Smart Mining - INDUSTRY - Chengdu Timestars Co., Ltd.

TIM UAV Smart Mine Solution

The traditional mining industry faces high safety risks and heavy safety responsibilities. The combination of UAV technology and intelligent analysis systems is fundamentally transforming mine safety management. Shifting from post-incident response to pre-incident warning and in-process control, it achieves round-the-clock, all-round intelligent monitoring of mine operations, builds a new model for mine safety monitoring and management, and improves safety management efficiency and early warning capabilities.

Industry pain points

Based on industry operational requirements and targeting traditional operational pain points, we create scientific and efficient industry application solutions.

High risk of manual operations
In the inspection of environments such as slopes, mines, roadways, and confined facilities, manual operations carry extremely high safety risks.
Low efficiency of traditional inspection
A comprehensive inspection of a large mine on foot takes days or even weeks, making high-frequency monitoring impossible.
Lack of systematic data
Traditional risk assessment relies on manual experience, is highly subjective, struggles to identify subtle hazards, and lacks systematic data support.
High hidden costs
Traditional manual inspections require substantial investment in safety protection measures and often necessitate halting operations across the entire working face, resulting in huge economic losses.

Solution Breakdown

Based on real-world operational requirements and UAV application characteristics, break down the solution steps to make the solution implementable and more reliable.

Terrain change monitoring

UAV equipped with an electro-optical gimbal or LiDAR.

Regularly collect high-precision image data.

Quickly generate high-precision 3D models.

Accurately identify hazards such as millimeter-level displacement and cracks.

Safety operation inspection

Real-time monitoring of the work area to identify违规 operations and unsafe work practices.

Real-time monitoring of the work area to identify non-compliant operations and unsafe work practices, automatically detecting personnel entering hazardous areas and issuing alerts.

Automatically inspect stope, waste dump, mine roads, and other areas.

Automatically inspect stope, waste dump, mine roads, and other areas to identify hidden hazards such as road surface damage, slope rockfalls, and meeting risk points.

Environmental gas monitoring

Equipped with an environmental detection and toxic gas monitoring pod.

Regularly monitor dust concentration and toxic gases in the work area.

Regularly sample drainage and water storage areas in the mining area.

In the event of a fire or an unknown gas leak.

Remotely detect air quality to avoid exposing rescue personnel to hazardous environments.

Emergency rescue support

After an accident, the UAV can arrive at the scene at the first opportunity.

Equipped with an infrared thermal imaging camera to quickly locate trapped personnel at night or in dusty environments.

Environmental or gas sensors accurately detect explosion risks.

Deliver small emergency supplies to assist on-site rescue.

Solution Advantages

Over 2,000 real-world validations — building industry UAV solutions that are effective, easy to use, and reliable in critical moments.

From reactive to proactive
Through continuous monitoring of slopes and other areas, early warning of major risks is achieved, shifting from post-incident remediation to pre-incident prevention.
Enhanced safety assurance
Minimize the frequency of personnel entering high-risk areas, achieving 'unmanned' inspection.
Efficiency and Cost Optimization
A single flight can collect massive amounts of data, replacing a large amount of manual work, especially in volume measurement where it is fast, highly accurate, and significantly reduces costs.
Scientific decision-making
Decision-making based on high-precision, visual 3D data rather than relying on empirical judgment.