An experimental set-up for mono-static radar cross section measurements in the 1 - 10 GHz frequency band, employing an anechoic chamber, is presented and validated. The test range is calibrated by means of a readily available aluminum flat panel and its performance is tested against canonical metallic and lossy dielectric targets. The set-up is then employed to carry out investigations on the radar cross section of the human body. Initial findings show a complex resonating pattern, highly influenced by even slight subject movements, with a distinct spectral signature for each subject. The final aim is the achievement of realistic scattering data of human subjects for the purpose of designing a ultra wideband (UWB) radar system for breath activity monitoring.
Radar Cross Section Measurements of the Human Body for UWB Radar Applications / Piuzzi, Emanuele; Pisa, Stefano; P., D'Atanasio; A., Zambotti. - (2012), pp. 1290-1293. (Intervento presentato al convegno IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) tenutosi a Graz, AUSTRIA nel MAY 13-16, 2012) [10.1109/i2mtc.2012.6229134].
Radar Cross Section Measurements of the Human Body for UWB Radar Applications
PIUZZI, Emanuele;PISA, Stefano;
2012
Abstract
An experimental set-up for mono-static radar cross section measurements in the 1 - 10 GHz frequency band, employing an anechoic chamber, is presented and validated. The test range is calibrated by means of a readily available aluminum flat panel and its performance is tested against canonical metallic and lossy dielectric targets. The set-up is then employed to carry out investigations on the radar cross section of the human body. Initial findings show a complex resonating pattern, highly influenced by even slight subject movements, with a distinct spectral signature for each subject. The final aim is the achievement of realistic scattering data of human subjects for the purpose of designing a ultra wideband (UWB) radar system for breath activity monitoring.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
