IoT Enabled Smart Gloves with Hand Gesture Recognition and Health Monitoring System for Military Applications
Keywords:
Arduino, Flex sensor, GSM (Global system for mobile communication), IoT (Internet of things), Sensors, ZigbeeAbstract
The nation’s safety or security is paramount in the current world situation. It has been observed that the country’s security is primarily dependent on the soldiers’ unit or army force. In battleground or clandestine operations, troop communication and health monitoring are critical. Technologies such as walkie-talkies or GSM modules have often been used for communication and tracking soldiers’ movements on the battlefield in recent decades. These studies suggest an effective way to use an electronic device that can transform sign language hand gestures into speech to allow effective interaction among soldiers to adapt to the current technology. The technology involves converting signals from hand into voice signals, which can subsequently be transmitted via wireless devices. The ‘Hand Talk’ gloves are regular driving gloves with electrode sensors built in. The sensors produce a stream of data that varies depending on the finger’s flexibility. The sensor’s output is converted to digital and processed with an Arduino, after which it reacts to voice commands over Zigbee. It is also necessary for the control station to know the health condition of soldiers along with the location on the battlefield. To track the current situation, the device is mounted in a hand glove and data can be transferred to the base station with the help of IoT (internet of things). The main motivation for this research is to know how to build effective communication between soldiers along with their health monitoring system.
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