Acar, Yunus EmreSarıtaş, İsmail2024-10-162024-10-1620210263-2241https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13091/6434In this study, it is aimed to improve the maximum range and range resolution while detecting multiple targets’ respiration rates. An original algorithm has been proposed for this purpose, and a Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave radar has been set up for experiments. Experiments have been executed with periodically moving plates and human targets. With a resolution of 30 cm, the detected maximum ranges are 7 m and 6.3 m for moving plate and human targets, respectively. In moving plate experiments, the average accuracies of the frequency measurements are above 98% for both single and multiple-target scenarios. In human target experiments, the average accuracy of the respiration rate measurements is 96.58% for single target experiments while it is 94.44% for multiple targets. The results show that the proposed structure outperforms the state-of-the-art benchmark in terms of the capability of sensing the respiration rate in a wide range with a high resolution.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessStepped-frequency continuous-wave radarSignal processingRespiration rateRange resolutionMultiple targetClutter rejectionArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2020.108268