Integrated Real-Time Monitoring for Soldier Health and Operational Efficiency: A Multi-Metric Approach

Protection of soldiers' lives and war readiness in risk-prone areas demands continuous monitoring of health, location, and surroundings. In this paper, a hybrid soldier location tracking, health monitoring, and live video streaming system using smart sensors, RF technology, and ESP32-CAM module is presented. Real-time body temperature, gun detection, oxygen saturation, and heart rate monitoring are based on an ATmega2560 microcontroller and MAX30100 pulse oximeter. Command stations are fed in real-time with secure RF transmit. Real-time video and GPS location are offered to provide situational awareness in order to support timely decisions. The system supports low-latency, high-reliability deployment in hostile ground. Testing is structured to validate robust operation, precise diagnostics, and power conservancy. AI-driven analytics and sophisticated sensor fusion will be the focus of future development for higher battlefield resilience.