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

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.

Socialization of Safety Factors for Passengers of Traditional Ship Crossing Transport at Muara Angke Port Jakarta

“…This counseling activity is also in line with the opinion of Quan et al, (2018), that the use of life jackets is limited to children and it is necessary to promote the use of life jackets with safety standards that provide protection and pleasure, potentially reducing the drowning rate in open water. Counseling on life buoys is also in line with the opinions of Shetty et al, (2020), Thanakodi et al, (2021) and Park et al, (2023), that with the help of cutting-edge technology, smart life buoys have been developed, by operating the buoys using remote control. This counseling activity is closely related to the results of the Puriningsih et al, (2022), regarding several attributes that the crew really needs to pay attention to in order to improve performance such as the need for life jackets, fire extinguishers, life rafts, and also the presence of safety facility equipment.…”

Monitoring Water Quality with a Spectrophotometer: a Proof of Concept of a Smart Buoy

“…[11] presents the design, development, and testing of a Smart Buoy for real-time remote access to underwater devices. The life buoy, presented in [12] shares some of the design constraints in terms of dimensions and hardware of our prototype, but focuses on a life preserver, a crucial safety tool on board of any marine ships. A nice design of a smart buoy equipped with simple sensors, that share our goal to develop a low-cost DIY solution, is available at https://www.instructables.com/Smart-Buoy/ The buoy will be typically deployed in marine environments, in the proximity of fish farms and in general in locations potentially not in close proximity to coastal areas and thus it should be capable of transmitting wireless data to a gateway onshore consuming minimal amounts of power to maximize the operation time.…”