Through-the-wall detection of human activities using a noise radar with microwave quadrature correlator

Author

Susek, Waldemar ; Stec, Bronislaw

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Mil. Univ. of Technol., Warsaw, Poland

Volume

51

Issue

1

fYear

2015

fDate

Jan-15

Firstpage

759

Lastpage

764

Abstract

The analysis of the autocorrelation function of a noise signal in a limited band of a microwave frequency range is described. On the basis of this analysis, a static characteristic of the detector for object movement was determined. The measurement results for the correlation function of noise signals are shown and the application of such solution in a noise radar for the precise determination of distance variations and the velocity of these changes is presented. The results for a short-range noise radar operation are presented both for static and moving objects. The experimental results gained from 2.6-3.6 GHz noise-like waveform for the signal of a human breathing and heart beating are presented.

Keywords

correlation methods; microwave devices; radar signal processing; signal detection; autocorrelation function analysis; distance variations determination; frequency 2.6 GHz to 3.6 GHz; heart beating signal; human breathing signal; microwave frequency range; microwave quadrature correlator; noise signal; noise-like waveform; object movement; short-range noise radar operation; static detector characteristic; through-the-wall human activity detection; Correlation; Correlators; Doppler radar; Noise; Radar detection; Radar remote sensing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAES.2014.130003

Filename

7073528