# Presentation: 185945

## Ideas for Today and Tomorrow
Presented by Mark D. Rose

- Presented by Mark D. Rose

**Advances in Mine Wireless Communications Solutions That Work****Tunnel Radio of America, Inc.                           3-2006**

## Why do we do this stuff?              

## For Them!

## 2-Way Radio System Features...

**Advanced System Requirements**
-  Multi-Channel Capable
-  Wireless Data Transmission
- Enhanced Range for Emergency Use
-  Personnel & Equipment Tracking
-  Emergency Operational features
- IP and Ethernet Compatible

**Basic System Requirements**
-  Person to Person wireless Communication across network
-  Surface to Underground Use
-  Mobile Relay Functional

## Slide 5

## Ultra High Frequency Communications (300 – 900 MHz)

**Radio technology offering unmatched radio coverage, **** **
**Voice + Wireless Data layer working **
**Wi-PAD Tracking Compatible**
**High reliability design, simple to install and service**
**Fully Mine tested (2-Way)**

- Result -

## 30 dB = 1000X more effective power over VHF

**Coupling Loss at 20 Feet**
- 65dB

**Coupling Loss at 20 Feet**
- <40dB

- UHF Antenna System

**‘****Leaky Feeder’  VHF System**

## UHF Bands 300 – 900 MHz Greater Range      Obstacle passage     Hi Reflected Energy

## Integrated Wireless Systems

- Wi-PAD
- Wireless Tagging Tracking

- Radio Over IP

- Mine Stat Voice-Alert
-  Remote Operation

- TMS
-  Data Acquisition

## T-PADWireless Personal Alert Device

- T-PAD _Wireless Repeater Network_ and multifunction Tag
- True Wireless/Cableless Data Repeat and Relay to Surface
- Capture software shows location and alert status
- Gas and Ground monitoring Capable

## 6

- T-PAD
- Wireless Personal Alert System

**Tag incorporates emergency and man-down alert**
**Position Reporting to Capture software**
**Cableless network between reader/repeaters**
**High Post Event survivability & 24 hour Batt**
**Quick damage repair cycle  **

## T-PAD Personal Alert DevicePersonal ID tag and communicator

- Features
**Continuous Location Transmission**
**Man-Down Alert**
**Emergency Button Alert**
**Signals are captured to near Reader Repeater and passed wirelessly to host ****	**
**3 year battery life**
**Small size**
**May be integrated into Portable battery case**
**VoIP transmission capable****	****	**

##       T-PAD tracking and UHF 2-Way Network                100% Wireless Wi-PAD layer                       UHF  Radio layer

- Repeater w/T-PAD location PC                Wi-Pad equipped UHF Amplifiers          Gas

## TMS

**Key Benefits**
-  Wireless monitoring of utilities and vehicles via PC
-  Get Real-Time Overview of System with innovative SCADA based software
-  TMS + complements Modbus based software platforms
- Compact, low cost radio RTU units with excellent service record

**Features**
-  Control and Monitor Utilities
-  Diagnostics for Radio system
- Comprehensive Offsite Capabilities
- TMS+ 128 KB long range wireless      databuss
- Gas sensing, rock mechanics data collection & ?

- Tunnel Monitoring System
- Wireless Data Monitoring and Control

## Mine-Stat

- Control and status

**Features**
- Wireless remote control
- UltraComm or TROIP system   compatible
- Integrated radio, antenna, battery,  and power supply
- User programmable
- Fast installation – self contained unit

**Key Benefits**
- Remote control equipment with Portable Radio from anywhere in the mine/surface
- Immediate remote ACK of command
- Voice response ACK of commands optional
- Dry contact closure or mom, AC relay, PLC control, remote stench release

## Advanced Digital Safety Signaling Options

- Programmable features in SOA Portables

**One Button Emergency Signaling from Portable**
**User I.D. is Displayed and Logged to Console**
**Emergency All-Call From Console**
**Radio Check Features**
**Man-Down and Lone Worker capable**

## TROIP IP-Based Mine Radio – How it works 

- Convert audio into data packets for network transfer
- Audio is divided into 10-40ms packets, compressed and put on the network
- Packets are transferred, decompressed, converted to analog and played
- Existing LANs, WANs and Internet allow for radio connection to dispatch facilities
- ROIP units incorp wireless node, all voice traffic stored for retreaval
- Position location captured to server display in control room

- LAN/WAN

## Tunnel Optic TROIP 

- Tunnel Optic TROIP
- System Application

**Uses TROIP UHF Repeaters**
**Simulcast operation of all nodes**
**Uses Standard Ethernet Highway **
**Location of transmissions Captured **
**T Configuration Provides Redundancy**

## Ideal Applications for TRIOP

- Remote/redundant/emergency back-up radio control systems
- Affordable technology migration
- Maximizing Mine Ethernet installation
- Interoperability

## Closing thoughts – Finally!

- Mining as an Industry, why are we 19 out of 20?
- How can we move up to the top 5?
- A safer work environment
- A high tech work environment
- The American Miner needs well deserved public support, we need media help to fix it!
- Mining – The savior of our economy?
- “The Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with streams of water, with wheat and barley,  a land where bread will not be scarce and you will _lack nothing_; a land where you can _MINE (dig) iron and copper out of the hills._ “  Duet 8:6-9
- MINING, God’s plan for a sound economy!

## A Tribute to the Men who started it all...

- The late Albert (Al) Isburg      R.W. Bob Haining
-        US Bureau of Mines                    British Coal Board