Radar techniques for human gait automatic recognition

Abstract

In this paper we extend the investigation on the use of Doppler signatures for human motion detection. As it is well known, human movements generate additional Doppler frequencies on top of the main Doppler carrier. In recent times research has been trying to exploit this effect for dynamic feature extraction and, consequently, automatic target recognition. Here a simulation tool is developed and measurements are presented as a term of comparison. Several scenarios that model arbitrary trajectories and multiple targets are analyzed. Finally we provide an insight into the potential using more than one sensor. This may improve dramatically the performance of the system as it does in many other radar applications.