International Journal Of Coastal, Offshore And Environmental Engineering(ijcoe)

International Journal Of Coastal, Offshore And Environmental Engineering(ijcoe)

Design, construction and implementation of Tide gauge device with information communication approach based on GSM/GPRS

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors
1 electronic and electric department of Shiraz university of technology , Shiraz, iran
2 Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Iran.
3 Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch
10.22034/ijcoe.2026.444403.1061
Abstract
The conventional methods of measuring tides are primarily based totally on direct observation of the water level on a graded-index whose information is examined in certain time intervals, although this work is very tiring and elements which include detrimental climate conditions, wind, rain, heat, darkness, people`s fatigue and negligence in wearing out the obligation have brought on the exceptional of accumulated information to decrease. Therefore, new generation mechanical and electronic devices have been used to lessen the error. In these systems, because of the presence of movable parts and parts that are in direct contact with seawater, wear and tear are inevitable. Therefore, fully electronic systems based on ultrasound and water pressure measurement have attracted various attentions due to the fact that they no longer have an operator and mechanical components are not in contact with water. In those systems, the gathering of tidal records is carried out routinely with non-touch electronic measurement, which has greater accuracy, speed, and simplicity of labor in comparison to conventional systems. This study is a report of the construction process and comparison of the results of the construction of an electronic device for measuring tides with the possibility of real-time transmission of tidal data. The advanced tide gauge device calculates the height of the water surface with the use of ultrasonic waves and measuring water pressure continuously. This system is also equipped with a microcontroller that has the mission of collecting, recording, and dealing with data and dealing with the peripheral parts, including managing information communication and receiving settings. In the constructed system, the water level values measured by pressure sensors and ultrasonic range finder are transmitted to a mobile number and a designed server through SMS and GPRS networks. The constructed tide gauge device was hooked up next to the Bushehr tide gauge and the overall performance and accuracy of the device were evaluated and compared via way of means of reconstructing the Topax/Poseidon satellite data and the Bushehr tide gauge records. By examining the results, it can be concluded that the use of two measurement sensors in the constructed system has been capable of enhancing the accuracy of water level measurement, and the communication of information from two different channels reduces the lack of records. These two factors increase the safety factor of using the device
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