Project Info
Improving Underground Safety via a Cyber Physical System
Qi Han | qhan@mines.edu
Underground settings (e.g., human-made tunnels, underground mines, subway systems, and natural cave networks) are becoming increasingly relevant to global security and safety. To improve underground safety, better situational awareness needs to be supported. This project is to design, prototype, and test a wireless cyber-physical framework of low-cost, energy efficient, and reliable sensor nodes and commodity smartphones for monitoring, tracking, and communication to improve safety in underground environments.
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Grand Engineering Challenge: Not applicable
Student Preparation
Qualifications
Strong programming skills
Time Commitment
20 hours/month
Skills/Techniques Gained
Programming embedded devices, hardware/software integration, wireless networking
Mentoring Plan
Individual weekly meetings; let the student work closely with a grad student; student will be asked to attend my weekly research group meetings.