IoT Based Automation of Safety and Monitoring System Operations of Mines

International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

© 2016 by SSRG - IJEEE Journal

Volume 3 Issue 9

Year of Publication : 2016

Authors : Anay Majee

10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V3I9P103

How to Cite?

Anay Majee, "IoT Based Automation of Safety and Monitoring System Operations of Mines," SSRG International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 3,  no. 9, pp. 17-21, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V3I9P103

Abstract:

The working conditions of mines across the world are quite averse to human health and safety. Several workers lose their lives because they are not able to communicate to the concerned authorities about the emergency situation inside the mine. As because the mines are located under the ground no direct communication channel can be established to monitor the conditions of the mine. In light of all these factors the paper at hand aims to provide a solution to the safety and the monitoring system of a mine without the need of any individual monitoring the mine conditions. The safety equipment targeted in this paper is the safety helmet that the worker uses inside the mine. This helmet is fitted with various environmental sensors like gas, smoke, temperature, humidity and air quality sensors to continuously monitor the mine conditions. All these sensors are interfaced with amicro-controller which is also embedded inside the helmet. The paper also uses the concept of a wireless transmission network to transfer the data from the user’s helmet to the central hub using Zigbee technology. The monitoring system consists of the use of IoT (Internet of Things) technology to send collected data to the web server with proper graphical representations such that the conditions of the mine can be monitored anywhere and everywhere.

Keywords:

Sensors, IoT, Zigbee, micro-controller, wireless transmission network.

References:

[1] A.M. Donoghue, "Occupational Health Hazards in Mining: An Overview", Occupational Medicine, vol. 54 No. 5, pg- 283-289, 2004.
[2] Anil Kumar. K and Y. Suresh Babu,"Design and Analysis of Industrial Helmet", International Journal of Computational Engineering Research, Vol 3 issue 12,pg- 48-58,2013.
[3] C. M. Ramya, M. Shanmugaraj and R. Prabakaran, "Study on ZigBee technology," 2011 3rd International Conference on Electronics Computer Technology (ICECT), Kanyakumar, pp. 297- 301.10.1109/ICECTECH.2011.5942102, 2011.
[4] Md.Zahirul Hasan and A. K. M. Fazlul Haque, "Zigbee Based Wireless Mesh Network Controlling Through Web Server", International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Applied Sciences(IJSEAS), vol-2 issue-1, pg-484-490, January 2016.
[5] (2016) Arduino website. [Online]. Available: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardNano.
[6] (2016) Arduino website. [Online]. Available: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno.
[7] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., IEEE Std.802.15.4-2003, IEEE Standard for Information Technology telecommunications and Information Exchange between Systems Local a Metropolitan Area Networks-Specific Requirements –Part 15.4: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layers (PHY) Specifications for Low Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs). New York:IEEE Press 2003.
[8] Beena M Varghese, Binisha Balan, Neethu Varghese, Reshma Gangadharan, Shaima PK, "Intelligent safety system for coal miners”, International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology (IJEIT) Volume 4, Issue 9, pg- 118-122, March 2015.
[9] G. Prabhakar Reddy and M. Vijaya Lakshmi, “IoT in Mines for Safety and Efficient Monitoring”, International Journal of Advanced Research inComputer Engineering & Technology (IJARCET) Volume 4 Issue 11, pg-4232- 4236,November 2015.