A paper was just published based on the 2024 Capstone project titled "Radar-Based Vital Sign Monitoring with Automated Beam Steering". After birth, newborn infants are commonly monitored at the hospital using biometric sensors through their incubators. This is expensive and problematic, and potentially uncomfortable for the newborn.
Capstone team S24-48 consisting of Daniel Gore, Daniel Petronchak, Felipe Valencia, Gavin Young, Nithish Warren, led by their advisor Prof. Athina Petropulu, developed a remote sensing technique using radar for vital sign monitoring of newborn infants. The team utilized Double Phase Shifter technology and Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs) to insure stable and precise monitoring of the infants vital signs.
The capstone design team for this project consisted of four electrical engineering students and one computer engineering student, all of whom were graduating seniors. Upon forming a capstone team, the students picked their advisor, Dr. Athina Petropulu, because of their unanimous desire to gain experience in signal processing and wireless communication systems.
The paper can be viewed online at:
The paper's authors were the five members of the the capstone team - Daniel Gore, Daniel Petronchak, Felipe Valencia, Gavin Young, Nithish Warren, and their advisor Prof. Athina Petropulu.
The project also won the 1st Place Award at the 2024 Capstone Design last April.
Congratulations to the capstone team and Prof. Petropulu!
