Intelligent coal mine monitoring system based on the Internet of Things

Due to many people died in mine accident, the mine safety play a key role in mine produce process. By virtual of recent advancements in the Internet of Things, this paper proposes an intelligent monitoring system for coal mines, which aims at monitoring the coal mine produce process. The proposed sense network architecture is completed based on Controller Area Network (CAN) bus and ZigBee technology. The sense nodes work cycle, powered by batteries, is extended by specific work model. Position of miners can be obtained through inquiry routing tables of network nodes. Manage system is designed to provide services for mine managers. The proposed system can monitor the process of mining intelligently and warn miners and managers immediately when dangerous issues emerge, such as gas leaking and water leaking.