Wearable microwave radiometers for remote fire detection: System-on-Chip (SoC) design and proof of the concept

Author

Tasselli, G. ; Alimenti, F. ; Fonte, A. ; Zito, D. ; Roselli, L. ; Rossi, D. De ; Lanatà, A. ; Neri, B. ; Tognetti, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electronic and Information Engineering, University of Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, I-06125, Italy

fYear

2008

fDate

20-25 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

981

Lastpage

984

Abstract

The paper reports the present status of the project aimed at the realization of a wearable low-cost low-power System-on-Chip (SoC) 13-GHz passive microwave radiometer in CMOS 90 nm technology. This sensor has been thought to be inserted into the firemen jacket in order to help them in the detection of a hidden fire behind a door or a wall, especially where the IR technology fail. With respect of the prior art, the SoC is further developed and a proof of the concept is provided by means of a discrete-component prototype.

Keywords

Art; CMOS technology; Fires; Infrared detectors; Infrared sensors; Microwave technology; Paper technology; Radiometers; System-on-a-chip; Wearable sensors; Environmental Monitoring; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Fires; Microwaves; Pilot Projects; Protective Clothing; Radiometry; Reproducibility of Results; Rescue Work; Sensitivity and Specificity; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Transducers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1814-5

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649319

Filename

4649319