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Communication Experiment of Wi-Fi Direct for Underground Mine Environment Visualization System

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Proceedings of Geotechnical Challenges in Mining, Tunneling and Underground Infrastructures (ICGMTU 2021)

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Abstract

One of the main problems in the modern metal mining sector is the depletion of near-surface deposits, the decline in grades. Available deposits near to surface are available and the focus of the industry is shift to deep underground deposits. However, with increase in mining depth risk of rock falls and rock bursts increases concurrently. In order to solve these problems, “smart mining” technology has been introduced. “Smart mining” is an area that combines ICT and intelligent resource development. We have developed a communication system that plays a fundamental role in this field, and have conducted communication tests. Communication systems in underground mines are essential for better safety and productivity. In this research, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been proposed to record and transfer environmental and worker position data. This research proposes a communication system using “Wi-Fi Direct”, in which data loggers and mobile terminals (i.e., smartphones) transfer data between nodes. According to the technology, data is transmitted from a fixed underground base unit to a worker’s mobile terminal. Next, these datasets transferred to a data logger on surface once the worker gets close enough, the data transmitted wirelessly between surface and underground locations. To verify the feasibility of this system, the communication range, transfer speed, and received signal strength indicator (RSSI) in different environments were measured.

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  1. Graduate School of International Resource Sciences, Akita University, Akita, Japan

    Hajime Ikeda, Daniyar Malgazhdar, Mahdi Saadat, Fumiaki Inagaki & Hisatoshi Toriya

  2. Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

    Youhei Kawamura

  3. North China Institute of Science and Technology, Hebei, China

    Youhei Kawamura

  4. Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine), Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Wits Mining Institute (WMI), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Oluwafemi Kolade

  5. School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Oluwafemi Kolade

  6. Wits Mining Institute (WMI), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Frederick Thomas Cawood

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  1. Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India

    Amit Kumar Verma

  2. Geotropik Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    Edy Tonnizam Mohamad

  3. Innovative Consultancy and Research Pte. Ltd.,, Singapore, Singapore

    Ramesh Murlidhar Bhatawdekar

  4. Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Nagpur, India

    Avtar Krishen Raina

  5. School of Engineering, Information Technology and Physical Sciences, Federation University, Ballarat, VIC, Australia

    Manoj Khandelwal

  6. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Danial Armaghani

  7. Department of Geology, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Dhanbad, India

    Kripamoy Sarkar

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Ikeda, H. et al. (2022). Communication Experiment of Wi-Fi Direct for Underground Mine Environment Visualization System. In: Verma, A.K., et al. Proceedings of Geotechnical Challenges in Mining, Tunneling and Underground Infrastructures. ICGMTU 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 228. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9770-8_3

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