Highly accurate noncontact water level monitoring using continuous-wave Doppler radar

Guochao Wang, Changzhan Gu, Jennifer Rice, Takao Inoue, Changzhi Li

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Abstract

A novel water level monitoring technique using continuous-wave (CW) Doppler radar is presented. The CW radar works with a DC-coupled baseband that allows accurate monitoring of the slow-varying water level. Ray tracing model has been used to simulate and validate the feasibility of water level monitoring in the presence of ripple. The proposed technique is robust against clutter interference and the fluctuation of water ripples by properly choosing the carrier frequency. Experiment was carried out to monitor the water level in a rain barrel when the water was draining out. Both simulation and experiment shows that the proposed technique can accurately monitor the water level with a high accuracy in millimeter-scale.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWiSNet 2013 - Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication2013 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks - 2013 IEEE Radio and Wireless Week, RWW 2013
Pages19-21
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks, WiSNet 2013 - 2013 7th IEEE Radio and Wireless Week, RWW 2013 - Austin, TX, United States
Duration: Jan 20 2013Jan 23 2013

Publication series

NameWiSNet 2013 - Proceedings: 2013 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks - 2013 IEEE Radio and Wireless Week, RWW 2013

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks, WiSNet 2013 - 2013 7th IEEE Radio and Wireless Week, RWW 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin, TX
Period01/20/1301/23/13

Keywords

  • Water level monitoring
  • continuous-wave Doppler radar
  • non-contact
  • ripple

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