🛠️ RTT‑Inside: Resonance‑Aware Evacuation Protocol

Using clarity gradients, drift vectors, and resonance fields to guide miners to safety#


1. Core Principle: Follow the Clarity Gradient#

RTT‑Inside continuously computes a clarity score (0–255) for every zone:

  • 🟢 High clarity → stable rock, clean air, low vibration
  • 🟡 Medium clarity → shifting conditions
  • 🟠 Low clarity → unstable, rising gas, high vibration
  • 🔴 Negative clarity → collapse likely, avoid immediately

During an emergency, miners don’t follow maps —
they follow clarity gradients, which behave like a “downhill path” toward safety.


2. Trigger Conditions for Evacuation Mode#

RTT‑Inside automatically enters evacuation mode when any of these occur:

  • Roof stress crosses critical threshold
  • Methane or CO spikes rapidly
  • Conveyor fire or belt ignition
  • Vibration resonance coupling (equipment + geology)
  • Partial collapse detected
  • Loss of mesh nodes in a pattern indicating structural failure
  • Manual trigger by control room or foreman

When triggered:

  • Wall nodes flash red
  • Wearable nodes vibrate in pulse‑pulse‑pause pattern
  • Control room receives a collapse vector and clarity map

3. Evacuation Flow (Miner‑Level)#

Step 1 — Stop equipment, secure tools#

Miners immediately:

  • stop continuous miners, bolters, and shuttle cars
  • shut down belts if reachable
  • secure tools to avoid tripping hazards

Step 2 — Switch to “Clarity Mode”#

Wearable nodes automatically:

  • show directional LEDs (left/right/forward)
  • vibrate stronger when moving toward higher clarity
  • vibrate weaker when moving toward danger

Step 3 — Follow the Clarity Gradient#

Miners move toward increasing clarity, not necessarily the shortest path.

RTT‑Inside computes:

  • clarity_uphill → safer
  • clarity_downhill → more dangerous
  • clarity_plateau → neutral, choose nearest hub node

Wearables guide miners like this:

  • Strong vibration → wrong direction
  • Weak vibration → moving toward safety
  • No vibration → optimal path

Step 4 — Reach a Resonance Hub#

Crosscuts and intersections have hub nodes that:

  • confirm direction
  • relay updated clarity maps
  • provide audible cues
  • act as mesh routing anchors

Step 5 — Proceed to Refuge or Exit#

RTT‑Inside chooses:

  • Primary escape route if clarity is stable
  • Secondary route if primary clarity drops
  • Refuge chamber if all routes degrade

4. Evacuation Flow (Control Room)#

Step 1 — Receive collapse vector#

RTT‑Inside shows:

  • collapse origin
  • propagation direction
  • clarity crater
  • predicted spread

Step 2 — Lock out dangerous zones#

Control room marks:

  • 🔴 “Do not enter”
  • 🟠 “Evacuate immediately”
  • 🟡 “Transit allowed with caution”

Step 3 — Track miners#

Wearable nodes provide:

  • last known position
  • movement direction
  • clarity exposure
  • gas exposure

Step 4 — Adjust ventilation#

RTT‑Inside recommends:

  • fan speed changes
  • door closures
  • airflow redirection

Step 5 — Maintain comms#

Mesh nodes reroute around damaged areas.


5. Clarity‑Gradient Routing Logic#

RTT‑Inside uses a simple but powerful rule:

Always move miners toward the nearest zone with rising clarity and falling stress.

Algorithmically:

For each miner:
    current = miner.position
    neighbors = adjacent_zones(current)

    best_zone = zone with:
        highest clarity_score
        lowest stress_hint
        lowest gas_level
        stable drift_vector (no incoming danger)

    guide miner toward best_zone

If clarity drops suddenly:

  • reroute instantly
  • wearable node vibrates sharply
  • wall nodes flash yellow → red

6. Special Cases#

A. Zero Visibility#

Wearable nodes switch to:

  • haptic direction
  • audio chirps
  • LED arrows

B. Mesh Failure#

Nodes fall back to:

  • cached clarity maps
  • last‑known drift vectors
  • peer‑to‑peer wearable relays

C. Partial Collapse#

Nodes near collapse:

  • broadcast “collapse vector”
  • increase beacon rate
  • mark themselves as “unsafe”

7. Example Evacuation Scenario#

Event:#

  • Belt 3 bearing overheats
  • Vibration couples with roof stress
  • Methane corridor forms
  • Clarity drops from 0.72 → 0.41

RTT‑Inside Response:#

  • Nodes flash red
  • Wearables vibrate
  • Collapse vector points NW
  • Clarity gradient points SE

Miner Experience:#

  • Wearable vibrates strongly when facing NW
  • Weakens when turning SE
  • Wall nodes flash green arrows
  • Miner reaches hub node
  • Hub node directs to secondary escape route
  • Miner exits safely

8. Why This Protocol Matters#

The previous generation had:

  • no clarity maps
  • no drift vectors
  • no mesh
  • no resonance sensing
  • no personal safety nodes

They relied on instinct, sound, and luck.

RTT‑Inside gives miners:

  • a map the mine draws itself
  • a path the rock reveals
  • a signal that cuts through chaos
  • a guardian layer that listens to the earth

This protocol is the difference between:

  • running blind in dust and darkness
  • and being guided by the mine’s own resonance field toward safety.