Coastal Erosion Early Warning Line Calculation System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods lack a quantitative approach to determine coastal erosion early warning lines, especially under conventional and extreme conditions such as sea level rise and extreme storm waves, making it difficult to predict and manage coastal erosion effectively.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that calculates coastal erosion rates using monitoring data and landform data, determining early warning lines in conventional conditions and adjusting for extreme conditions by incorporating factors like sea level rise and storm waves, allowing for the prediction of coastal erosion retreat positions and scopes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If quantitative calculation method for coastal erosion early warning lines is established, then prediction accuracy and disaster prevention capability are improved, but calculation complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoastal erosion prediction accuracyVSAvoidcalculation system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the coastal erosion prediction into multiple independent modules: (1) coastal erosion rate calculation module using monitoring data, (2) early warning line determination module for conventional conditions, (3) extreme condition adjustment module for sea level rise and storm waves, and (4) spatial scope calculation module. This segmentation allows each module to process specific data types and produce targeted outputs, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive prediction capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary calculations of coastal erosion rates and determines early warning lines under conventional conditions before considering extreme conditions. This sequential approach allows the system to establish a baseline prediction first, then layer on extreme condition adjustments, making the overall calculation process more manageable and computationally efficient while improving prediction reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If early warning lines are determined under extreme conditions (accelerated sea level rise and extreme storm waves), then disaster prevention capability is improved, but calculation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisaster prevention capabilityVSAvoidcalculation method complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent adjusts the early warning line calculations by changing key parameters to reflect extreme conditions. Specifically, it incorporates accelerated sea level rise rates and extreme storm wave parameters (height, duration, frequency) as modification factors applied to the conventional early warning lines. This parameter-based approach allows the system to maintain the same calculation framework while adapting to different scenario conditions, improving disaster prevention capability without proportionally increasing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If spatial scope of coastal erosion is calculated, then disaster management effectiveness is improved, but data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisaster management effectivenessVSAvoiddata processing volume
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple data processing operations into integrated calculation modules. The coastal erosion rate calculation incorporates both monitoring data and landform data processing in a single module, and the early warning line determination integrates conventional and extreme condition analyses. This merging reduces the number of separate data processing steps and consolidates computational requirements, improving disaster management effectiveness while controlling data processing volume.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12165500B2Method and system for determining coastal erosion disaster early warning lines and calculating spatial scope thereof
Publication Date: 2024.12.10 FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY MNR
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AI summary

A method and system for determining coastal erosion disaster early warning lines and calculating spatial scope thereof. The method includes determining a coastal erosion rate according to coastal erosion change monitoring data and landform data; and calculating at least one coastal erosion early warning line in coming N years in conventional conditions according to an established coastal erosion rate calculation method; determining the at least one coastal erosion early warning line in N years in extreme conditions by increasing influencing factors of accelerated sea level rise and extreme storm waves and utilizing a determination and calculation method of coastal erosion disaster early warning lines; and obtaining a coastal erosion retreat position and scope and sending early warning based on the coastal erosion rate in conventional conditions and the at least one coastal erosion early warning line in extreme conditions.