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📝 Technical Brief – Smart Trawl Gear Uplifting System

📌 Project Title:
Smart Trawl Gear Uplifting System​
A Real-Time Seabed-Aware Trawling Mechanism for Sustainable Fishing

🎯 Main Objective
Design and implement a smart trawl gear system that continuously monitors the distance
between the fishing gear and the seabed, and automatically adjusts the gear height
using the vessel’s winch system to:

●​ 🐟 Reduce bycatch and non-target species capture​


●​ 🌱 Minimize seabed contact and habitat destruction​
●​ 🧠 Enable data-driven trawling decisions through real-time feedback and a digital
dashboard​

💡 Core Concept
This system transforms traditional trawling gear into a smart, adaptive system by
integrating:

●​ A seabed distance sensor mounted near the trawl’s ground rope or footrope​

●​ A microcontroller with onboard logic to interpret distance data​

●​ A link to the vessel’s winch control to trigger automated lifting or lowering of the
gear​

●​ A dashboard interface for real-time monitoring, data logging, and manual override
🧰 Key Functional Blocks
Block Description

🟦 Seabed Distance Sensor Ultrasonic or sonar sensor mounted near


trawl footrope to measure distance to the
seabed in real time

🧠 Smart Control Module Microcontroller (e.g., ESP32 / STM32) with


onboard logic to interpret sensor data and
trigger responses

⚙️ Winch Uplift Interface Connection to vessel’s winch system to


lift/lower gear automatically
(electromechanical or relay interface)

📊 Dashboard Interface User interface for monitoring distance data,


gear position, and override controls
(web/mobile/tablet)

🔋 Power Supply Power source for onboard electronics


(battery or vessel power integration)

🧴 Waterproofing System Housing and sealing for all submerged


components

🧪 Use Case Scenario


During trawling, the seabed distance sensor continuously measures the gap between the
trawl net and the seabed.​
If the gear approaches the seabed too closely (e.g., <1m), the system automatically
commands the winch to lift the gear.​
All data is visualized live on a dashboard for the captain or crew, with alerts and manual
control options.

🔧 Example Components (To Be Evaluated)


Function Possible Components

Seabed distance sensing JSN-SR04T (short range), Ping1D sonar,


MB7066, water-resistant ultrasonic or
acoustic altimeter

Smart controller ESP32, Raspberry Pi Pico W, STM32

Winch control Relay module, motor driver, actuator


interface (RS232, CAN bus)
Communication LoRa SX1278, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or wired
serial

Dashboard Web app (React.js, Node.js, MQTT


backend)

Power system Li-ion battery, voltage regulator, DC power


from vessel

Enclosure Custom PVC tube, epoxy-sealed box,


IP67-rated enclosures

🔍 Future Enhancements
●​ AI-based trawl behavior analysis​

●​ Cloud-connected data logging and reports​

●​ Integration with vessel navigation systems (GPS-based mapping of net depth and
behavior)​

📅 Next Steps
●​ Define technical specs and required depth range​

●​ Select final sensor and actuator components​

●​ Develop and test prototype in simulation / lab setting​

●​ Field test on small-scale trawl with data logging​

●​ Design intuitive dashboard interface

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