• DocumentCode
    1608118
  • Title

    Millimeter wave radar for remote measurement of vital signs

  • Author

    Petkie, Douglas T. ; Benton, Carla ; Bryan, Erik

  • Author_Institution
    Depts. of Phys. & Electr. Eng., Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We present the development of a 228 GHz heterodyne radar system for the remote measurement of respiration and heart rates. The advantages of a millimeter wave system include a higher sensitivity to small displacements, transmission through the atmosphere and clothing and the ability to maintain a collimated beam over large distances. We present a set of respiration and heart rate measurements out to a range of 50 meters.
  • Keywords
    biomedical measurement; heterodyne detection; medical signal processing; millimetre wave devices; patient monitoring; radar; collimated beam; distance 50 m; frequency 228 GHz; heart rate; heterodyne radar system; millimeter wave radar; respiration rate; vital sign remote measurement; Atmosphere; Clothing; Frequency; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Monitoring; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Radar measurements;
  • 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.2009.4977021
  • Filename
    4977021