VitalTrack: A Doppler radar sensor platform for monitoring activity levels

Gabriel Reyes, Di Wang, Rakesh Nair, Changzhi Li, Xiaolin Li, Jenshan Lin

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Abstract

An activity-level monitoring platform is developed using a non-contact Doppler radar sensor. The need for assistive living and smart home technologies will arise due to the increase in the aging population, and non-contact sensing technologies have the potential to revolutionize home healthcare delivery. Based on developments at University of Florida's Radio Frequency Circuits and Systems Research Laboratory, relevant information on how active people are during the day based on their physiological movements is obtained using algorithms and a non-contact Doppler radar sensor. A continuous 5.8 GHz radar wave emitted by the sensor is phase-modulated by the chest wall movement observed. The range of the radar sensor is on the order of 1.8 to 2 meters. Computer vision algorithms are used to detect and track a person as their movements are captured. Experiments were performed to monitor a person's activity levels over periods of time and the analysis of measured results is presented. 1

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRWW 2012 - Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication2012 IEEE Topical Conference on Biomedical Wireless Technologies, Networks, and Sensing Systems, BioWireleSS 2012
Pages29-32
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE Topical Conference on Biomedical Wireless Technologies, Networks, and Sensing Systems, BioWireleSS 2012 - Santa Clara, CA, United States
Duration: Jan 15 2012Jan 18 2012

Publication series

NameRWW 2012 - Proceedings: 2012 IEEE Topical Conference on Biomedical Wireless Technologies, Networks, and Sensing Systems, BioWireleSS 2012

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE Topical Conference on Biomedical Wireless Technologies, Networks, and Sensing Systems, BioWireleSS 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySanta Clara, CA
Period01/15/1201/18/12

Keywords

  • Computer vision
  • Doppler radar
  • face detection
  • health information management
  • remote monitoring
  • ubiquitous computing

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