System for Ensuring the Safety of Movement, People and Transport on the Roads of Antarctica

This paper describes the design and development of a prototype snow monitoring system. The purpose is systematic monitoring of snow parameters in real-time conditions by Antarctic station employers to prevent accidents related to the movement of people and vehicles on the roads of the polar station. The developed device measures the physical parameters of snow, such as temperature at depth, surface temperature, and humidity. As a result of the analysis, three types of sensors were selected for use in work. The sensors were connected to controller for processing, analyzing, and saving data on a PC. The work includes a series of qualification tests to verify the operability of the device and the limits of the expected measurement accuracy of each element of the prototype monitoring system. The work includes a series of qualification tests to verify the operability of the device and the limits of the expected measurement accuracy of each element of the prototype monitoring system. As a result, the prototype device is able to read the physical characteristics of the snow cover, successfully process and transmit sensor readings. The volume of pages is 75, including 48 figures, 8 tables, 6 formulas, 3 supplements.