Ultra wideband monitoring systems and antennas
First Claim
1. Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of one or more living subjects, the apparatus comprising:
- a monitoring station;
at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station, the sensor comprising;
an antenna system for transmitting output electromagnetic radiation into a corresponding sensing volume, receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation and generating therefrom an electronic antenna system receive signal;
an ultra wideband radar system coupled to tine antenna system for receiving the antenna system receive signal and generating therefrom a radar system receive signal;
a signal processor connected to receive the radar system receive signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract, from the radar system receive signal, information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in the sensing volume; and
a communication system configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station;
wherein the antenna system comprises;
a generally planar substrate and at least one antenna, the at least one antenna comprising;
a first element on a first side of the generally planar substrate; and
a second element on a second side of the generally planar substrate opposed to the first side, wherein each of the first and second elements are symmetrical about a centre line.
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Abstract
Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of one or more living subjects comprises a monitoring station and at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station. The sensor comprises an antenna system, an ultra wideband radar system coupled to the antenna system, a signal processor and a communication system. The signal processor is connected to receive a signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract from the signal information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in a sensing volume corresponding to the antenna system. The communication system is configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station.
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70 Claims
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1. Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of one or more living subjects, the apparatus comprising:
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a monitoring station; at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station, the sensor comprising; an antenna system for transmitting output electromagnetic radiation into a corresponding sensing volume, receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation and generating therefrom an electronic antenna system receive signal; an ultra wideband radar system coupled to tine antenna system for receiving the antenna system receive signal and generating therefrom a radar system receive signal; a signal processor connected to receive the radar system receive signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract, from the radar system receive signal, information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in the sensing volume; and a communication system configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station; wherein the antenna system comprises;
a generally planar substrate and at least one antenna, the at least one antenna comprising;
a first element on a first side of the generally planar substrate; and
a second element on a second side of the generally planar substrate opposed to the first side, wherein each of the first and second elements are symmetrical about a centre line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of one or more living subjects, the apparatus comprising:
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a monitoring station; at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station, the sensor comprising; an antenna system for transmitting output electromagnetic radiation into a corresponding sensing volume, receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation and generating therefrom an electronic antenna system receive signal; an ultra wideband radar system coupled to the antenna system for receiving the antenna system receive signal and generating therefrom a radar system receive signal; a signal processor connected to receive the radar system receive signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract, from the radar system receive signal, information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in the sensing volume; and a communication system configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station; wherein the antenna system comprises at least one antenna that comprises a three-dimensional radiating element mounted directly to a circuit board over a ground plane for providing an electronic;
ground potential on the circuit board, wherein the radiating element comprises an open end and a stub extended over the open end. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of tone or more living subjects, the apparatus comprising:
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a monitoring station; at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station, the sensor comprising; an antenna system for transmitting output electromagnetic radiation into a corresponding sensing volume, receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation and generating therefrom an electronic antenna system receive signal; an ultra wideband radar system coupled to the antenna system for receiving the antenna system receive signal and generating therefrom a radar system receive signal; a signal processor connected to receive the radar system receive signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract, from the radar system receive signal, information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in the sensing volume; and a communication system configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station; wherein the antenna system comprises;
at least one transmit antenna configured to transmit at least a portion of the output electromagnetic radiation, the at least a portion of the output electromagnetic radiation comprising ultra wideband pulses corresponding to an ultra wideband output signal generated by the ultra wideband radar system;
a receive antenna configured to receive at least a portion of the reflected electromagnetic radiation, the at least a portion of the reflected electromagnetic radiation comprising ultra wideband pulses reflected by the person or animal;
a generally planar substrate; and
at least one antenna that comprises;
a first element on a first side of the generally planar substrate; and
a second element on a second side of the generally planar substrate opposed to the first side, wherein each of the first and second elements are symmetrical about a centre line; andwherein the at least one transmit antenna has a lower gain than the receive antenna. - View Dependent Claims (61)
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62. Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of:
- one or more living subjects, the apparatus comprising;
a monitoring station; at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station, the sensor comprising; an antenna system for transmitting output electromagnetic radiation into a corresponding sensing volume, receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation and generating therefrom an electronic antenna system receive signal; an ultra wideband radar system coupled to the antenna system for receiving the antenna system receive signal and generating therefrom a radar system receive signal; a signal processor connected to receive the radar system receive signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract, from the radar system receive signal, information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in the sensing volume; and a communication system configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station; wherein the antenna system comprises;
at least one transmit antenna configured to transmit at least a portion of the output electromagnetic radiation, the at least a portion of the output electromagnetic radiation comprising ultra wideband pulses corresponding to an ultra wideband output signal generated by the ultra wideband radar system; and
a receive antenna configured to receive at least a portion of the reflected electromagnetic radiation, the at least a portion of the reflected electromagnetic radiation comprising ultra wideband pulses reflected by the person or animal; andwherein the at least one transmit antenna has a lower gain than the receive antenna; and wherein the antenna system further comprises at least one antenna that comprises a three-dimensional radiating element mounted directly to a circuit board over a ground plane for providing an electronic ground potential on the circuit board, wherein the radiating element comprises an open end and a stub extended over the open end.
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63. Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of one or more living subjects, the apparatus comprising:
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a monitoring station; at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station, the sensor comprising; an antenna system for transmitting output electromagnetic radiation into a corresponding sensing volume, receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation and generating therefrom an electronic antenna system receive signal; an ultra wideband radar system coupled to the antenna system for receiving the antenna system receive signal and generating therefrom a radar system receive signal; a signal processor connected to receive the radar system receive signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract, from the radar system receive signal, information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in the sensing volume; and a communication system configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station; wherein the signal processor comprises a data processor executing instructions that cause the data rocessor to transform the radar system receive signal into the frequency domain and to identify a peak in the transformed signal lying within a band of frequencies characteristic of heart rates; and wherein the antenna system comprises;
a generally planar substrate and at least one antenna, the at least one antenna comprising;
a first element on a first side of the generally planar substrate; and
a second element on a second side of the generally planar substrate opposed to the first side, wherein each of the first and second elements are symmetrical about a centre line. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. Apparatus for monitoring vital signs of one or more living subjects, the apparatus comprising:
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a monitoring station; at least one sensor in communication with the monitoring station, the sensor comprising; an antenna system for transmitting output electromagnetic radiation into a corresponding sensing volume, receiving reflected electromagnetic radiation and generating therefrom an electronic antenna system receive signal; an ultra wideband radar system coupled to the antenna system for receiving the antenna system receive signal and generating therefrom a radar system receive signal; a signal processor connected to receive the radar system receive signal from the ultra wideband radar system and configured to extract, from the radar system receive signal, information about one or more vital signs of a person or animal in the sensing volume; and a communication system configured to transmit the information to the monitoring station; wherein the signal processor comprises a data processor executing instructions that cause the data processor to transform the radar system receive signal into the frequency domain and to identify a peak in the transformed signal lying within a band of frequencies characteristic of heart rates; and wherein the antenna system comprises at least one antenna that comprises a three-dimensional radiating element mounted directly to a circuit board over a ground plane for providing an electronic ground potential on the circuit board, wherein the radiating element comprises an open end and a stub extended over the open end.
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