Post-accident two-way communications, tracking and air quality monitoring
Problem
After a cave-in or fire:
- Backbone network cables may be cut
- Power lines may be cut
- Location of personnel just before the accident may be unknown
- Updated location of personnel after the accident is unknown
- Air quality after the accident is unknown
- Health of personnel is unknown
- Personnel trapped underground cannot send information to rescue teams on surface
- Rescue teams on surface cannot send information to personnel trapped underground
- Rescue teams underground cannot communicate with other first responders on surface
Solution
MineTrax battery-powered wireless networks can provide two-way texting, tracking and telemetry after an accident:
- Isolated sections of MineTrax network will continue to operate
- If at least one backhaul link was preemptively installed in the isolated area, the network will self-heal and connectivity to surface will be maintained without any downtime
- If no backhaul links to surface were preemptively installed in the isolated area, post-accident network probes can be dropped down 2" bore holes to create new backhaul link options. The isolated networks will self-heal and connectivity to surface will be re-established.
For more background information, please refer to the technology section on resiliency.
User Interface
Demonstration of how to quickly find the location of any person underground:
Demonstration of two-way text messaging:
Demonstration of real-time sensor data monitoring:
Demonstration of the historical log of a person's location:
