Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/APEMC.2008.4559852
