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Romanian Journal of Information Technology and Automatic Control / Vol. 36, No. 1, 2026
Fundamentals for developing an IoT System for monitoring soldiers’ nonverbal communication during training and mental preparation for combat
Delia-Teodora CIOBANU, Adrian LESENCIUC, Melinda DAVID, Cosmin DUGAN, Monica FLORESCU
This article aims to contribute as a preliminary research effort, providing a justification framework for the configuration of an Internet of Things (IoT) network designed to monitor the nonverbal communication behaviour of soldiers during training and mental preparation for the battlefield. Based on the results of this research, the network architecture of the IoT system will be configured in order to support the optimization of soldiers’ nonverbal communication responses. Accordingly, the study focuses on analysing the role of two nonverbal indicators specific to the training and mental preparation process for the battlefield: physical proximity and paralinguistic aspects, which may reveal important information regarding levels of comfort, stress, concentration, or emotional control. By analysing these parameters, the paper proposes an approach for evaluating the effects of nonverbal communication on training performance and for identifying potential solutions to optimize remote training programs through an IoT network currently under development.
Keywords:
Combat mindset, Proxemics, ANOVA, Tukey, IoT-based sensor systems.
CITE THIS PAPER AS:
Delia-Teodora CIOBANU,
Adrian LESENCIUC,
Melinda DAVID,
Cosmin DUGAN,
Monica FLORESCU,
"Fundamentals for developing an IoT System for monitoring soldiers’ nonverbal communication during training and mental preparation for combat",
Romanian Journal of Information Technology and Automatic Control,
ISSN 1220-1758,
vol. 36(1),
pp. 49-62,
2026.
https://doi.org/10.33436/v36i1y202604