Design Of Ultimate Shield For Fire Fighting Purpose

Awang @ Rozalli, Ahmad Sofwan (2016) Design Of Ultimate Shield For Fire Fighting Purpose. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

In natural way, shield is being used as protection for people to protect them from danger. In this project, this type of shield is being used as protection from the fire and heat. This kind of shield is projected to be used by firemen in their operation to rescue and firefighting purpose. The project is consist of designing and developing based on the design of Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) shield and innovated by adding the application of resisting fire. The application of resisting fire that is considered of is the selection of material, ergonomics/human factors and the design. This is because the current FRU shield has issue for its weight and it also does not flexible for Malaysian people ergonomics and due to that problem, the performance and safety of the law enforcement unit is affected. The purpose of this project is to design and fabricate the shield with fire proof and lightweight material. In order to ensure the objective is reached, the shield was designed and undergoes ergonomics simulation by using CATIA V5 software for the RULA Analysis. Then, carbon fiber was selected as the body of the shield. A survey was done to the member of the Fire Department to ensure to find the best characteristics and function to be included into the shield to ensure they can use the shield in its best conditions to protect them and can boost their performance.

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