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Numerical simulation of UWB impulse radar vital signal detection at an earthquake disaster site

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Amvrossios Bagtzoglou,

Benjamin Barrowes,

Antonio M. VincitoreAuthors Info & Claims

ACWR '11: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief

Pages 278 - 281

https://doi.org/10.1145/2185216.2185291

Published: 18 December 2011 Publication History

Abstract

Using finite difference time domain numerical simulation approach we have investigated the use of ultra-wide band (UWB) radar techniques for vital signal detection in an earthquake debris environment. The model of earthquake debris resulting from a collapsed building was constructed based on a real earthquake disaster site in northeastern Tibet. The model consists of two human beings with different vital signals, i.e., with different cardio-respiration features, posed in different position, and buried at different depth in the debris. We start the model with a setup of single source multiple receiver impulse radar, and then expand the model to a setup of single-source and single receiver profiling case. This paper presents the simulation results using the UWB impulse radar technique and recommends the appropriate practice for earthquake rescue efforts.

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ACWR '11: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief

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DOI:10.1145/2185216

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Amrita University
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Extreme Distributed Systems, VU, Amsterdam

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Li Yan 李Li Liang 李Zhao Chenyu 赵Zhang Yulu 张He Yun 贺Liang Pei 梁(2024)基于深度神经网络的微弱生命信号识别Acta Optica Sinica10.3788/AOS24090644:21(2117001)Online publication date: 2024
https://doi.org/10.3788/AOS240906
Chabbat CMaali AAzzaz M(2024)A Non-Contact Efficient Method for Respiration Rate Localization and Estimation using IR-UWB Radar2024 2nd International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Automatic Control (ICEEAC)10.1109/ICEEAC61226.2024.10576546(1-6)Online publication date: 12-May-2024
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEEAC61226.2024.10576546

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