Study into the Development of a Light Weight Smart Life Buoy Prototype (LWSLB)

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Transactions on Maritime Science-ToMS Pub Date : 2021-10-21 DOI:10.7225/toms.v10.n02.008

S. Thanakodi, Muhamad Lazim Talib, Syarifah Aishah Syed Ali, Norshahriah Wahab, Amalina Farhi Ahmad, Norshaheeda Mohd Noor, Muhammad Izham Bin Ahmad Zahari, Mohd Arif Ahmad

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Abstract

Life Buoy, also known as a life preserver, is a crucial safety tool on board any marine ships. The most common and conventional lifesaver is operated manually to save people from drowning, yet this method poses a risk for both the victim and rescuer. Hence, with the help of current technology, a smart lifebuoy has been developed, whereby the rescuer just operates the lifebuoy using remote control. Yet, the existing smart life buoy system has been found heavy and hard to be operated, especially for women, children, and other people with disabilities.This paper focuses on the development of a lightweight smart life buoy system and its characteristics. Arduino Uno R3, Arduino Nano, DC motor 775, Transmitter and Receiver kit were the main components used in the development of the lightweight smart life buoy system (LWSLB). The developed LWSLB system was tested at the National Defence University of Malaysia’ swimming pool due to Covid-19 lockdown, and data such as speed, range of remote connection and battery endurance were obtained. It has been found out that the developed LWSLB weighs just 3.5kg overall compared to Brand S which weighs 13.75kg. However, in terms of speed, Brand S proves to be faster at 4.17m/s compared to LWSLB which exhibits a speed of 1.25m/s.

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轻型智能救生圈原型(LWSLB)研制研究

救生圈，也被称为救生圈，是任何海上船只上的重要安全工具。最常见和传统的救生器是手动操作来拯救溺水的人，然而这种方法对受害者和救援者都有风险。因此，在现有技术的帮助下，开发了一种智能救生圈，救援人员只需通过遥控器操作救生圈。然而，现有的智能救生圈系统笨重且难以操作，特别是对于妇女、儿童和其他残疾人。本文重点介绍了一种轻量化智能救生圈系统的研制及其特点。轻量级智能救生圈系统(LWSLB)的开发主要采用Arduino Uno R3、Arduino Nano、直流电机775、发射器和接收器套件。开发的LWSLB系统在马来西亚国防大学因新冠肺炎疫情封锁而关闭的游泳池进行了测试，获得了速度、远程连接范围、电池续航时间等数据。据悉，开发的LWSLB的总重量仅为3.5公斤，而S品牌的总重量为13.75公斤。但在速度方面，Brand S的速度为4.17m/ S，而LWSLB的速度为1.25m/ S。

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Transactions on Maritime Science-ToMS ENGINEERING, MARINE-

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期刊介绍： ToMS is a scientific journal with international peer review which publishes papers in the following areas: ~ Marine Engineering, ~ Navigation, ~ Safety Systems, ~ Marine Ecology, ~ Marine Fisheries, ~ Hydrography, ~ Marine Automation and Electronics, ~ Transportation and Modes of Transport, ~ Marine Information Systems, ~ Maritime Law, ~ Management of Marine Systems, ~ Marine Finance, ~ Bleeding-Edge Technologies, ~ Multimodal Transport, ~ Psycho-social and Legal Aspects of Long-term Working Aboard. The journal is published in English as an open access journal, and as a classic paper journal (in limited editions). ToMS aims to present best maritime research from South East Europe, particularly the Mediterranean area. Articles will be double-blind reviewed by three reviewers. With the intention of providing an international perspective at least one of the reviewers will be from abroad. ToMS also promotes scientific collaboration with students and has a section titled Students’ ToMS. These papers also undergo strict peer reviews. Furthermore, the Journal publishes short reviews on significant papers, books and workshops in the fields of maritime science.