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RTLS Tags: Real Time Location Tracking Enhances Safety and …

A Real-Time Location Tracking solution uses three main components in underground mines: Beacons, sometimes called "tags," affixed to equipment, fixed to locations, or …

PERSONNEL & ASSET TRACKING FOR AN UNDERGROUND …

Real-time tracking of both personnel and equipment for an underground mining operation. The location of the personnel & equipment was displayed on an interactive isometric …

P14-V-01 | Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

Mine Safety and Health Administration. 201 12th Street South, Suite 401. Arlington, VA 22202-5450. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 27, 2014. PROGRAM POLICY LETTER NO. P14-V-01. FROM: KEVIN STRICKLIN. Administrator for. Coal Mine Safety and …

A Ukrainian Teenager Invents a Drone That Can Detect Land …

Seventeen-year-old Igor Klymenko worked on his invention while sheltering in a basement from Russian attacks. The Quadcopter Mines Detector uses a metal detector to find land mines as it flies ...

RealTrac Collision Awareness System (CAS) and Personnel …

The system provides a situational awareness of the environment around a vehicle; detects presence of vehicles, personnel or objects within the pre-set zones. As soon as any object, vehicle or personnel equipped by RealTrac Collision Awareness tag enters the pre-set zones, the system emits tangible, audible and visual signals. Alerts are emitted by:

How stuff works: RTLS

Use cases #2: Locating Equipment underground. Mines track Equipment Availability and Utilization down to the T – most mines use a Time Utilization Model (TUM). Here is what a sample TUM looks like. When a mine is seriously looking into increasing efficiency, two levers they can pull almost immediately is Operating Delays and Standbys.

Mine hoist systems

ABB mine hoist systems are designed to meet the highest safety and energy efficiency standards for underground mining. This brochure provides an overview of the features and benefits of ABB's hoist solutions, including friction and drum hoists, shaft equipment, control systems and technical services.

Personnel Locating and Tracking in Underground Mine

6 Accesses. Download reference work entry PDF. Personnel locating and tracking in underground mine is a technology and system that locates the mine personnel and manages the tracking of their movement path. It is usually done by wireless means such as infrared locating technology, which is transmitted to the ground through leaky cables, …

Design of Underground Mining Personnel Locating System …

An underground mining personnel locating system which takes nRF24L01 to establish data base-station for communication was demonstrated in the paper. The location and identification of the E-tag wearing mining personnel can be accomplished through the signal transmit-receiving of every base-station's transceiver. The concerned information …

COMMAND MINESTAR SYSTEM

most thoroughly integrated mine operations and mobile equipment management system. the Command capability set shares data seamlessly with other inestar system technologies m as part of a comprehensive, next-generation mining management system. minestar system capability sets can be used individually or in combination to create …

Personnel Locating and Tracking in Underground Mine

Mine personnel locating and tracking system consists of tracking and locating base station, personnel identification card, data transmission network, ground …

(PDF) POSITIONING TECHNOLOGIES FOR …

location of people and equipment, ... (2007) WPI Precision Personnel Locator System, ION NTM, 22-24 ... Knowing the precise and real-time location of underground mining workers is essential for ...

Scheme of personnel positioning system in coal mine

The core identification equipment of the underground personnel positioning management system of Mulan Coal Mine adopts the internationally advanced ML-RFID technology independently developed by Mulan Company. The ML-RFID technology uses the most advanced 0.18uM microwave chip technology, which makes the performance of RFID …

Condition Monitoring for Mining, Metals & Minerals

Request a consultation to discover how Emerson's team of mining industry condition monitoring experts can help you initiate, expand, or improve your current program or projects. Emerson's Condition Monitoring solutions help the world's largest mining, metals and minerals operations improve reliability of their most critical assets.

