DocumentCode
1605705
Title
FMCW radar for life-sign detection
Author
Anitori, Laura ; de Jong, Ardjan ; Nennie, Frans
Author_Institution
TNO Defence, Security & Safety, The Hague
fYear
2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the use of Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radars for detecting life-sign of people, i.e. breathing and heartbeat. An optimum frequency has been selected to observe life-sign, taking into consideration also design factors, such as bandwidth availability and interference with other systems. A new compact X-band FMCW radar has been built at TNO laboratories and experimental results are presented here, which demonstrate the ability of this new system to detect life-sign.
Keywords
CW radar; FM radar; biomedical measurement; cardiology; medical signal detection; pneumodynamics; radar detection; TNO laboratories; X-band FMCW radar; breathing signal; frequency modulated continuous wave radars; heartbeat signal; life-sign detection; Condition monitoring; Frequency measurement; Heart beat; Infrared detectors; Optical scattering; Patient monitoring; Performance evaluation; Radar detection; Radar measurements; Radar scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radar Conference, 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location
Pasadena, CA
ISSN
1097-5659
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2870-0
Electronic_ISBN
1097-5659
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RADAR.2009.4976934
Filename
4976934
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