Victoria there is a static litter trap shown
here
This is a robotic mobile trap.