• DocumentCode
    1713751
  • Title

    Vehicular communications 2500 feet underground

  • Author

    Chufo, Robert L.

  • Author_Institution
    U. S. Department of the Interior, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Volume
    27
  • fYear
    1977
  • Firstpage
    161
  • Lastpage
    165
  • Abstract
    An underground communications system has been installed in Bethlehem Mines Corporation\´s Grace Iron Mine. The system provides communications for trackless vehicles and roving personnel without the requirement for a dispatcher. UHF/VHF repeaters are combined with coaxial "leaky-feeder" and twin-lead transmission line to form an operational and emergency communication network not previously found in mine communication systems. Key functions are evacuation alarming, personnel paging and communications with maintenance personnel and the underground ambulance.
  • Keywords
    Communication cables; Communication system control; Condition monitoring; Control systems; Hardware; Personnel; Production; Repeaters; Shafts; Wireless communication;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vehicular Technology Conference, 1977. 27th IEEE
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/VTC.1977.1622436
  • Filename
    1622436