Self-Powered 24-GHz Doppler Radar for Building Entrance Monitoring Using Cross Correlation and Envelope Detection

Daniel Rodriguez, Anthony Flores, Changzhi Li

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Abstract

A 24-GHz Doppler radar self-powered by solar energy was designed, fabricated and tested for building entrance monitoring. The implemented RF board includes two 4×4 patch arrays, a voltage-controlled oscillator, two low noise amplifiers, and a six-port structure. The solar energy harvesting system has a fractional open-circuit voltage maximum power point tracking circuit, a boost charger controller, two 90×5×3D 200 mW solar panels, and a main and backup battery. Moreover, a crosscorrelation method to detect activity in the radar range and a novel envelope detection method to determine the target walking direction were developed and tested. The radar system is featured as being flexible and portable. The complete radar system has dimensions of 118mm×45mm×20mm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks, WiSNet 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538659533
DOIs
StatePublished - May 9 2019
Event2019 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks, WiSNet 2019 - Orlando, United States
Duration: Jan 20 2019Jan 23 2019

Publication series

Name2019 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks, WiSNet 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks, WiSNet 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period01/20/1901/23/19

Keywords

  • Doppler radar
  • Energy harvesting
  • MPPT
  • cross-correlation
  • envelope detection
  • human detection

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