Dual Housing Water Sampling Apparatus for Deep Submersion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for sampling water from large and deep water bodies are inadequate as they do not utilize drones for remote travel or provide a waterproof, detachable component to penetrate deep for sampling.
Innovation Solution
A waterproof apparatus comprising a primary housing, a secondary housing, a movement assembly, sensors, and a power source, where the secondary housing can transition between retracted and extended positions to collect water samples from various depths, and is operated by a drone that can shut down without affecting data collection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If existing water sampling techniques are used, then water samples can be collected, but they cannot reach deep inside water bodies and are not waterproof
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into two separate housings: a primary housing that remains on the water surface and a secondary housing that submerges for sampling. This segmentation allows each housing to be optimized for its specific function - the primary housing provides waterproof protection and power, while the secondary housing achieves deep submersion capability through the movement assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The movement assembly acts as an intermediary mechanism connecting the primary and secondary housings. It enables the secondary housing to transition between retracted and extended positions, allowing deep water penetration while maintaining the protective seal between the waterproof primary housing and the sampling secondary housing.
2Length of moving object
If a detachable component is added for deep penetration, then sampling depth increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The secondary housing is made dynamically movable rather than fixed, transitioning between retracted and extended positions via the movement assembly. This dynamic configuration allows the apparatus to adapt its depth penetration capability without requiring a completely different structure for each sampling depth, thereby managing complexity while achieving variable deep sampling.
3Duration of action of moving object
If battery power is used, then the apparatus can operate, but operation is limited by battery life
Solution Approach 1:
The drone operates in periodic cycles - flying to the water body, deploying the apparatus for sampling, retrieving it, and returning to base for battery recharging. This periodic operation pattern allows the system to accumulate multiple sampling missions over time, effectively extending the total operation duration beyond what a single battery charge would allow.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for facilitating sampling water of water bodies, in accordance with some embodiments. Further, the apparatus comprises a primary housing, a secondary housing, a movement assembly, a sensor, a storage device, and a power source. Further, the secondary housing is submerged in a water body based on disposing of the primary housing. Further, the secondary housing receives a water sample from a depth of the water body in a secondary interior cavity through an opening of the secondary housing based on submerging of the secondary housing in the water body in the depth. Further, the movement assembly transitions the secondary housing between a retracted position and an extended position for the submerging. Further, the sensor generates sensor data based on detecting a characteristic of the water sample. Further, the storage device stores the sensor data. Further, the power source powers the sensor, and the storage device.