Assessment of Hydrological Inspection Using Development Low-Cost Boat Application in University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) Lake, Terengganu, Malaysia
Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin1, Mohammad Faezul Hakim Mustapha2, Noorjima Abd Wahab3, Muhammad Hafiz Md. Saad4, Mohd Ekhwan Toriman5, Firdaus Mohd Hamzah6, Mohd Armi Abu Samah7, Mohd Syaiful Nizam Abu Hassan8, Siti Nor Aisyah Md Bati9
1Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin, Faculty of Applied Social Science (FSSG) and East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
2Mohammad Faezul Hakim Mustapha, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
3Noorjima Abd. Wahab, East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
4Muhammad Hafiz Md. Saad, East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
5Mohd Ekhwan Toriman, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
6Firdaus Mohd Hamzah, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
7Mohd Armi Abu Samah, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
8Mohd Syaiful Nizam Abu Hassan, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus,Terengganu, Malaysia.
9Siti Nor Aisyah Md Bati, East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 17 July 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 02 August 2019 | Manuscript Published on 10 August 2019 | PP: 205-212 | Volume-8 Issue-2S3 July 2019 | Retrieval Number: B10370782S319/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1037.82S319
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Abstract: Unmanned vehicles may provide less time consume and cost-effective methods of gathering hydrographic survey data compared to traditional, manned survey vessels. A remote-controlled Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) was outfitted with range finder, depth transducer, and velocity current meter for the purpose of conducting a hydro survey. The purpose of study to describes a project for the development of Unmanned Survey Vessel (USV) platform useful for hydrological survey. The control unit includes a motor control system, communication equipment, and a simple radio control system installed to enables an operator to remotely control the boat. The motor radio control system, the measurement equipment (sonar depth, current meter, range finder) used in data collecting activities. The result showed the validation values of Hydro Survey Boat Version 1 and Hydro Survey Boat Version 2, the estimated validation of river discharge (Q) recorded 0.0373 m3/s. The significant differences of Q between Hydro Survey Boat Version 1 as 0.0853 m3/s (56.3%) and Hydro Survey Boat Version 2 as 0.042 m3/s (11.2%) which is the Hydro Survey Boat Version 2 recorded more accurate readings compared Hydro Survey Boat Version 1. There are several advantages of this project which is reducing cost, improve efficiency, and reduce risk during hydrology survey. The development survey boat USV is innovation technology and it will improved the hydrological method.
Keywords: Current Meter, Hydrological Survey, Hydro Survey Boat, River Discharge (Q), Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV).
Scope of the Article: Low-power design