Abstract
Navigating miners during an evacuation using a smart evacuation technology can
significantly decrease the evacuation time of an underground mine in case of an
emergency. This paper presents a mathematical programming model to calculate the most efficient escape path for each miner as a critical component of the smart evacuation technology. In this model, the total evacuation distance of the crew is minimised and scenarios with blocked pathways, and stamina categories for the miners are simulated. It was found that all the tested scenarios are technically feasible. Using the feature that filters out blocked pathways has no downsides, as safer routes are calculated, and there is no penalty in the computation time. The paper also discusses the social and technical issues that need to be overcome before the algorithm can be implemented as an actual escape solution.
significantly decrease the evacuation time of an underground mine in case of an
emergency. This paper presents a mathematical programming model to calculate the most efficient escape path for each miner as a critical component of the smart evacuation technology. In this model, the total evacuation distance of the crew is minimised and scenarios with blocked pathways, and stamina categories for the miners are simulated. It was found that all the tested scenarios are technically feasible. Using the feature that filters out blocked pathways has no downsides, as safer routes are calculated, and there is no penalty in the computation time. The paper also discusses the social and technical issues that need to be overcome before the algorithm can be implemented as an actual escape solution.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings APCOM 2021 |
| Publisher | The Southern African institute of Mining and Metallurgy |
| Pages | 117-128 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-928410-26-3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
| Event | APCOM 2021 Mineral Industry 4.0: The next digital transformation in mining - Virtual event Duration: 30 Aug 2021 → 1 Sept 2021 https://apcom2021.com/ |
Conference
| Conference | APCOM 2021 Mineral Industry 4.0 |
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| Abbreviated title | APCOM 2021 |
| Period | 30/08/21 → 1/09/21 |
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