Mine Planning and Selection of Autonomous Trucks

Abstract. Autonomous trucks achieve greater productivities (up to 30%), and do so with reduced fuel, maintenance and tyre wear. This is in addition to the lower costs for personnel, offset by costs of communication networks and control room operators. This paper discusses the mine planning and selection of rendering trucks autonomous, including:

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3.0 Electronic Tracking Systems Performance. The 2006 MINER Act requires that electronic tracking systems be in place at coal mines to facilitate rescue operations in case of an emergency. Electronic …

MINING Equipment List Mining Tools Names

Underground Mining equipment list. Soft rock mines, such as coal, do not require the use of explosives for extraction. These rocks can be cut with the mining tools provided by modern technology. Soft rocks …

A coal mine personnel global positioning system based …

Other pieces of work tailors dam monitoring and pre-alarm system in mines [47], tracking of equipment for maintenance [48], improving machine safety [49], accident analysis system [50], oxygen ...

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5.0 CT System Safety. One of the main goals of the MINER Act is to increase mine safety by providing two-way communications between miners and surface personnel, especially following a significant …

Optimization of Trackless Equipment Scheduling in

This paper presents an algorithm for optimizing the scheduling of trackless equipment in underground mines. With the shortest working interval and maximum productivity as goals, a genetic algorithm (GA) is used to solve the problem, and obtain the optimal working sequence with the most suitable equipment configuration possible. The …

Real-time locating systems to improve healthcare delivery: …

Real-time locating systems (RTLS) are local tracking systems that identify the physical locations of personnel and equipment in real time. Applications and analytic strategies to utilize RTLS-produced data are still under development. The objectives of this systematic review were to describe and analyze the key features of RTLS applications …

(PDF) Personnel precise positioning system of coal mine …

Abstract and Figures. For short positioning distance, low positioning accuracy and location data jumping of personnel positioning system of coal mine based on Bluetooth, WiFi, RFID, Zigbee and so ...

Real-Time Tagging & Tracking Systems | PBE Axell

PBE Tracking and Tagging systems are found in over 100 mines around the world and are capable of providing the real-time location of underground equipment, personnel and vehicles. An integrated system provides valuable tools to managers with extensive data collection capabilities, real-time management abilities and report generation functionality.

Real-Time Locating System in Production Management

Real-time monitoring and optimization of production and logistics processes significantly improve the efficiency of production systems. Advanced production management solutions require real-time information about the status of products, production, and resources. As real-time locating systems (also referred to as indoor positioning …

Technologies in Exploration, Mining, and Processing

Mining Systems • innovative mine development schemes to reduce lead times and enhance recovery rates • mining technology—equipment and mining systems—for problematical deposits (e.g., technology for mining thin coal seams, particularly thin-seam longwall mining, and equipment and methods for mining thick coal seams)

Miner Tracking & Visibility | Mining Safety Tracker

Where difficult conditions exist and your nearest exit is kilometres away, Crew Companion is the answer for the safety of your staff: a scalable and customisable personnel monitoring solution specifically designed to …

Communications Systems and Equipment

Two-way communication systems and tracking devices are used to track the location of underground miners to ensure the safety of personnel during incidents such as a mine collapse. Sensors and devices to remotely monitor and control mining equipment allow mine operators to stay alert to machine breakdowns to minimise downtime and …

Safety For Mining: How to locate underground

By real-time tracking of personnel and equipment, rescue teams can improve emergency response and locate people quickly. The system can alert the operator to avoid collisions, reducing the risk of …

Mine Tracking & Miner Safety with Real-Time Location

Asset Tracking. Track the real-time location, movements, and status of key assets, materials, equipment, machines and more, across mining processes. Eliminate manual asset search times in confined environments. Reduce downtime, improve poor utilization, and quickly allocate assets, to reduce costs and improve agility and efficiency.

(PDF) Applications of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Mining

Active RFID systems are commonly used for real-time localization of mobile personnel and equipment because they provide a more accurate and wider communication range of up to 100 m in open areas ...