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Abstract:
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Imagine a soldier on a mission in Afghanistan. During the evening, his Platoon has to set up a base camp to protect themselves against enemies and to get some rest. Normally, a Platoon setting up a camp has to position at least 5 guard posts, containing 2 soldiers each, and 3 soldiers in each of the three armored personnel carriers, positioned strategically to ensure the safety of the camp. Including the commanding officer, the officer responsible for the security of the camp and the communications officer, the amount of soldiers in a Platoon of 33 soldiers, who are able to gain some rest, is very limited. Since a soldier’s worst enemy is fatigue and exhaustion, this poses a severe problem when operating in a combat zone. By the use of infrared sensors, wireless communication and microcontrollers, this report suggests a viable solution for this problem, The Passive Infrared Detection System. This is a system designed to assist the guard posts through silent alarms, to enable more soldiers to rest. The system is built upon innovative ideas and realistic scenarios. |
