Fire rescue in mines
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Mälardalens högskola - Robotdalen, Västerås |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 327 531 |
| Project duration | December 2014 - June 2015 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Strategic innovation programme for process industrial IT and automation – PiiA |
Purpose and goal
The goal of the project was to investigate whether it is possible to combine modern firefighting technology with an existing remote-controlled vehicle and transform the vehicle into a fire fighting unit that quickly can launch a rescue operation without compromising operational personnel safety and at the same time reducing response time. The project team has concluded that the project idea is fully feasible. There are still a number of technical challenges to sort out and they have during the project been identified.
Results and expected effects
There is a great potential to streamline and modernize the firefighting methods in mines and similar environments, which also provides great opportunities to create positive cultural changes in the area. The remote-controlled vehicle equipped with a cutting extinguisher system will primarily be used to buy time pending the traditional firefighting units to arrive. To develop a robust solution that can work in this environment and can be manufactured in an industrially effective manner requires a more extensive work, which requires larger funding.
Approach and implementation
The aim was to have three meetings in Luleå during the project. The outcome was according to following. 1.Telephone meeting 13/12-14 2.Project meeting in Luleå 15/1-15 3.Telephone meeting 13/3-15 4.Project meeting and preparation for final demonstration 16-17/4-2015 5.Telephone meeting (with staff from Boliden with experience from the fire in Kristineberg 2013) 4/5-15 6.Final demonstration and summary of the project in Luleå 27-28/5-2015 The project has been implemented according to the budget except for the Fire Brigade that did not utilize all planned preparation time.