Design and Implementation of a Coal Mine Safety System Using Low-Cost Embedded Electronics and IoT Connectivity

Abstract

Safety is the most important part of the mining industry for miners. The safety of miners in the mining environment has become a major challenge. To avoid these kinds of natural disasters, they follow some basic precautions. Accidents still occur in underground mines due to unexpected disasters. Disasters in these coal mines are caused by the complexity of the mining environment and the various tasks performed in the coal mines. At any cost, therefore, the communication network must not be interrupted at any time and under any conditions. To solve this problem, there is an IOT system that monitors the security measures and reports on the mobile app, the system has fire sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, etc., and also an alarm buzzer and LED lights in it. These sensors are assembled into a single Arduino board and connected to a mobile application. This system monitors basic safety measures, and the goal is to develop an affordable system that will increase the safety of workers in the mining environment and the status of workers will be able to be monitored via IOT. The use of Arduino microcontrollers, sensors, buzzers and LED lights that increases the safety of coal mining. The system uses sensors to monitor environmental conditions and triggers alerts via LED lights and a buzzer if potential hazards are detected. Simultaneously optimizing the mobile application for interaction and communication via wi-fi modem, providing real-time updates. The goal of this integrated solution is to provide coal mining workers with advanced safety features and leverage available technologies for a safer work environment.