An Ultra-Wideband radar concept for the detection of buried victims beneath building rubble

Author

Labarthe, C. ; Mutzig, JP ; Jecko, B. ; Hamieh, H. ; Martinod, E. ; Feix, N. ; Lalande, M. ; Denoual, JM ; Floch, JM ; Bertrand, V. ; Vergnault, R. ; Minvielle, Pierre ; Ducasse, Fabrice

Author_Institution

MARTEC, Les Ulis, France

fYear

2009

fDate

12-16 Oct. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The deployment of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radars could dramatically improve the efficiency of rescue teams after a building collapse. UWB radars would provide a reliable and fast localization of alive victims buried under thick layers of rubble. This paper introduces a concept of UWB radar for the detection of buried victims beneath building rubble. After a theoretical approach dealing with the propagation of electromagnetic waves through the rubble, the UWB radar architecture and concept are introduced. First experimental results are finally presented.

Keywords

disasters; electromagnetic wave propagation; ultra wideband radar; building rubble; buried victim detection; electromagnetic wave propagation; ultra-wideband radar; Building materials; Concrete; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Propagation losses; Radar detection; Slabs; Ultra wideband radar; Ultra wideband technology; UWB radar; concrete; rubble; victim detection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference - Surveillance for a Safer World, 2009. RADAR. International

Conference_Location

Bordeaux

Print_ISBN

978-2-912328-55-7

Type

conf

Filename

5438465