Sim One Dispositif de surveillance des tsunamis by He Li, Nankai Cheng and Li Yang

Sim One Dispositif de surveillance des tsunamis by He Li, Nankai Cheng and Li Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award d'Or in Design d'Ingénierie Competition Category.

OrIngénierie· 2023

Sim One Dispositif de surveillance des tsunamis

by He Li, Nankai Cheng and Li Yang

Client: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Ingénierie Category

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The Design

About Sim One Dispositif de surveillance des tsunamis

Sim One est un dispositif de surveillance conçu pour détecter les tsunamis en haute mer. Les méthodes d'alerte existantes reposent sur des simulations à partir de données sismiques, souvent tardives et peu précises. Sim One mesure en temps réel la dynamique interne de l'océan. Plusieurs unités sont ancrées le long d'une chaîne, espacées de 30 à 50 kilomètres, formant ainsi un réseau de surveillance. Lorsqu'un courant océanique dangereux est détecté, une bouée de communication est libérée et émet des signaux d'alerte depuis la surface. La coque est réalisée en cupro-aluminium et en titane, avec un revêtement anticorrosion.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Sim One Dispositif de surveillance des tsunamis est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or, une reconnaissance immensément prestigieuse décernée à des designs de premier ordre, merveilleux et remarquables. Les lauréats Or sont des créations extrêmement innovantes, visionnaires et d'un éclat glamour éblouissant, qui reflètent le génie, la sagesse et la maîtrise de leurs concepteurs. Sim One Dispositif de surveillance des tsunamis est censé être une invention très louée, avant-gardiste et monumentale, qui apporte une valeur sans précédent. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or est un projet spectaculaire et respecté qui sert grandement l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Sim One Dispositif de surveillance des tsunamis crée de vifs sentiments de désir, éveille la passion, encourage la créativité et nous fascine.

Behind the Design

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