Indoor Human Motion Recognition Based on FMCW Radar and Threshold Comparison Algorithm

Radar technology, particularly frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar, has garnered attention in the field of smart home monitoring owing to its high sensitivity, long-range surveillance capabilities, and privacy-preserving characteristics. This study proposed a human motion state recognit...

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Main Authors: Ruoyu He, Masaki Kurosawa, Guanghao Sun
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11103730/
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description Radar technology, particularly frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar, has garnered attention in the field of smart home monitoring owing to its high sensitivity, long-range surveillance capabilities, and privacy-preserving characteristics. This study proposed a human motion state recognition system to recognize motion states based on the spectra from radar signals in a home environment. The velocity of a target is assessed by comparing a micro-Doppler signature against a velocity threshold, and its height signature discerns between high and low postures against a height threshold. The horizontal position of the target is determined using a range–angle map. The proposed threshold algorithm defines the motion state using the velocity, height postures and indoor position. Subsequently, the performance of the system is evaluated by conducting experiments on 10 subjects. The results demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed method, achieving an accuracy of approximately 85%. In continuous-action experiments involving sequences of movements, the system achieved recognition accuracy exceeding 90%.
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spelling doaj-art-42d8a7436efc40ee94af29b15f4af22b2025-08-20T03:40:59ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011313493013494210.1109/ACCESS.2025.359395711103730Indoor Human Motion Recognition Based on FMCW Radar and Threshold Comparison AlgorithmRuoyu He0https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2211-1313Masaki Kurosawa1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4812-8364Guanghao Sun2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5639-3171Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, JapanGraduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, JapanGraduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, JapanRadar technology, particularly frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar, has garnered attention in the field of smart home monitoring owing to its high sensitivity, long-range surveillance capabilities, and privacy-preserving characteristics. This study proposed a human motion state recognition system to recognize motion states based on the spectra from radar signals in a home environment. The velocity of a target is assessed by comparing a micro-Doppler signature against a velocity threshold, and its height signature discerns between high and low postures against a height threshold. The horizontal position of the target is determined using a range–angle map. The proposed threshold algorithm defines the motion state using the velocity, height postures and indoor position. Subsequently, the performance of the system is evaluated by conducting experiments on 10 subjects. The results demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed method, achieving an accuracy of approximately 85%. In continuous-action experiments involving sequences of movements, the system achieved recognition accuracy exceeding 90%.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11103730/FMCW radarthreshold comparingsmart homemotion recognition
spellingShingle Ruoyu He
Masaki Kurosawa
Guanghao Sun
Indoor Human Motion Recognition Based on FMCW Radar and Threshold Comparison Algorithm
IEEE Access
FMCW radar
threshold comparing
smart home
motion recognition
title Indoor Human Motion Recognition Based on FMCW Radar and Threshold Comparison Algorithm
title_full Indoor Human Motion Recognition Based on FMCW Radar and Threshold Comparison Algorithm
title_fullStr Indoor Human Motion Recognition Based on FMCW Radar and Threshold Comparison Algorithm
title_full_unstemmed Indoor Human Motion Recognition Based on FMCW Radar and Threshold Comparison Algorithm
title_short Indoor Human Motion Recognition Based on FMCW Radar and Threshold Comparison Algorithm
title_sort indoor human motion recognition based on fmcw radar and threshold comparison algorithm
topic FMCW radar
threshold comparing
smart home
motion recognition
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11103730/
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