Safety Aspects of People Exposed to Ultra Wideband Radar Fields

The safety aspects of people exposed to the field emitted by ultra wideband (UWB) radar, operating both in the spatial environment and on ground, for breath activity monitoring are analyzed. The basic restrictions and reference levels reported in the ICNIRP safety guideline are considered, and the c...

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Main Authors: Marta Cavagnaro, Stefano Pisa, Erika Pittella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/291064
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description The safety aspects of people exposed to the field emitted by ultra wideband (UWB) radar, operating both in the spatial environment and on ground, for breath activity monitoring are analyzed. The basic restrictions and reference levels reported in the ICNIRP safety guideline are considered, and the compliance of electromagnetic fields radiated by a UWB radar with these limits is evaluated. First, simplified analytical approaches are used; then, both a 3-dimensional multilayered body model and an anatomical model of the head have been used to better evaluate the electromagnetic absorption when a UWB antenna is placed in front of the head. The obtained results show that if the field emitted by the UWB radar is compliant with spatial and/or ground emission masks, then both reference levels and basic restrictions are largely satisfied.
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spelling doaj-art-4c3e57cce5a048fbbce99aaec5a6f6a92025-08-20T03:20:13ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772013-01-01201310.1155/2013/291064291064Safety Aspects of People Exposed to Ultra Wideband Radar FieldsMarta Cavagnaro0Stefano Pisa1Erika Pittella2Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00184, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00184, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00184, ItalyThe safety aspects of people exposed to the field emitted by ultra wideband (UWB) radar, operating both in the spatial environment and on ground, for breath activity monitoring are analyzed. The basic restrictions and reference levels reported in the ICNIRP safety guideline are considered, and the compliance of electromagnetic fields radiated by a UWB radar with these limits is evaluated. First, simplified analytical approaches are used; then, both a 3-dimensional multilayered body model and an anatomical model of the head have been used to better evaluate the electromagnetic absorption when a UWB antenna is placed in front of the head. The obtained results show that if the field emitted by the UWB radar is compliant with spatial and/or ground emission masks, then both reference levels and basic restrictions are largely satisfied.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/291064
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