Survivor search radar system for persons trapped under earthquake rubble

A Rescue Radar System for the Detection of Victims Trapped Under Rubble Based on the Independent Component Analysis Algorithm

“…The information associated to amplitude is generally negligible [6] and only the phase variation is considered. The signal at the receiving antenna can be expressed considering the following relation [4].…”

“…Acoustical detectors such as geophones, are simple to use but they require quiet working environments, a condition difficult to reach especially in critical situations. Recently, microwave life-detection systems has been developed to remotely detect vital life signals for rescue missions [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Such kind of problems have been efficiently solved considering continuous wave or ultrawideband radars [7] which offer good localization and spatial accuracy.…”

Problems in synthetic-aperture radar imaging

“…In the full vector case, v would be a matrix operating on the full vector E tot ; here, we use only the single matrix element corresponding to the component considered in (2).…”

Ultra-Wideband Radar for Breath Tracking with Optical Fiber for Remote Reach Extension

“…Because of these advantages, the use of UWB radar systems in rescue scenarios after landslides or building collapses, have been proposed in the past [2][3][4][5]. However, these demonstrations assume the transmitter and receiver units are next to the sensing antennas, which infringe a challenge in terms of cost.…”