Sim One Устройство за мониторинг на цунами by He Li, Nankai Cheng and Li Yang

Sim One Устройство за мониторинг на цунами by He Li, Nankai Cheng and Li Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Златна награда A' Design Award in Продуктово инженерство и технически дизайн Competition Category.

ЗлатоИнженерство· 2023

Sim One Устройство за мониторинг на цунами

by He Li, Nankai Cheng and Li Yang

Client: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Златна награда A' Design Award Winner in Инженерство Category

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The Design

About Sim One Устройство за мониторинг на цунами

Sim One е устройство за мониторинг, проектирано да засича цунами в открито море. Съществуващите методи за предупреждение разчитат на симулации на данни от земетресения, които са забавени и често неточни. Sim One измерва вътрешната динамика на океана в реално време. Няколко устройства се закотвят по верига на разстояние от 30 до 50 километра едно от друго, образувайки мониторингова мрежа. При засичане на опасно океанско течение се освобождава комуникационна шамандура, която изпраща предупредителни сигнали от повърхността. Корпусът е изработен от алуминиев бронз и титан с антикорозионно покритие.

The Recognition

About the Златна награда A' Design Award

Sim One Устройство за мониторинг на цунами е носител на Златната награда A' Design Award — неимоверно престижно признание, присъждано на първокласни, чудесни и забележителни дизайни. Златните победители са изключително иновативни, силно визионерски и блестящо поразяващи творби, които отразяват гения, мъдростта и майсторството на своите дизайнери. Очаква се Sim One Устройство за мониторинг на цунами да бъде високо възхвалявано, задаващо тенденции и монументално изобретение, което носи безпрецедентна стойност. Този дизайн, спечелил Златната награда A' Design Award, е впечатляващ, уважаван проект, който силно ползва и разширява границите на изкуството, науката, дизайна и технологиите. Sim One Устройство за мониторинг на цунами поражда силни чувства на желание, буди страст, насърчава творчеството и ни очарова.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Tsunamis can cause tens of thousands of casualties. Due to the nature of tsunamis, humans do not have equipment that can directly detect tsunamis. The current tsunami warning is based on the simulation results of earthquake data, which has a lag and is inaccurate. This design is designed to monitor the internal dynamics of the ocean in real-time and directly detect tsunamis, with high warning accuracy.
Dimensions & Packaging: SPECIFICATIONS and DIMENSION: 1050mm*1000mm*2050mm
PACKAGE: High-carbon steel
TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Max. dive depth - 150 m; Max. speed - 20 km/h; Max. range - 100 km
Tags: Tsunami early warning equipment, Engineering Design, Technical design, Product Design,
Production Technology: The equipment is anchored in the open sea by the offshore work vessel and fixed by special ropes. The empty compartment inside the device provides buoyancy, allowing the device to be suspended at a fixed depth. The overall structural shell is mainly made of aluminum bronze and titanium. The surface coating adopts inorganic seawater anti-corrosion coating.
Design Challenge: Harsh sea conditions introduce additional challenges to designing and applying deep-sea-based equipment. Such challenges include wave spectrum monitoring, anchoring in deep waters (100-200 meters), monitoring data modelling and analysis, and reliable and long-time functioning. A feasible and applicable solution copes with all the challenges mentioned above is finalised by a completed design.
Research: This project constructs the tsunami early warning system and provides guiding significance and a theoretical basis for the new design. It also maps tsunami propagation properties and discovers critical points for tsunami monitoring with the assistance of analysing tsunami dynamics. Finally, an accurate and reliable tsunami early warning system is designed.
The system can reduce the threat of marine disasters, for instance, tsunamis, to coastal residents. At the same time, the system extracts comprehensive ocean state data, which will provide a better understanding of the oceans of human beings.
Inspiration: The device was initially designed to decrease the likelihood of marine disasters such as tsunamis caused by the warming of the climate and the rise in sea level. The design is inspired by the shape of Aeoliscus strigatus (an upright diving creature in the ocean). The colour is yellow, as it stands out against the marine background.
Project Duration: The project started on February 2020 in China and finished on January 27th, 2023, in Lisbon.
Operation Flow: Several devices are anchored in the ocean along a chain distribution, and each device is separated by 30-50 kilometers. Form a monitoring network for the internal movement of the ocean. When the device detects dangerous ocean currents, it releases the communication buoys. The buoy floats to the sea surface to send out early warning signals and data. If several adjacent devices emit tsunami signals almost simultaneously, an alert is issued to coastal areas.
Patents: The copyright belongs to Nankai Cheng, He Li and Li Yang, 2023.
Team Members: "He Li", "Nankai Cheng", "Li Yang"
Image Credits: Image #1, Creator Nankai Cheng, He Li and Li Yang
Image #2, Creator Nankai Cheng, He Li and Li Yang
Image #3, Creator Nankai Cheng, He Li and Li Yang
Image #4, Creator Nankai Cheng, He Li and Li Yang
Image #5, Creator Nankai Cheng, He Li and Li Yang

The copyright belongs to Nankai Cheng, He Li and Li Yang.