Real-Time Operating UWB Sensor Network for Human Beings Detection, Localization and Tracking (ReTi-UWB-SS)                        
 

Annotation

Project ReTi-UWB-SS is the project of an applied research intent on the design and implementation of a testbed of real-time operating UWB sensor network (UWB-SS) to be applied for detection, localization and tracking of person at poor or zero optical visibility (e.g. through the wall person localization). The fundamental principle of the considered UWB-SS performance is based on the idea according to which the electromagnetic waves emitted by UWB radars in the frequency band up to 5 GHz are capable to penetrate through a variety of standard buildings materials. Hence, UWB radars (sensors) operating in frequency band DC-5 GHz networked by wireless communication infrastructure will be key components of the UWB-SS. The developed UWB-SS will be able to localize moving and static persons. In the case of static persons, the estimation of their breathing frequency will be provided, too. The UWB-SS performance will be based on up-to-date scientific findings in the field of real-time processing of UWB radar signals. The UWB-SS developed in the ReTi-UWB-SS project can be used with the advantage especially in field of the solution of emergency events (military, security, law enforcement, and emergency rescue operations).

Research team: prof. Ing. Dusan Kocur, CSc., prof. Ing. Jan Saliga, CSc., doc. Ing. Pavol. Galajda, CSc., doc. Ing. Jan Gamec, CSc., Ing. Maria Gamcova, PhD., Mgr. Maria Svecova, PhD., Ing. Jan Schneider, Ing. Daniel Novak, Ing. Imrich Andras, Ing. Pavol Dolinsky, Ing. Miroslav Repko, Ing. Stanislav Slovak, Ing. Martin Pecovsky

Work Packages (WPs):

• WP1 - Experimental analyses
• WP2 - The design and optimization of the complex procedure of signal processing applied for the joint detection and localization of moving and static persons (multiple targets) on the ZU-SS level (Procedure-ZU-I)
• WP3 - The design and optimization of the complex procedure of association and fusion of data obtained from ZU-SS for localization and tracking of the persons on the CU-SS level (Procedure-CU-I)
• WP4 - The design and optimization of the complex procedure of signal processing applied for the estimation of the human respiratory rate (Procedure-ZU-II)
• WP5 - The design and optimization of the wall parameter estimation method by one-sided UWB sensor measuring, the design and implementation of the wall compensation effect (Procedure-ZU-III)
• WP6 - The design and simulation of the broadband front-end circuits for UWBSS
• WP7 - The simulation and optimization of the parameters as well as properties and UWB- SS broadband front- end circuits’ implementation
• WP8 - System integration of the signal processing procedure for UWB-SS. Procedure testing for off-line performance. (Procedure-UWB-SS)
• WP9 - UWB-SS Architecture Design
• WP10 - ZU-SS design, optimization and implementation
• WP11 - CU-SS design, optimization and implementation
• WP12 - UWB-SS communication infrastructure design, optimization and implementation
• WP13 - System integration of UWB-SS. UWB-SS test-bad. Version I
• WP14 - Experimental analysis II. UWB-SS test-bad. Version II
• WP15 - UWB-SS optimization. UWB-SS testbad. Version II
• WP16 - Experimental analyses III
   

Actual progress and milestones:
The set of raw radar data acquired within WP1 measurement campaign by using 3 UWB radars and various scenarios.