Radar micro-Doppler based human activity classification for indoor and outdoor environments

Matthew Zenaldin; Ram M. Narayanan

doi:10.1117/12.2228397

12 May 2016 Radar micro-Doppler based human activity classification for indoor and outdoor environments

Matthew Zenaldin, Ram M. Narayanan

Proceedings Volume 9829, Radar Sensor Technology XX; 98291B (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228397
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2016, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

This paper presents the results of our experimental investigation into how different environments impact the classification of human motion using radar micro-Doppler (MD) signatures. The environments studied include free space, through-thewall, leaf tree foliage, and needle tree foliage. Results on presented on classification of the following three motions: crawling, walking, and jogging. The classification task was designed how to best separate these movements. The human motion data were acquired using a monostatic coherent Doppler radar operating in the C-band at 6.5 GHz from a total of six human subjects. The received signals were analyzed in the time-frequency domain using the Short-time Fourier Transform (STFT) which was used for feature extraction. Classification was performed using a Support Vector Machine (SVM) using a Radial Basis Function (RBF). Classification accuracies in the range 80-90% were achieved to separate the three movements mentioned.

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Matthew Zenaldin and Ram M. Narayanan "Radar micro-Doppler based human activity classification for indoor and outdoor environments", Proc. SPIE 9829, Radar Sensor Technology XX, 98291B (12 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228397

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