It is easy to imagine. The management of a mine consisting of tunnels and elevators, with machinery running along deep tracks. How very important it is to keep track of employees who happen to be out of sight in dangerous areas subject to instant accidents and human and mechanical errors. The answer is Smart Wearable Sensors, consisting of wireless sensor networks, low power embedded computing and injured miner detection technologies. And this is just the beginning, more sophisticated technology is on the way. Check out this report!
