A low-cost IoT-based system for monitoring the health of individual soldiers and tracking their real-time whereabouts in combat zones

Abstract

The security of the soldiers is said to play a significant role in the security system of the country today because it is dependent on the enemy's fight. It is extremely impossible for the army base station to be aware of the location and health state of every soldier as soon as one more soldier cross into the enemy lines. Numerous tools are available to monitor a soldier's physical well-being and ensure their safety. The suggested system employs GPS to track the soldier's direction in terms of latitude and longitude values to make finding direction simple. The suggested technology, which uses GPS to track the soldier's whereabouts and health state, can be mounted on their body. The IoT will be used to provide this information to the control panel. The system that is being suggested consists of tiny transmission modules, sensors, and wearable physiological equipment. As a result, it is feasible to establish a lowcost mechanism to preserve priceless human life on the battlefield with the use of the proposed equipment. Using GPS (Global Positioning System) and GSM (Global System for Mobile) in its design, this device provides a wireless platform for monitoring the soldier's body temperature and heart rate while also tracking their whereabouts. Thus, every troop can easily share their health status with the nearby ground station during combat.