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.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

NAME
CHEAH JASON
KONG HAO EN
AMIR BIN AMRAN
ABDUL MUHAIMIN BIN MOHAMMAD GHAZALI
JOSEPH TAN JE JEONG
HAZIM BIN MD NOR
SATIR VETHAN A/L KUNAISEKARAN
MUHAMAD NABBIL BIN ALI
CHRISTOPHER JONATHAN TANG CHUNG CHIUN
MUHAMMAD AMIRUL SYAFIQ BIN MD DAUD
MOHAMMAD FARIZZUDDIN BIN MOHD FADZIL

STUDENT ID.
23324
23519
23699
23757
23771
23793
23941
23975
23982
24029
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

Decomposition Exercise

Earthquake Early
Warning (EEW)
System

Type of
seismometer

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Type of
career signal

Type of
satellite dish

3. Morphology Chart
Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

4. Plausible Solution Concepts and Sketches

C1- Cheah Jason
Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

C2- Kong Hao En

Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

C3- Amir bin Amran

Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

C4- Abdul Muhaimin bin Mohammad Ghazali

Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

C5- Joseph Tan Je Jeong

Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

C6- Hazim bin Md Nor

Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

C7- Satir Vethan a/l Kunaisekaran

Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

C8- Muhamad Nabbil bin Ali

Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

C9- Christopher Jonathan Tang Chung Chiun

Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

C10- Muhammad Amirul Syafiq bin Md Daud

Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

C11- Mohammad Farizzuddin bin Mohd Fadzil

Features

Means (How/Type)

Type of

CMG-6

Inertial

Strain

Surface

Tele

seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Seismometer

Aluminium

Steel

Copper

Zinc

Iron

Type of

Space

Amplitude

Phase

career

Modulation

Modulation

Modulation

signal

(SM)

(AM)

(PM)

Star

Oval

Rectangle

Material of
seismometer

Shape of
solar panel

Quadrature
Amplitude
Modulation
(QAM)
Octagon

Very Small
Type of

Motor Driven

Multi

Aperture

Direct To

satellite dish

Satellite Dish

Satellite Dish

Terminal

Home (DTH)

(VSAT)

Frequency
Modulation
(FM)

Parabolic

Automatic
Tracking
Satellite Dish

5. Pugh Evaluation Matrix

Criteria

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

C9

C10

C11

Reliable

Accurate

Sum of +

Sum of -

Sum of s

-5

-2

-2

-3

-1

Easy to
install
Cost
effective

Datum

Robust
enough to
able to
function in
remote
earthquakeprone areas

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

6. Detailed Sketch of the Chosen Concept