Frequency-tracking CW doppler radar solving small-angle approximation and null point issues in non-contact vital signs monitoring

Marco Mercuri; Yao Hong Liu; Ilde Lorato; Tom Torfs; Andre Bourdoux; Chris van Hoof

doi:10.1109/TBCAS.2016.2647560

Frequency-tracking CW doppler radar solving small-angle approximation and null point issues in non-contact vital signs monitoring

Marco Mercuri, Yao Hong Liu, Ilde Lorato, Tom Torfs, Andre Bourdoux, Chris van Hoof

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Abstract

A Doppler radar operating as a Phase-Locked-Loop (PLL) in frequency demodulator configuration is presented and discussed. The proposed radar presents a unique architecture, using a single channel mixer, and allows to detect contactless vital signs parameters while solving the null point issue and without requiring the small angle approximation condition. Spectral analysis, simulations, and experimental results are presented and detailed to demonstrate the feasibility and the operational principle of the proposed radar architecture.

Original language	English
Article number	7888984
Pages (from-to)	671-680
Number of pages	10
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TBCAS.2016.2647560
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

DC offset
Doppler radar
non-contact sensing
null-point elimination
phase-locked loop
RF-based sensing
small-angle approximation
vital signs monitoring

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In: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, Vol. 11, No. 3, 7888984, 01.06.2017, p. 671-680.

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