Abstract
Underground mine accidents occur frequently. Usually, when disasters occur, the wired communication system can be easily destroyed. Underground wireless communication can be used as an emergency communication means to support rescue work after a disaster. At present, underground wireless communication systems use electromagnetic waves as the communication medium, which has a short communication distance and low reliability. In this article, an electromagnetic vibroseis seismic wave communication method is proposed, which uses seismic waves as carrier to transmit help and rescue information. By analyzing the characteristics of seismic waves and the attenuation law of seismic wave propagation in underground media, the feasibility of using seismic waves for communication is explored, and two design methods for vibroseis carrier signals, minimum shift keying modulation signal and pseudo-random segmented sweep modulation signal, are proposed. The simulation results show that the seismic wave can be used for information transmission under simulation conditions, and vibroseis seismic wave communication has longer communication distance and higher reliability than the existing underground communication methods.
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Jiang, T., Qin, K., Hu, Q. et al. Feasibility of Electromagnetic Vibroseis Seismic Wave Communication and Design of Carrier Signal. Pure Appl. Geophys. 179, 765–775 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-021-02941-6
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