Capacitive sensors are used in many applications due to their multiple advantages, but typically up to distances comparable to sensor dimensions. We present the design and the experimental results of a self-contained long range capacitive sensor front-end that is based on phase modulation and is suitable for indoor human localization. The changes in reactance due to the changes in the sensor capacitance modulate the phase of a carrier frequency, which is then demodulated using a XOR gate as quadrature detector. A phase modulated carrier is both less susceptible to noise and easier to filter. The experimental results show a very good sensor sensitivity up to 150 cm for a 16 cm square sensor plate, very low noise and good measurement stability.
High sensitivity, low noise front-end for long range capacitive sensors for tagless indoor human localization / Iqbal, Javed; Lazarescu, MIHAI TEODOR; Arif, Arslan; Lavagno, Luciano. - ELETTRONICO. - (2017), pp. 1-6. (Intervento presentato al convegno IEEE International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry (RTSI2017) tenutosi a Modena, Italy nel 11-13 settembre 2017) [10.1109/RTSI.2017.8065966].
High sensitivity, low noise front-end for long range capacitive sensors for tagless indoor human localization
IQBAL, JAVED;LAZARESCU, MIHAI TEODOR;ARIF, ARSLAN;LAVAGNO, Luciano
2017
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Capacitive sensors are used in many applications due to their multiple advantages, but typically up to distances comparable to sensor dimensions. We present the design and the experimental results of a self-contained long range capacitive sensor front-end that is based on phase modulation and is suitable for indoor human localization. The changes in reactance due to the changes in the sensor capacitance modulate the phase of a carrier frequency, which is then demodulated using a XOR gate as quadrature detector. A phase modulated carrier is both less susceptible to noise and easier to filter. The experimental results show a very good sensor sensitivity up to 150 cm for a 16 cm square sensor plate, very low noise and good measurement stability.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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