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Bluetooth Beacon-Based Mine Production Management Application to Support Ore Haulage Operations in Underground Mines

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  • Sebeom Park

    (Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea)

  • Yosoon Choi

    (Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea)

Abstract

In this study, a mine production management application (app) using a Bluetooth beacon and tablet PC was developed to support the efficient operation of an underground mine loading-transport system. The app receives signals from the Bluetooth beacons attached to major loading points and crushing sites through the tablet PC mounted on the truck and records the time the signals were received as well as the location of the truck. In addition, when the tablet PC receives the signal from the Bluetooth beacon, the truck driver can select and input information such as loading point, ore type, and dumping method on the tablet PC screen. Data recorded on the tablet PC during the haulage operation are automatically transmitted to the cloud server when the truck arrives in a wireless communication area. The cloud server continuously stores and manages data transmitted from multiple trucks equipped with tablet PCs. The performance test was conducted by using the system developed for a limestone underground mine located in Jeongseon, Korea. Results confirmed that the information related to ore production in the field could be effectively collected and managed, and the efficiency of production management could be improved.

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  • Sebeom Park & Yosoon Choi, 2021. "Bluetooth Beacon-Based Mine Production Management Application to Support Ore Haulage Operations in Underground Mines," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:4:p:2281-:d:502479
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    1. Joana Duarte & Fernanda Rodrigues & Jacqueline Castelo Branco, 2022. "Sensing Technology Applications in the Mining Industry—A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(4), pages 1-16, February.

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