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Continuous monitoring of vital signs is of paramount importance. These critical physiological parameters play a crucial role in the early detection of conditions that affect the well-being of a patient. However, conventional contact-based…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-19 Gabriel Beltrão , Udo Schroeder

Airborne radar carried on-board unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is serving as the harbinger of new remote sensing applications for security and rescue in inclement environments. The mobility and agility of UAVs along with intelligent…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-01 Yu Rong , Richard M. Gutierrez , Kumar Vijay Mishra , Daniel W. Bliss

We present a dual-domain microwave photonic radar system for multi-parameter vital sign monitoring, utilizing ultra-wideband radiofrequency signals to achieve high-precision chest displacement measurements, while high-frequency optical…

Contact-free vital sign monitoring, which uses wireless signals for recognizing human vital signs (i.e, breath and heartbeat), is an attractive solution to health and security. However, the subject's body movement and the change in actual…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-24 Yingqi Wang , Zhongqin Wang , J. Andrew Zhang , Haimin Zhang , Min Xu

Vital sign monitoring plays a critical role in healthcare and well-being, as parameters such as respiration and heart rate offer valuable insights into an individual's physiological state. While wearable devices allow for continuous…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-15 Christian Eckrich , Abdelhak M. Zoubir , Vahid Jamali

This paper presents a non-contact vital signs (respiration and heartbeat) monitoring system that utilizes visible light sensing (VLS) technology. We have for the first time demonstrated the ability to wirelessly (non-contact) sense vital…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-17 Hisham Abuella , Sabit Ekin

Contactless cardiac monitoring has vast potential to replace contact-based monitoring in various future scenarios such as smart home and in-cabin monitoring. Various contactless sensors can be potentially implemented for cardiac monitoring,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-05 Yuanyuan Zhang , Rui Yang , Yutao Yue , Eng Gee Lim , Zidong Wang

In the fast-paced field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and virtual reality (VR), automatic gesture recognition has become increasingly essential. This is particularly true for the recognition of hand signs, providing an intuitive way…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-02-21 Christian Schuessler , Wenxuan Zhang , Johanna Bräunig , Marcel Hoffmann , Michael Stelzig , Martin Vossiek

Non-contact vital sign monitoring has many advantages over conventional methods in being comfortable, unobtrusive and without any risk of spreading infection. The use of millimeter-wave (mmWave) radars is one of the most promising…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-18 Steven Marty , Federico Pantanella , Andrea Ronco , Kanika Dheman , Michele Magno

Non-contact vital sign detection is a required application nowadays in many fields as patient monitoring and static human detection. Within the last decade, radar has been introduced as a smart and convenient sensor for non-contact…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2017-11-28 Sherif Abdulatif , Fady Aziz , Pelin Altiner , Bernhard Kleiner , Urs Schneider

Continuous monitoring of human vital signs using non-contact mmWave radars is attractive due to their ability to penetrate garments and operate under different lighting conditions. Unfortunately, most prior research requires subjects to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-27 Bo Zhang , Boyu Jiang , Rong Zheng , Xiaoping Zhang , Jun Li , Qiang Xu

Multimodal vital sign monitoring and speech detection hold significant importance in medical health, public safety, and other fields. This study proposes a broadband tunable microwave photonic radar system that can simultaneously monitor…

Contact-free detection of human vital signs like heart rate and respiration rate will improve the patients' comfort and enables long-term monitoring of newborns or bedridden patients. For that, reliable and safe measurement techniques are…

Medical Physics · Physics 2020-07-28 Roman Kusche , Fabian John , Marco Cimdins , Horst Hellbrueck

Multi-point vital sign monitoring is essential for providing detailed insights into physiological changes. Traditional single-sensor approaches are inadequate for capturing multi-point vibrations. Existing contact-based solutions, while…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2024-11-15 Wei Ren , Jiannong Cao , Huansheng Yi , Kaiyue Hou , Miaoyang Hu , Jianqi Wang , Fugui Qi

Recent advancements in Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radar technology have enabled contactless, non-line-of-sight vital sign monitoring, making it a valuable tool for healthcare. However, UWB radar's ability to capture sensitive physiological data,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-05-19 Md Farhan Tasnim Oshim , Nigel Doering , Bashima Islam , Tsui-Wei Weng , Tauhidur Rahman

Radar as a remote sensing technology has been used to analyze human activity for decades. Despite all the great features such as motion sensitivity, privacy preservation, penetrability, and more, radar has limited spatial degrees of freedom…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-21 Shuaifeng Jiang , Ahmed Alkhateeb , Daniel W. Bliss , Yu Rong

Radar is the only sensor that can realize target imaging at all time and all weather, which would be a key technical enabler for future intelligent society. Poor resolution and large size are two critical issues for radars to gain ground in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-16 Simin Li Zhengze Cui , Xingwei Ye , Jing Feng , Yue Yang , Zhengqian He , Rong Cong , Dan Zhu , Fangzheng Zhang , Shilong Pan

Vital signs such as pulse rate and breathing rate are currently measured using contact probes. But, non-contact methods for measuring vital signs are desirable both in hospital settings (e.g. in NICU) and for ubiquitous in-situ health…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-03-25 Mayank Kumar , Ashok Veeraraghavan , Ashutosh Sabharval

Breathing monitoring is crucial in healthcare for early detection of health issues, but traditional methods face challenges like invasiveness, privacy concerns, and limited applicability in daily settings. This paper introduces light…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-18 Omar Rinchi , Ahmad Alsharoa , Denise A. Baker

This study proposes a method for simulating signals received by frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar during respiratory monitoring, using human body geometry and displacement data acquired via a depth camera. Unlike previous studies…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-21 Kimitaka Sumi , Takuya Sakamoto
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