Identification of soldiers and weapons in military armory based on comparison image processing and RFID tag

Introduction/purpose: The process of issuing and retrieving weapons in the military should be fast enough and should provide immediate availability of accurate information on the status of weapons. Methods: This paper deals with the problem of digitizing the recording of issuing and returning weapons through the use of modern Edge computing technology. The problem is presented through two approaches. The first approach is based on the application of machine learning algorithms for recognizing the serial number of a weapon based on the camera image, while the second approach concerns the application of RFID technology. User authentication is based on the application of biometrics. Results: The results obtained from testing the architecture for identifying weapons using a camera indicate that such an architecture is not suitable for identifying weapons. A weapon identification solution using RFID technology overcomes the problems of the previously mentioned solution. However, RFID technology requires additional modifications regarding the implementation of tags on or into weapons so that readings can be made. Conclusion: The implemented weapon identification solution based on RFID technology and a user identification solution with biometric authentication enables easy and reliable identification, speed of issuing and retrieval of weapons, network relieving, and real-time monitoring of the weapon status.