Smart Helmet For Coal Miners

Abstract

A traditional model of the smart helmet has been produced to assist miners operating in the mining industry. Many risky incidents commonly occur in the mining sector, many of which result in life-threatening injuries or death. A miner’s helmet is one of the most regularly used safety equipment for mine workers hence it must be loaded with some more advanced features. With the use of different sensors, the smart helmet will be able to identify catastrophic situations such as harmful gases like Carbon-Monoxide, CH4, LPG, and natural gases. Whether the miner is wearing his helmet or not is detected by an infrared sensor. Each sensor has a critical value that, if exceeded, causes the buzzer to activate and the LEDs to illuminate, signaling the miners and supervisors. The GPS module fitted in the miners’ helmets allows the mining officials to readily track their locations. Furthermore, a Panic Button has been implemented, which, when pressed, sends an emergency signal via mail to higher authorities outside the mines. A mobile application has also been created to display all of the data supplied wirelessly from the sensors. As a result, the proposed smart helmet protects miners from any upcoming accidents.