Wearable Systems and Methods for Monitoring Psychological and Physical Condition of Soldiers

Patrik Kutílek; Petr Volf; Slávka Vítečková; Pavel Smrčka; Lenka Lhotská; Karel Hána; Václav Křivánek; Radek Doskočil; L Navratil; Z Hon; Alexandr Štefek

doi:10.3849/aimt.01186

Authors

Patrik Kutílek Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Petr Volf Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Slávka Vítečková Department of Biomedical TechnologyFaculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 272 01 Kladno, Czech Republic
Pavel Smrčka Department of Biomedical Technology Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 272 01 Kladno, Czech Republic
Lenka Lhotská Department of Biomedical Technology Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 272 01 Kladno, Czech Republic
Karel Hána Department of Biomedical Technology Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 272 01 Kladno, Czech Republic
Václav Křivánek Faculty of Military Technology, University of Defence in Brno, Czech Republic
Radek Doskočil Faculty of Military Technology, University of Defence in Brno, Czech Republic
L Navratil Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Z Hon Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Alexandr Štefek Faculty of Military Technology, University of Defence in Brno, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3849/aimt.01186

Keywords:

physical state, psychological state, monitoring, army, health condition, wearable systems

Abstract

From the second half of the 1990s, thanks to more affordable and more powerful information technology and electronical systems for recording based on miniaturized sensors, we can observe a more intensive development of a method of data analysis and a system
that monitors the physical and psychological conditions of soldiers. Systems for measuring and evaluation methods of physical and medical data for the diagnostics of physical and psychological state have significantly spread, especially in clinical practice. This study,
however, examines the current technologies and usage of the wearable monitoring systems in military field. The result of this study is not only the not‐yet published summary of the current state, but also the proposed possibilities of usage and recommendation of specific systems, their sensors and system methods in the military. Thus, the article can serve as a guide for choosing suitable and affordable electronical wearable systems and methods of quantitative evaluation of physical and psychological conditions of people in the military.

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