LocSoldiers: Towards Developing an Emergency Troops Locating System in Military Operations

Military is the most vital asset for any country where manpower is considered as most effective resource. The success of a military operation depends on deliberate planning, secure and uninterrupted communication, and conservation of manpower till the last. The aim of this paper is to develop an efficient system for operation commander to deploy or positioning the soldiers and to aware the status (dead or alive) of soldiers during a military operation. To attain this objective, here firstly a conceptual framework is proposed to develop a system named LocSoldeirs. Secondly the conceptual framework is implemented comprising both the hardware and software parts. Finally, an evaluation study was conducted to assess the usability and effectiveness of the proposed LocSoldeirs system with 8 participants (military personnel). The LocSoldeirs system assist for accurate deployment of the troops during operation, help to observe and guide movement of own troops, keep aware about the solders status (dead or alive). The evaluation study found that the LocSoldeirs system performs with high accuracy, while test-participants opined that the LocSoldiers is an usable, useful, and efficient system.