DocumentCode
2523354
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
Volume
3
fYear
2003
fDate
7-9 Oct. 2003
Firstpage
999
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 2003. 33rd European
Print_ISBN
1-58053-834-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUMC.2003.1262821
Filename
1262821
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