title: Wearable microwave radiometers for remote fire detection: System-on-Chip (SoC) design and proof of the concept.
abstract: The paper reports the present status of the project aimed at the realization of a wearable low-cost low-power System-on-Chip (SoC) 13-GHz passive microwave radiometer in CMOS 90 nm technology. This sensor has been thought to be inserted into the firemen jacket in order to help them in the detection of a hidden fire behind a door or a wall, especially where the IR technology fail. With respect of the prior art, the SoC is further developed and a proof of the concept is provided by means of a discrete-component prototype.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Electronic and Information Engineering, University of Perugia, via G. Duranti 93, I-06125 Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tasselli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alimenti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fonte
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zito
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roselli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Rossi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lanatà
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tognetti
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005390:Fires; D008872:Microwaves; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011481:Protective Clothing; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018635:Rescue Work / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014159:Transducers