Development of a new smart evacuation modelling technique for underground mines using mathematical programming

Conference paper (2021)

Authors

R.S.H. Meij Student
J Sattarvand University of Nevada
M. Soleymani Shishvan Resource Engineering - CEG
Research Group
Resource Engineering (CEG) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Geoscience and Engineering

Research Group

Resource Engineering

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.

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