Sim One 海啸监测装置 by He Li, Nankai Cheng and Li Yang

Sim One 海啸监测装置 by He Li, Nankai Cheng and Li Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 金奖 in 产品工程与技术设计 Competition Category.

金工程· 2023

Sim One 海啸监测装置

by He Li, Nankai Cheng and Li Yang

Client: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

A' Design Award 金奖 Winner in 工程 Category

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The Design

About Sim One 海啸监测装置

Sim One 是一款用于在开阔海域探测海啸的监测装置。现有的预警方式依赖于对地震数据的模拟推算，存在延迟且往往不够准确。Sim One 能够实时测量海洋内部的动力变化。多台装置沿链状布设锚定，彼此相距30至50公里，构成一张监测网络。当探测到危险洋流时，装置会释放一枚通信浮标，从海面发出预警信号。外壳采用铝青铜与钛材制成，并施以防腐蚀涂层。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金奖

Sim One 海啸监测装置是 A' Design Award 金奖得主，这是授予一流、绝妙而杰出设计的极为崇高的认可。金奖得主是极具创新、极富远见且璀璨夺目的创作，反映出其设计师的天才、智慧与才干。预计Sim One 海啸监测装置将成为一项备受赞誉、引领潮流、气势恢宏的发明，带来前所未有的价值。这件赢得 A' Design Award 金奖的设计是一个壮观而受人敬重的项目，极大地造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Sim One 海啸监测装置激起强烈的渴望，唤起激情，鼓励创造力，令我们着迷。

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.