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Dual-band planar bowtie monopole for a fall-detection radar and telemetry system
Dual-band planar bowtie monopole for a fall-detection radar and telemetry system
Date
2012
Authors
Ping Jack Soh
Marco Mercuri
Gokarna Pandey
Guy A. E. Vandenbosch
Dominique M. M.-P. Schreurs
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A dual-band planar bowtie monopole for a fall-detection radar and telemetry system is presented. Unidirectionality is successfully enabled by a full ground plane. A compact radiator footprint is achieved by closely spacing two bowtie elements for transmit–receive operation, combined with a simple and effective technique for mutual-coupling reduction. The radar antenna shows target location and speed detection capabilities of up to 4 m with resolution of 30 cm and fall-detection success rate of 95%. Its telemetry capability is then validated practically by frame transmissions through this antenna, which are successfully received by a base station located 5 m away.
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Biomedical applications of electromagnetic radiation,
Biomedical telemetry,
Antennas,
Electromagnetic waves,
Medical applications,
Radar antennas,
Telemetering equipment,
Tracking radar