Real Time Monitoring & Analyzation Of Hazardous Parameters In Underground Coal Mines Using Intelligent Helmet System

Abstract

Coal mining has always been a necessary evil. We need the coal for various operations, especially electrical power generation. However mining the coal has proven to be very dangerous and has caused many accidental deaths over the years. Keeping this in mind we have designed an intelligent system which can be used on helmets of these underground coal miners and can monitor/analyze a few major hazardous parameters found in these mines in real time. This includes humidity, temperature and gas contents such as methane and sulfur dioxide. These parameters, if above a certain level, can cause choking, suffocation, flooding, gas poisoning, roof collapse or explosions. Our system can detect these parameters, analyze them in real time and alert the ground control and the worker about the situation using a buzzer. Compact sensors and radio frequency modules are used to ensure practicality.