See-Through-Wall (STW) Life Detector Using Self-Injection-Locked (SIL) Technology

This study presents a see-through-wall (STW) life detector using self-injection-locked (SIL) technology. The SIL radar is operated at 433 MHz ISM band to achieve excellent penetration capability and coverage. Moreover, an additional phase shifter is utilized to eliminate the large frequency shift, w...

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Published in2020 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC) pp. 496 - 498
Main Authors Wang, Fu-Kang, Horng, Tzyy-Sheng, Shih, Ju-Yin, Hsu, Zhi-Jie, Su, Wei-Chih, Juan, Pin-Hsun
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 08.12.2020
Subjects
Clutter
Delays
Detectors
Frequency modulation
Injection-locked oscillators
life detector
Microwave antennas
Prototypes
see-through-waU (STW2
selfinjection-locked (SIL) radar
vital sign
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DOI10.1109/APMC47863.2020.9331560

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Summary:This study presents a see-through-wall (STW) life detector using self-injection-locked (SIL) technology. The SIL radar is operated at 433 MHz ISM band to achieve excellent penetration capability and coverage. Moreover, an additional phase shifter is utilized to eliminate the large frequency shift, which is caused by strong clutter signals and often causes the SIL mechanism to fail. The output signal of the SIL oscillator (SILO) passes sequentially through a quintupler, an amplifier, and a 2165 MHz injection-locked oscillator (ILO) to increase the frequency modulation bandwidth and output power. The Doppler information is then extracted using an IQ delay discriminator. Experimental results indicate that the prototype provides an accurate respiration signal of the subject behind a 35-cm-thick concrete wall in 108 cases, comprising 9 positions × 4 facing directions × 3 postures.
DOI:10.1109/APMC47863.2020.9331560