Success case
Enhancing Safety in Mining Operations by using Raspberry Pi-powered HMI/Gateway for Distance Detection and Warning
Summary Our valued partner, a mining company, is using reTerminal DM for safety distance detection and warning for mining trucks. When people or vehicles approach the mining trucks, the system alerts the drivers. The reTerminal DM serves as a LoRaWAN gateway, receiving UWB signals and mining truck GPS positioning to determine the distance between individuals […]
- Industry
- Industrial Manufacturing, Public Safety & Security
- Application
- Mining truck distance warning
Project background and needs
A mining company built a safety-distance detection and warning system for mining trucks with reTerminal DM, receiving on-site positioning data and showing drivers obstacle locations and proximity alerts.
Driving blind spots
- Large mining trucks have blind spots for drivers.
- On-site workers are scattered and move unpredictably.
Needs prompt alerts when people or vehicles enter the danger zone.
Remote-site communication
- Mines are often located in remote areas.
- Conventional wireless coverage is limited and unstable.
Needs long-range device communication.
Solution and architecture
Positioning access
The reTerminal DM gateway receives UWB signal data and truck GPS positions for distance calculation.
Driver alert
The HMI shows obstacle type and location and sounds a buzzer alert; the solution supports 4G and LoRa connectivity.
Solution components
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