Battlefield Medical Network: Biosensors in a Tactical Environment
Masters thesis — Naval Postgraduate School, 2016. Full text: https://archive.org/details/DTIC_AD1027506
Mechanisms
Battlefield Medical Network: Biosensors in a Tactical Environment
Incomplete or missing treatment information undermines downrange care at higher echelons, and timely aggregated morbidity data drives strategic medical capacity planning.
Off-the-shelf biosensors failed as configured in tactical maritime field tests, but the thesis argues they could meet Maritime Interdiction Operations needs if re-architected around a smartphone syncing over a mobile ad-hoc network — a system-of-sensors concept serving both downrange casualty care and DoD/VA strategic health planning.
Why it matters
Incomplete or missing treatment information undermines downrange care at higher echelons, and timely aggregated morbidity data drives strategic medical capacity planning.
Use when: Test the device in the environment, not the lab — commercial sensors that worked on paper failed in the tactical maritime setting, and the fix was architectural (phone plus ad-hoc network), not a better sensor.