Detection of concealed individuals based on their vital signs by using a see-through-wall imaging system with a self-injection-locked radar

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 696-704

  Wang, Fu Kang ^a   Horng, Tzyy Sheng ^a   Peng, Kang Chun ^b   Jau, Je Kuan ^c   Li, Jian Yu ^c   Chen, Cheng Chung ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar; see through wall (STW) imaging radar; self injection locked (SIL) radar; sum difference pattern; vital signs

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER SIGNALS; FREQUENCY-MODULATED CONTINUOUS WAVES; FREQUENCY-MODULATED CONTINUOUS-WAVE RADARS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; HUMAN MOTIONS; IMAGING RADAR; PARTITION WALLS; PATTERN DETECTION; SPECTRAL SUBTRACTIONS; STATIONARY OBJECTS; SUM-DIFFERENCE PATTERN; THROUGH WALLS; TRACKING CAPABILITY; VITAL SIGN;

FREQUENCY MODULATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; RADAR IMAGING; RETAINING WALLS; TRACKING RADAR;

RADAR TRACKING;

EID: 84872786786     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2012.2228223     Document Type: Conference Paper

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