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Team 1 BP Oil Spill Final Design

Our innovation is a self driven machine that removes the top layer of oily sand and brings it into the machine for processing. The oily sand is then scooped into the machine. Then starts to fill up in the storage area once filled it triggers the automatic shut off switch for the machine to stop moving. Water is then poured onto the oily sand which then agitates the oil separating itself from the sand. Once separated the oil then flows into the next storage system and once that oil storage is filled it is then hand drained into a barrel. Then the clean sand that’s in the machine is released out of the machine by the trap door located in the sand compartment.

Our parts to make our design (in order of Assembly)

Oily Sand Container This is both the main compartment where the all of the sand is stored but, it is also the part main where almost every thing attaches too.





Frame Pieces Then, one of the two frame pieces is wielded onto the Oily Sand container.





Axle The, two axles are put into the holes in the frame piece.



Scoop The Scoop is then put onto the front axle and it is designed to shovel the sand into the Oily Sand and fill it up rapidly but only taking the sand on top that is covered in oil.

Then, the other frame piece is wielded onto the Oily Sand container.

Wheels Then, 4 cog like wheels are attached to the 2 axles on both sides. They are designed to keep the treads centered in the wheel instead of losing the treads at every turn.



Treads Treads are then stretched over the wheels and they are designed to make traversing through sand easy for our robot.



Oil Container The oil container is then wielded onto the Oily Sand container. This is then designed to store a good worth of oil to keep the machine going for longer periods of time.





Water Container Then the water container is then attached to the top of the Oily Sand container to store all the water in preparation to separate the sand/oil



Solar Panel The Solar panel is then installed onto the water container to keep the machine powered with a clean energy.



Machine Storage The Machine Block is then installed in front of the water container to store all the electronics like the on board computer and motors.



Shield Finally, the Shield is then installed to keep bigger items and people out of the spinning scoop and is there for a safety precaution.