Mobile microwave sensor for detection of trapped human beings

Aggelopoulos, EG; Karabetsos, E; Constantinou, P; Uzunoglu, N

dc.contributor.author	Aggelopoulos, EG	en
dc.contributor.author	Karabetsos, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Constantinou, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Uzunoglu, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:12:05Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:12:05Z
dc.date.issued	1996	en
dc.identifier.issn	02632241	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/11944
dc.subject	Breathing signals	en
dc.subject	Microwave life detector	en
dc.subject	Mobile sensor	en
dc.subject.other	Electromagnetic wave backscattering	en
dc.subject.other	Microwave devices	en
dc.subject.other	Breathing signals	en
dc.subject.other	Mobile microwave sensor	en
dc.subject.other	Periodic body movement	en
dc.subject.other	X band microwave life detector	en
dc.subject.other	Image sensors	en
dc.title	Mobile microwave sensor for detection of trapped human beings	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0263-2241(96)00053-X	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0263-2241(96)00053-X	en
heal.publicationDate	1996	en
heal.abstract	When a human body is illuminated by an electromagnetic wave, the backscattered wave is modulated by the periodic body (thoracic) movements due to the heartbeat and breathing of the human target. With proper processing of this backscattered wave, it is possible to extract useful information about the heart and breathing signals that modulate it. The aim of this research work is the design and development of an X-band microwave life detection system for detecting humans trapped behind rubble or obstacles. The mobile microwave sensor that was constructed permits the detection of body movements due to breathing at a distance of 3-5 m (without any obstacle in between) and also at a distance of 2 m behind a concrete obstacle (a door or wall) of medium thickness. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.	en
heal.journalName	Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0263-2241(96)00053-X	en
dc.identifier.volume	18	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	177	en
dc.identifier.epage	183	en