Robot-mounted through-wall radar for detecting, locating, and identifying building occupants

We have assembled programmed, and demonstrated a robot-mounted motion-detection radar suitable for through-wall operation. Our radar, which employs of pulse-Doppler techniques, is designed to look through building walls and locate moving targets. The radar's signal-processing algorithms use bot...

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Main Authors: Falconer, D.G., Ficklin, R.W., Konolige, K.G.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Buildings
Doppler radar
Humans
Motion detection
Pulse measurements
Radar antennas
Radar detection
Radar tracking
Robot kinematics
Robot sensing systems
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Summary:We have assembled programmed, and demonstrated a robot-mounted motion-detection radar suitable for through-wall operation. Our radar, which employs of pulse-Doppler techniques, is designed to look through building walls and locate moving targets. The radar's signal-processing algorithms use both time-domain and frequency-domain clues to classify detected motion as arising from: (1) the ambient background; (2) mechanical motion; or (3) human activity. In the case of human motion, our routines also attempt to identify the occupant's particular activity, e.g., resting, walking, talking.
ISSN:1050-4729
2577-087X
DOI:10.1109/ROBOT.2000.844867