• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.49 no.9
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• pp.49-54
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• 2012

This paper presents a novel respiration rate estimation method based on joint amplitude and time of arrival (TOA) using impulse-radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) radar signals. Through analysis of the affect of body-rocking, it is shown that body-rocking information does not distort the respiration rate and exists at integer multiples of the body-rocking rate from the respiration rate. Based on the analysis, the convolution of the temporal sequence of the maximum amplitude and that of the TOA is proposed. The analysis results show that the frequency components of respiration are improved more than 10dB compared with those obtained using other existing methods.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.28 no.10
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• pp.802-809
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• 2017

This paper presents a novel apnea detection and respiration rate estimation method using impulse-radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) radar. The proposed method utilizes amplitude, time of arrival, and power in the selected band. The experimental results show that respiration rate can be estimated accurately using proposed method. And, it is shown that the selectivity between apnea and respiration can be improved more than 50 dB using the proposed method.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.971-978
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• 2018

This paper deals with the design and implementation of a limiter, which is a key component of the Ku-band radar system. The limiter design with the multi-pin diode switch was complemented by wideband signal attenuation, and realized the physical implementation. In the test result of implemented limiter, when the pin diode switch is all off, it is possible to transmit the incoming signal without distortion. Also when the pin diode switch is turned on sequentially, the input signal is attenuated about 20dB or more step by step. Finally when all of them were turned on, attenuation about 50dB or more were measured for a wide bandwidth(1000MHz) in Ku-band.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.981-989
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• 2011

In this paper, we performed radar target classification for the five scale models using ultra-wideband measured signal. In order to compare the performance, the 2 GHz(2~4 GHz), 4 GHz(2~6 GHz), and 6 GHz(2~8 GHz) bandwidth were used. Short time Fourier transform(STFT) and continuous wavelet transform(CWT) are used for target feature extraction. Extracted feature vectors are used as input for the multi-layerd perceptron(MLP) neural network classifier. The results show that as the bandwidth is wider, the performance is better.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.07c
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• pp.2070-2072
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• 2004

극 초단의 임펄스를 사용하여 지중 매설물을 탐색하기 위한 지반탐사 영상 레이더를 개발하였다. 개발된 지반 탐사 레이더는 Gaussian 임펄스, 임펄스 송수신을 위한 초 광대역 소형 모노폴 안테나, 수신 신호 저장을 위한 고속 A/D로 구성된다. 탐지 깊이와 시스템의 크기를 고려하여 임펄스 발생기 및 초광대역 안테나가 설계되었다. 지중 매설물의 영상화를 위해 여러 가지 이미지 기법이 사용되었다. 발표에서는 구현된 시스템의 시제품을 소개하고, 개발된 시제품을 사용하여 가상의 모래 시험장에서 측정된 결과를 보일 것이다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.206-212
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• 2015

This paper introduces new wideband antenna-filter-antenna (AFA) uniform arrays that can be utilized as frequency selective surfaces (FSS) with low loss and sharp roll-off response, which are highly desirable characteristics for millimeter wave applications. The design adopts a simple 3-layer single polarization structure consisting of two patch antennas and a resonator. Both simulations and measurements are used to characterize the performances of the proposed design. Overall results show 18.5% 10-dB bandwidth. For the targeted band the insertion loss is less than 0.2 dB. Possible applications include quasi-optical amps, grid mixers and radomes for aircraft radar antennas.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2018.11a
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• pp.29-32
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 IR-UWB(Impulse-Radio Ultra Wideband) 레이더와 서보 모터를 이용한 실내 환경의 물체 위치(거리, 각도) 탐지 방법을 제안한다. 기존의 카메라나 적외선을 사용한 기술은 비용이 비싸고 장애물이 있을 시 측정이 어려워 정확도가 떨어지는 단점을 가지고 있다. 반면 IR-UWB 레이더는 저 전력, 저 가격, 소형으로 구현이 가능하고 광대역을 사용하여 투과성이 좋다는 장점을 가져 실내 환경의 물체 움직임 탐지에 적합하다. 하지만 IR-UWB 레이더를 이용한 물체 탐지 시 각도 측정 없이 거리만을 측정하기 때문에 물체의 정확한 위치를 탐지할 수 없다. 이러한 점을 보완하고자 레이더를 모터 위에 설치하고 모터를 180 도 회전시키는 방법을 사용함으로써 넓은 측정 범위를 가짐과 동시에 물체의 위치를 보다 정확히 탐지해내는 결과를 보였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.238-249
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• 2024

Equivalent-time sampling can improve measurement or sensing systems because it enables a broader frequency band and higher delay resolution for periodic signals with lower sampling rates than a Nyquist receiver. Meanwhile, a digital down-conversion (DDC) technique can be implemented using a straightforward radio frequency (RF) circuit. It avoids timing skew and in-phase/quadrature gain imbalance instead of requiring a high-speed analog-to-digital converter to sample an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. Therefore, when equivalent-time sampling and DDC techniques are combined, a significant synergy can be achieved. This study provides a parameter design methodology for optimal equivalent-time sampling using DDC.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.418-426
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• 2019

Recently, many studies on vital sign detection using a radar sensor related to Internet of Things(IoT) smart home systems have been conducted. Because vital signs such as respiration and cardiac rates generally cause micro-motions in the chest or back, the phase of the received echo signal from a target fluctuates according to the micro-motion. Therefore, vital signs are usually detected via spectral analysis of the phase. However, the probability of false alarms in cardiac rate detection increases as a result of various problems in the measurement environment, such as very weak phase fluctuations caused by the cardiac rate. Therefore, this study analyzes the difficulties of vital sign detection and proposes an efficient vital sign detection algorithm consisting of four main stages: 1) phase decomposition, 2) phase differentiation and filtering, 3) vital sign detection, and 4) reduction of the probability of false alarm. Experimental results using impulse-radio ultra-wideband radar show that the proposed algorithm is very efficient in terms of computation and accuracy.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.512-515
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• 2010

SIGINT(SIGnal INTelligence) includes several parameters intercepted by measurement and analysis of the RF(Radio frequency) signal from free space. One of the important parameters is frequency information. Expecially, in order to perform instantaneous frequency measurement of Radar and Missile seeker's RF signals, we use dedicated RF modules as a DFD(Digital Frequency Discriminator) to provide frequency information by measurement of the relative phase difference between signals via intended RF delay lines. It must measure and provide realtime based frequency information on short pulsed RF signal up to 100 nSec or less. This document proposes Ultra wideband DFD consisted of a RF input section of Wideband 4 channel RF delay line and correlator, a digital processing section to measure and provide frequency information from I/Q signal, and a frequency calibration section. Also, it will show design suitability based on test results measured under test condition of very short input pulse signals.