RVSM [Radar Vital Signs Monitor]

Author

Geisheimer, Jonathan

Author_Institution

Georgia Tech. Res. Inst., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

17

Issue

5

fYear

1999

Firstpage

21

Lastpage

24

Abstract

Today´s radar locates and tracks aircraft, measures the speed of fastballs and helps catch “lead foots.” Most radar gather information from objects. However, researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are exploring radar´s ability to measure physiological data in humans. The new radar measures tiny movements of the human body caused by respiration and the beating heart. The Radar Vital Signs Monitor (RVSM) technology was originally designed for use during the Olympics to measure the vitals signs of athletes. RVSM technology, however, has other applications including law enforcement, telemedicine, heart disease screening, security and disaster search

Keywords

biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; cardiology; diseases; patient monitoring; physiology; pneumodynamics; radar applications; sport; Georgia Tech Research Institute; Olympics; RVSM; Radar Vital Signs Monitor; athletes; beating heart; disaster search; heart disease screening; human body; humans; law enforcement; physiological data measurement; respiration; security; telemedicine; tiny movements; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Biomedical monitoring; Heart; Humans; Law enforcement; Motion measurement; Radar measurements; Radar tracking; Velocity measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Potentials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-6648

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/45.730968

Filename

730968