3. Many parts of the world can experience flooding with different
reasons for it. Bataan has often experienced flash floods many
times due to having many rivers and being close to a sea. With
that, a solution for evacuating residents is being proposed, an
automated motorized amphibious trike. A floating three-wheeler
trike that help in rescuing individuals that need evacuation from
the flood. It is powered by batteries, and it is constructed with
several parts and a propeller at the back. It can hold about a
specific amount of weight which can be detected by a sensor that
is activated when it gets wet. The project trike will be built using
the main parts that will be specified later on. The project will be
tested based on its durability when traveling in water, speed
capacity and its ability to float with its minimum load.
Summary of the Project
4. The study aims to make an automated trike in helping
evacuate individuals in floods. This research also aims
to answer the following questions:
1. After the project Trike will assembled, what will
become its special feature?
2. Is the project Trike suited for water transport after
once tested on the following:
a. Durability
b. Submersion or Immersion test
c. Speed capacity
Objectives of the study
5. Scientific Basis of the study
For an object to be buoyant, the density of that
object needs to be less dense than the density
of water. So attaching a low density material
like a plastic gallon full of air to the trike will
make it float in water. Also a heavy object can
float in water if the gravitational force of that
object is less than the upward buoyancy force.
So in order to make the Trike float, it needs to
have a material that can act as a floaty for it,
any material that has less density than water.
6. Outcome of the study will benefit the following:
Individuals in need of evacuating. They can be carried to the
evacuation center or to safety by the amphibious trike.
Disaster responders. It can help them with evacuating
individuals more efficiently.
It will serve as a public utility transportation in times of flood
and rescue operations. Since it is battery-powered, it is a better
alternative than fossil fuels in consideration of climate change
mitigation and adaptation.
Significance
7. This study focuses on the creation of the
project trike as well as focusing on the
effectiveness in terms of weight limit, speed
and durability of the project trike. The reliability
of the project trike will depend on the skills of
its creators and the quality of the materials.
And limitations will be observed in the process
of testing.
Scientific Merit
9. Variables and Parameters
INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
-Motor
-Weight of the Trike
-Length of trike
-deepness of the body
of water
DEPENDENT VARIABLES
- Buoyancy
-Speed
CONSTANT VARIABLES
-Able to float
10. We considered the maximum
speed of the project Trike, maximum
load capacity and durability of the
project as the parameters. And Only
one trike will be made but changes
will be given to it to affect dependent
variables.
Treatment
11. Theoretical framework
Making of the
Automatic
Motorized Trike
Designing of the main
construct and
procedure
Acquiring of materials
needed
Constructing of the
main product
Testing through
different trials
12. Experimental Procedures & Design
Materials and Equipment
Back:
-Propeller, 15hp Outboard Motor
-Solar Panels for power generation to prolong battery life
Frame:
-PVC pipes as the skeleton of the trike
-Plastic Bottles and Plastic Gallons to float in water
-Waterproof box to protect the circuitry of the motor
Sides:
-Wheels for land travel
- Bike Chain, and 2 Bike Gears for manual foot paddling
13. Front:
-Bike Frame as the main driving seat in
manual control
-Plywood for the walls and floor of the Trike
and for the plow
-Ultrasonic sensor
-Water level sensor Arduino system
-windshield wiper motor
14. • Make the frame using PVC
• Attach the bike frame to the bike
• Connect the 2 wheels to the axle as well as a bike gear
• Attach the bike chain to the gear of the bike frame and the axle
• Put in place the bottles and secure in between the frame and a
wall of plywood
• Connect the outboard motor to the back of the frame
• Program the windshield wiper motor to move when the
ultrasonic sensor detects something and attach it in front of the
frame (the plow mechanism uses PVC pipe)
• Attach the plastic gallons at the bottom
• Place the plywood as the flooring
• Program the speaker to make a sound whenever the water level
sensor gets wet and place at the back of the trike.
15. Immersion test or Submersion test
-To determine the height of the proposed Trike submerged in water. Varying loads will be
added on the trike to determine the maximum, capacity of weight of the project Trike can carry.
This may also serve as the test for the max weight capacity signal. Variance as tool for data
gathering will be applied to this test.
Speed Capacity test
- The project Trike’s speed will be determined by getting the data with simple statistics such
as mean will be applied for different trials with different loads on the table below:
Durability test
-The municipal engineer’s office of Abucay will be tapped to test the projects durability using
their own tools. Average Weighted Points (AWP) will be applied in the collected data.
Statistical Analysis
Load added to the Trike Distance covered (m) Time speed (s)
16. Possible outcomes
-The project trike will be able to float and function as
intended
Target Beneficiaries
-Evacuees and Rescuers
Impact
-Can be used as rescue vehicle in times of flood
Expected Output and Potential Impact
