Computer simulation of the RF system effects on a millimeter-wave Doppler radar for human vital-signal estimation

Author

Lien, Pi-Hsien ; Lin, Fu-Lin ; Chuang, Huey-Ru

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan

fYear

2009

fDate

Sept. 30 2009-Oct. 2 2009

Firstpage

465

Lastpage

468

Abstract

A detailed modeling and analysis for the effect of the RF system on the human vital-signal estimation by a 60-GHz millimeter-wave Doppler radar has been developed. The simulation scheme uses the root-MUSIC algorithm to calculate the frequency error ratios of the estimated heartbeat and breathing signals by the radar detection system. From the simulation results, it is found that root-MUSIC method is robust to analyze the effects of phase noise on the frequency estimation of the detected heartbeat and breathing signals. The simulation result will be very useful for the RF system design specifications for the millimeter-wave Doppler radar.

Keywords

Doppler radar; frequency estimation; medical signal processing; phase noise; RF system effect; frequency 60 GHz; frequency error ratio; frequency estimation; human vital-signal estimation; millimeter-wave Doppler radar; phase noise; radar detection; root-MUSIC algorithm; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Doppler radar; Frequency estimation; Heart beat; Humans; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Radar detection; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2009. EuRAD 2009. European

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4747-3

Type

conf

Filename

5307200