SoC CMOS UWB Pulse Radar Sensor for Contactless Respiratory Rate Monitoring

Author

Zito, D. ; Pepe, D. ; Mincica, M. ; Zito, F. ; Tognetti, A. ; Lanata, Antonio ; De Rossi, D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland

Volume

5

Issue

6

fYear

2011

Firstpage

503

Lastpage

510

Abstract

An ultra wideband (UWB) system-on-chip radar sensor for respiratory rate monitoring has been realized in 90 nm CMOS technology and characterized experimentally. The radar testchip has been applied to the contactless detection of the respiration activity of adult and baby. The field operational tests demonstrate that the UWB radar sensor detects the respiratory rate of person under test (adult and baby) associated with sub-centimeter chest movements, allowing the continuous-time non-invasive monitoring of hospital patients and other people at risk of obstructive apneas such as babies in cot beds, or other respiratory diseases.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; biosensors; paediatrics; pneumodynamics; system-on-chip; ultra wideband radar; SoC CMOS UWB pulse radar sensor; adult; baby; contactless respiratory rate monitoring; continuous-time noninvasive monitoring; cot beds; field operational tests; obstructive apneas; radar testchip; subcentimeter chest movements; Biomedical monitoring; CMOS technology; Sleep apnea; System-on-a-chip; Ultra wideband radar; Biomedical monitoring; CMOS technology; contactless sensing; sleep apnea; ultra-wideband radar;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1932-4545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBCAS.2011.2176937

Filename

6104396