Monitoring of cardio-pulmonary activity with UWB radar: A circuital model

Author

Pisa, Stefano ; Bernardi, Paolo ; Cavagnaro, Marta ; Pittella, Erika ; Piuzzi, Emanuele

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., Sapienza Univ. of Rome, Rome

fYear

2008

fDate

19-23 May 2008

Firstpage

224

Lastpage

227

Abstract

The aim of this work is to present a circuital model to design an ultra wide band radar for the monitoring of cardio-pulmonary activity. The model takes into account the signal source, the transceiver antenna properties, and the dispersive behavior of the thorax tissues. The model has been validated by comparing its results with those achieved with a commercial electromagnetic software. Finally it has been used to study the signal variations, both in air and at the antenna feed point, produced by the cardio-pulmonary activity.

Keywords

cardiology; lung; patient monitoring; ultra wideband radar; UWB radar; antenna feed point; cardio-pulmonary activity monitoring; circuital model; electromagnetic software; signal variations; thorax tissues; transceiver antenna properties; ultra wide band radar; Antenna feeds; Cardiology; Circuits; Dispersion; Electromagnetic modeling; Monitoring; Radar antennas; Thorax; Transceivers; Ultra wideband radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility and 19th International Zurich Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2008. APEMC 2008. Asia-Pacific Symposium on

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-981-08-0629-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-981-08-0629-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APEMC.2008.4559852

Filename

4559852