MINER ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION SYSTEM

摘要

A miner communication and locating system is disclosed. Two technologies used in the system include a communicator (101), and a locator array (103) that may be used with a computer. The communicator portion (101) allows trapped miners to continually signal without physical effort that they have survived a cave-in or explosion in a direct, mechanical, and reliable manner. The locator array (103) receives the communicator signal (107) for use to accurately identify where the survivors are underground, and facilitate their rescue; a computer (109) can be used to calculate the position of the communicator (101) from information provided by a plurality of locators (103) : global positioning system receivers may be used with the locator array (103).