Wireless Underground Sensor Network for Monitoring Various Fields Using Magnetic Induction

Abstract

The frequent accidents of mining safety caused severe losses and massive cost losses. The global mining sector urgently needs to improve operational efficiency and the overall safety of mines. This article suggests a WUSN based mining safety monitoring. The monitoring system collects temperature, moisture, soil vibration and gas values around the mine, and then transmits the data through wireless underground sensor network. Here Transmission based on magnetic induction (MI) is being suggested, in this approach soil is medium for communication so based on the soil conductivity the measured information are transferred. It is also an early warning system, which will help all miners in the mine to save their lives before a victim happens.