Tiered Pool System With Movable Covers For Adjustable Depths
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current underwater facilities are not safe or conducive for individuals with ailments and lack the ability to provide a controlled environment for therapy and research, as they often lack adjustable maximum depths and safety features.
Innovation Solution
A reconfigurable diving pool system with tiered sections of varying depths, allowing for adjustable maximum depths and safety features such as removable covers and winch systems, enabling safe and controlled underwater therapy and research environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If diving pools with fixed deep sections are used, then underwater therapy benefits are provided, but safety and controllability for individuals with ailments deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The pool is divided into multiple depth sections (first section with first maximum depth, second section with second maximum depth greater than the first). This segmentation allows different depth zones to serve different therapeutic purposes while maintaining safety through controlled access to deeper areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The pool configuration is made dynamic through movable pool sections that can be repositioned between stored and operational positions. This enables the maximum depth of the pool to be adjusted based on therapeutic requirements, transforming a static deep pool into a controllable, adaptable environment.
2Adaptability or versatility
If deep pool sections are made accessible, then therapeutic pressure benefits are achieved, but safety for individuals with ailments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The movable pool section is positioned in the operational configuration before therapy begins, establishing controlled access pathways and depth limitations in advance. This preliminary setup ensures that individuals with ailments can access therapeutic depths only through safe, controlled routes while deeper unrestricted areas remain protected.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fixed maximum depth pools are used, then underwater research capabilities are provided, but flexibility for different research programs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pool system incorporates movable sections that can be repositioned between stored and operational configurations, enabling the maximum depth and spatial arrangement to be dynamically adjusted for different research programs while maintaining a manageable system through defined operational states.
4Reliability
If pool sections are reconfigured, then safety and controllability are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pool is divided into distinct movable and fixed sections, allowing the movable portions to be independently reconfigured for safety and control while the fixed sections provide stable structural support and defined boundaries, distributing the complexity across manageable components.
Data Source
AI summary
A diving pool includes a first tiered section extending to a first depth of the diving pool, a second tiered section extending to a second depth of the diving pool that is deeper than the first depth, and a cover. The cover can be releasably positioned within the diving pool at a depth of the diving pool to isolate a shallower portion of the diving pool above the cover at the depth from a deeper portion of the diving pool below the cover at the depth.