FAH 0033 THINKING SKILLS GROUP PROJECT

JULY 2015 TRIMESTER

PROGRAMME : PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

GROUP NUMBER : 12

GROUP NAME : CEREBRUM

PROJECT NUMBER : 2

PROJECT TITLE : WORKING PART-TIME/ EARTHQUAKE WARNING SYSTEM

LECTURER : DR ONG SENG HEE

GROUP MEMBERS :

NO. NAME STUDENT ID.1 CHEAH JASON 233242 KONG HAO EN 235193 AMIR BIN AMRAN 236994 ABDUL MUHAIMIN BIN MOHAMMAD GHAZALI 237575 JOSEPH TAN JE JEONG 237716 HAZIM BIN MD NOR 237937 SATIR VETHAN A/L KUNAISEKARAN 239418 MUHAMAD NABBIL BIN ALI 239759 CHRISTOPHER JONATHAN TANG CHUNG CHIUN 23982

10 MUHAMMAD AMIRUL SYAFIQ BIN MD DAUD 2402911 MOHAMMAD FARIZZUDDIN BIN MOHD FADZIL 24046

Part 2- Innovation

The team is required to produce the design concept of an effective earthquake warning

system. The proposed system must be reliable, accurate, easy to install, cost effective

and robust enough to be able to function in remote earthquake-prone areas.

1. Identify a datum.

2. Identify the key features and perform the decomposition exercise.

3. Produce the morphology chart.

4. From the morphology chart, produce plausible solution concepts and sketches

for each of the concepts generated.

5. Using the Pugh Evaluation Matrix:

a. Evaluate all the concepts generated, and

b. Select the most promising concept

6. Sketch the chosen concept with details.

1. Datum: Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) System

The main components of the Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) System are the

sensors and the earthquake alert center. The sensors consist of seismographs, which

detect and record earthquake waves and solar panels which supply energy to the

seismographs. After the sensors detect earthquake waves, they send signals to the

earthquake alert center.

The main function of the earthquake alert center is to receive signals from the sensors

and to alert nearby citizens to evacuate from the affected area. The warning message

can be transmitted almost instantaneously.

2. Key features

a. Type of seismometer

b. Material of seismometer

c. Type of career signal

d. Shape of solar panel

e. Type of satellite dish

Earthquake Early Warning (EEW)

System

Decomposition Exercise

Type of career signal

Type of seismometer

Material of seismometer

Shape of solar panel

Type of satellite dish

3. Morphology Chart

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometerAluminium Steel Copper Zinc Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panelStar Oval Rectangle Octagon Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish

Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

4. Plausible Solution Concepts and Sketches

C1- Cheah Jason

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometer

AluminiumSteel Copper Zinc Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panel

Star Oval RectangleOctagon Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish

Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

C2- Kong Hao En

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometer

Aluminium SteelCopper Zinc Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panel

Star OvalRectangle Octagon Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish

Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

C3- Amir bin Amran

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometerAluminium Steel Copper Zinc

Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panelStar Oval Rectangle Octagon

Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish

Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

C4- Abdul Muhaimin bin Mohammad Ghazali

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometerAluminium Steel

Copper ZincIron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panel

StarOval Rectangle Octagon Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish

Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

C5- Joseph Tan Je Jeong

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometerAluminium

Steel CopperZinc Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panelStar

OvalRectangle Octagon Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

C6- Hazim bin Md Nor

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometerAluminium

Steel CopperZinc Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panelStar

OvalRectangle

OctagonParabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish

Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

C7- Satir Vethan a/l Kunaisekaran

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometer

AluminiumSteel Copper Zinc Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panel

StarOval

RectangleOctagon Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish

Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

C8- Muhamad Nabbil bin Ali

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometer

AluminiumSteel Copper Zinc Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panelStar

OvalRectangle Octagon Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

C9- Christopher Jonathan Tang Chung Chiun

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometer

Aluminium SteelCopper Zinc Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panel

StarOval Rectangle Octagon Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish

Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

C10- Muhammad Amirul Syafiq bin Md Daud

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometerAluminium Steel Copper Zinc

Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panel

StarOval Rectangle Octagon Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish

Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

C11- Mohammad Farizzuddin bin Mohd Fadzil

Features Means (How/Type)

Type of

seismometer

CMG-6

Seismometer

Inertial

Seismometer

Strain

Seismometer

Surface

Seismometer

Tele

Seismometer

Material of

seismometerAluminium

SteelCopper Zinc Iron

Type of

career

signal

Space

Modulation

(SM)

Amplitude

Modulation

(AM)

Phase

Modulation

(PM)

Quadrature

Amplitude

Modulation

(QAM)

Frequency

Modulation

(FM)

Shape of

solar panel

StarOval Rectangle Octagon Parabolic

Type of

satellite dish

Motor Driven

Satellite Dish

Multi

Satellite Dish

Very Small

Aperture

Terminal

(VSAT)

Direct To

Home (DTH)

Automatic

Tracking

Satellite Dish

5. Pugh Evaluation Matrix

Criteria Datum C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11

Reliable - + + - + - - + - - +

Accurate - + + - + - - + + + +

Easy to

install- - - S + - + S - S -

Cost

effective- S S + + - + + + + +

Robust

enough to

able to

function in

remote

earthquake-

prone areas

- - + - + + - + + - +

Sum of ‘+’ 0 2 3 1 5 1 2 4 3 2 4

Sum of ‘-‘ 5 2 1 3 0 4 3 0 2 2 1

Sum of ‘s’ 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Difference

between +

and -

-5 0 -2 -2 5 -3 -1 4 1 0 3

The winning concept is C5 because it has the biggest difference between + and -, which is +5.

6. Detailed Sketch of the Chosen Concept