Structural health monitoring of tunnels and walls in mining – with radar.
Monitoring the structural integrity of mines is essential for safe and productive underground mining. However, reliable and precise sensors for structural health monitoring are required to obtain reliable data on the condition of tunnels, walls or shafts. OndoSense radar sensors help prevent structural failure in mines by continuously monitoring, for example, deformations and stresses in the tunnel structure. The highly precise, reliable sensors detect even the smallest structural changes with an accuracy of up to 20 μm.
To monitor structural integrity, the radar sensor can be mounted on the tunnel wall or ceiling, for instance. This enables the radar to continuously monitor the distance to the opposite wall or the ground below. Minimal variations in the distance value can thus be measured, allowing for smallest deformations and vibrations of the tunnel or wall structure to be detected. Neither temperature or pressure fluctuations nor smoke, dust or water droplets affect the measurement. As a result, radar-based structural monitoring helps ensure safe mining operations, avoid accident-related downtime, and increase the productivity of underground mining.
Your added value with radar
Reliable.
Reliable mine monitoring.
Reliable monitoring of tunnels and walls – even in harsh temperature fluctuations, vibrations, or poor lighting conditions.
Our radar measures even in harsh conditions with fog, smoke, dirt, or dust.
Profitable.
Low-maintenance condition monitoring.
Little cleaning effort: Our radar sensors always measure reliably, even in heavily contaminated conditions.
Low-maintenance structural integrity monitoring of mines with robust radar technology.
Productive.
High-precision, safe monitoring.
Productive structural health monitoring of mine tunnels and walls using high-precision, fast radar technology.
Our contactless radar system is cost-effective compared to other high-precision systems.
Do you have questions on our radar sensor solutions and need to discuss your application case with our radar experts? Would you like to order or test our radar sensors for distance measurement, level measurement, positioning and collision avoidance? The OndoSense team will provide you with answers, advise you on the use of radar sensors in your industrial environment and send you a quote.
