Packet radar spectrum recovery for physiological signals

Packet Doppler radar is investigated for extracting physiological signals. System on Chip is employed as a signal source in packet mode, and it transmits signals intermittently at 2.405 GHz to save power. Reflected signals are demodulated directly by spectral analysis of received pulses in the baseband. Spectral subtraction, using data from an empty room, is applied to extract the periodic movement. It was experimentally demonstrated that frequency of the periodic motion can be accurately extracted using this technique. Proposed approach reduces the computation complexity of the signal processing part effectively.