Title :
Design and realization of a UWB radar for breath activity monitoring
Author :
Bernardi, Paolo ; Cicchetti, Renato ; Pisa, Stefano ; Pittella, Erika ; Piuzzi, Emanuele ; Testa, Orlandino
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Electron. & Telecommun., Sapienza Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper the design and the realization of a ultra wide band (UWB) radar for breath activity monitoring is described. The radar structure is first described and then the design of the various subsystems, performed by using commercial CAD, is shown. Finally, the subsystems have been realized by means of a low cost planar technology and measurement results are presented, evidencing a good agreement with simulations. The EMC analysis of the whole system evidences the compliance of the radar with International Space Station emission masks.
Keywords :
CAD; electromagnetic compatibility; medical signal processing; ultra wideband radar; EMC analysis; International Space Station emission masks; UWB radar design; UWB radar realization; breath activity monitoring; commercial CAD; ultra wide band radar; Generators; Monitoring; Radar antennas; Receivers; Reflector antennas; Ultra wideband radar; Biomedical Monitoring; Breath Activity; Planar Technology; UWB Radar Systems;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC EUROPE), 2012 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0718-5
DOI :
10.1109/EMCEurope.2012.6396816
