Advances in microwave near-field imaging: Prototypes, systems, and applications

W Shao, T McCollough - IEEE microwave magazine, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microwave imaging employs detection techniques to evaluate hidden or embedded objects
in a structure or media using electromagnetic (EM) waves in the microwave range, 300 MHz …

A portable FMCW interferometry radar with programmable low-IF architecture for localization, ISAR imaging, and vital sign tracking

Z Peng, JM Muñoz-Ferreras, Y Tang… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a portable radar system for short-range localization, inverse synthetic
aperture radar imaging, and vital sign tracking. The proposed sensor incorporates frequency …

A hybrid FMCW-interferometry radar for indoor precise positioning and versatile life activity monitoring

G Wang, C Gu, T Inoue, C Li - IEEE Transactions on Microwave …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a hybrid radar system that incorporates a linear frequency-modulated
continuous-wave (FMCW) mode and an interferometry mode for indoor human localization …

Application of linear-frequency-modulated continuous-wave (LFMCW) radars for tracking of vital signs

G Wang, JM Munoz-Ferreras, C Gu, C Li… - IEEE transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper focuses on the exploitation of linear-frequency-modulated continuous-wave
(LFMCW) radars for noncontact range tracking of vital signs, eg, respiration. Such short …

2-D localization, angular separation and vital signs monitoring using a SISO FMCW radar for smart long-term health monitoring environments

M Mercuri, G Sacco, R Hornung… - IEEE Internet of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A single-input and single-output (SISO) frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW)
radar architecture is proposed and in vivo demonstrated for remote 2-D localization (range …

Enabling robust radar-based localization and vital signs monitoring in multipath propagation environments

M Mercuri, Y Lu, S Polito, F Wieringa… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Over the last two decades, radar-based contactless monitoring of vital signs
(heartbeat and respiration rate) has raised increasing interest as an emerging and added …

A novel vital-sign sensing algorithm for multiple subjects based on 24-GHz FMCW Doppler radar

H Lee, BH Kim, JK Park, JG Yook - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
A novel non-contact vital-sign sensing algorithm for use in cases of multiple subjects is
proposed. The approach uses a 24 GHz frequency-modulated continuous-wave Doppler …

Stepped-frequency continuous-wave radar with self-injection-locking technology for monitoring multiple human vital signs

WC Su, MC Tang, R El Arif, TS Horng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a single-conversion stepped-frequency continuous-wave (SCSFCW)
radar that combines a stepped-frequency continuous-wave (SFCW) radar and a self …

A review on ground penetrating radar technology for the detection of buried or trapped victims

L Crocco, V Ferrara - 2014 international conference on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The localization of people buried or trapped under snow or debris is an emerging field of
application of ground penetrating radar (GPR). In the last years, technological solutions and …

Noncontact multiple heartbeats detection and subject localization using UWB impulse Doppler radar

L Ren, YS Koo, H Wang, Y Wang… - IEEE Microwave and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, a phase-based algorithm based on a logarithmic method, applicable to UWB
radars and suitable to real-time monitoring, is proposed to detect the phase variations of …