DocumentCode
2126977
Title
Range-azimuth tracking of humans using a microstrip leaky wave antenna
Author
Yang, Shang-Te ; Ling, Hao
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
8-14 July 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We investigate the concept of using a simple microstrip leaky wave antenna as a radar front-end to achieve range-azimuth tracking of humans. The frequency-scanned beam of the antenna and its frequency bandwidth are exploited to achieve simultaneous direction-finding and ranging within a single frequency sweep. As a result, a two-dimensional range-azimuth image can be readily generated. The radar processing algorithm is described. Human tracking measurements are carried out to demonstrate the performance.
Keywords
leaky wave antennas; microstrip antennas; radar antennas; radar imaging; radar tracking; radio direction-finding; frequency-scanned beam; human tracking measurements; microstrip leaky wave antenna; radar front-end; radar processing algorithm; range-azimuth tracking; simultaneous direction-finding; single frequency sweep; two-dimensional range-azimuth image; Azimuth; Humans; Microstrip antennas; Radar antennas; Radar tracking;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0461-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2012.6347963
Filename
6347963
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