Title :
Development and testing of a detector system for trapped humans in building ruins
Author :
Bimpas, Matthaios ; Nikellis, Konstantinos ; Paraskevopoulos, Nikolaos ; Economou, Dimitris ; Uzunoglu, Nikolaos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
The necessity of developing a high performance human life detector system, to support rescue operations after an earthquake disaster, is addressed by using CW Doppler radar. Various configurations are examined, regarding the transmitted frequency, antenna type and signal processing techniques. The major problem that hinders the performance of such a system is the high attenuation of electromagnetic waves through ruin materials, especially concrete.
Keywords :
CW radar; disasters; earthquakes; electromagnetic wave scattering; radar signal processing; CW Doppler radar; antenna type techniques; building ruins; concrete; earthquake disaster; electromagnetic wave attenuation; human life detector; signal processing techniques; transmitted frequency techniques; trapped humans; Attenuation; Detectors; Doppler radar; Earthquakes; Frequency; Humans; Radar detection; Radar signal processing; System testing; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2003. 33rd European
Print_ISBN :
1-58053-834-7
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2003.1262821
