Development of a Sensor-connected Smartphone Application for Information Sharing Between Haulage Vehicles in Mines

Hojin Kim; Woo-Hyuk Lee; Chung-Hyun Lee; Sung-Min Kim

doi:10.32390/ksmer.2022.59.4.346

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Development of a Sensor-connected Smartphone Application for Information Sharing Between Haulage Vehicles in Mines 광산 내 운반 차량 간의 정보공유를 위한 센서결합형 스마트폰 애플리케이션 개발

31 August 2022. pp. 346-354

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In this study, we developed a smartphone application that acquires and shares surrounding information from haulage vehicles using various sensors to prevent problems at mine sites. A light detection and ranging sensor and an accelerometer in a smartphone were used to detect the road surface conditions at a mine site, and a dust sensor and gas sensor were used to measure the atmospheric environment. To detect the location of the vehicle, the global positioning system function of the smartphone was utilized. Experiments at the Kangwon National University Samcheok campus and a mine site of Taeyoung EMC confirmed that the data from each vehicle could be shared in real time. In addition, sections with poor road surface and high dust density were identified. It is expected that the technology developed in this study can be used to improve the mine environment.

Keywords

smartphone application

internet of things

accelerometer

dust sensor

gas sensor

본 연구에서는 광산 현장 운반 도로의 노면 불량이나 먼지 발생으로 인한 문제를 예방하기 위해 다양한 센서와 스마트폰을 이용해 차량에서 주변 환경 정보를 취득하고 공유할 수 있는 시스템을 개발하였다. 광산 현장의 노면 상태 정보를 파악하기 위해 레이저 거리 측정 센서와 스마트폰 내 가속도계를 사용하였고, 대기 환경 측정을 위해 먼지 센서와 가스 센서를 활용하였다. 차량의 위치 정보를 파악하기 위해서는 스마트폰의 GPS 기능을 활용하였고 이러한 정보들을 취합하고 공유할 수 있는 스마트폰 애플리케이션을 개발하였다. 강원대학교 삼척캠퍼스 교내에서 테스트를 수행하고 태영EMC 삼도 사업소 광산 현장에서 실증한 결과, 각 차량에서 취득된 데이터를 실시간으로 공유함으로써 노면 상태가 좋지 않은 구간 및 분진밀도가 높은 구간을 파악할 수 있었다. 향후 해당 기술이 광산 환경 개선에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

키워드

스마트폰 애플리케이션

사물인터넷

가속도 센서

먼지 센서

가스 센서

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
Volume : 59
No :4
Pages :346-354
Received Date : 2022-07-18
Revised Date : 2022-08-05
Accepted Date : 2022-08-29
DOI :https://doi.org/10.32390/ksmer.2022.59.4.346

Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers ISSN:2288-0291(Print) 2288-2790(Online) 한국자원공학회지

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