• DocumentCode
    3489819
  • Title

    Measurement of heart and breathing signals of human subjects through barriers with microwave life-detection systems

  • Author

    Chen, K.M. ; Chuang, H.-R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Syst. Sci., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    4-7 Nov. 1988
  • Firstpage
    1279
  • Abstract
    Two life-detection systems using electromagnetic waves, at X-band (10 GHz) and L-band (2 GHz), have been constructed to detect the breathing and heart signals of human subjects who are located behind barriers. The X-band system can penetrate a brick wall of up to about 1.5 ft, and the L-band system can detect the breathing and heart signals of a human subject buried under a pile of dry rubble up to 3-ft thick.<>
  • Keywords
    biomedical measurement; cardiology; microwave measurement; pneumodynamics; 10 GHz; 2 GHz; L-band system; X-band system; barriers; breathing signals; brick wall; dry rubble; heart signals; human subjects; microwave life-detection systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0785-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95023
  • Filename
    95023