Wireless Communication and Environment Monitoring in Underground Coal Mines – Review

ABSTRACT

Environment monitoring in underground coal mines has been a mandatory requirement to ensure safe working conditions in mines. There is a need to develop active communication and information network to quickly detect the underground condition and accurately provide location references to evacuate workers from the dangerous zone. This paper addresses the recent technological comprehensive developments in the area of communication and environment monitoring in underground coal mines. It points out the suitability of application of recently developed wireless sensor network for this purpose as proposed by different researchers all over the world. The possibility of image, video surveillance, and use of robot are also explored here. Need of real-time implementation of proper system inside regulated and hazardous mining environment is evaluated in details.

Keywords:

• Environment monitoring
• IEEE802.15.4/ZigBee standards
• HHMSM system
• Routing protocol
• Underground mines
• Wireless sensor network

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Notes on contributors

Yogendra S. Dohare

Yogendra S. Dohare received his graduation and master's degree in electrical engineering from RGPV, Bhopal, India. He has two years teaching experience. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India.

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Tanmoy Maity

Tanmoy Maity received his graduation and master's degree in electrical engineering from Calcutta University and his PhD from Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur. He has six years industrial and more than 15 years academic experience. He is currently working at a faculty in the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India.

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P. S. Das

Partha Sarathi Das completed his BE degree in 2002 and MTech degree in 2007 from the Department of Electrical Engineering. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree from the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India. He is presently working as an assistant professor in Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management, Durgapur, India.

E-mail: [email protected].

P. S. Paul

Partha S. Paul received his graduation and master' degree in mining engineering from B.E. Deemed University, WB, and PhD from Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur. He has six years academic experience. He is currently working as a faculty in the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India.

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