My apologies for the lack of information prevously.
Using a street sweeper to collect trash seems like reasonable solution but they operate at a low speed are considered unsafe for widespread highway use.
Currently highway trash in California is collected via rain water and filtered down to...
Oh there are many questions indeed. I would expect a solution to be implemented in highly urban settings with high trash loads and where many highways have existing sound walls. Implementing in a more natural setting would not make sense as trash loads are typically much lower.
Stating that a...
"What we have here a failure to communicate."
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358050037_Study_of_Air_Flow_Around_a_Moving_Vehicle_as_a_Source_of_Energy
https://www.cnn.com/world/small-turbine-harness-power-of-passing-cars-scn-climate-spc-intl/index.html
If engineers can harness...
I'm wondering if it's possible to harness vehicle induced airflow to capture, congregate, or gather dust, trash and debris on a highway.
What type of design could be considered and how would a design be implemented