Radar-based continuous indoor activity recognition using deep learning

Henry Breaker; Syed Ali Hamza

doi:10.1117/12.3013550

10 June 2024 Radar-based continuous indoor activity recognition using deep learning

Henry Breaker, Syed Ali Hamza

Proceedings Volume 13036, Big Data VI: Learning, Analytics, and Applications; 130360I (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013550
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2024, National Harbor, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Radar-based sensing emerges as a promising alternative to cameras and wearable devices for indoor human activity recognition. Unlike wearables, radar sensors offer non-contact and unobtrusive monitoring, while being insensitive to lighting conditions and preserving privacy as compared to cameras. This paper addresses the task of continuous and sequential classification of daily life activities, unlike the problem to isolate distinct motions in isolation. Upon acquiring raw radar data containing sequences of motions, an event detection algorithm, the Short-Time-Average/Long-Time-Average (STA/LTA) algorithm, is utilized to detect individual motion segments. By recognizing breaks between transitions from one motion type to another, the STA/LTA detector isolates individual activity segments. To ensure consistent input shapes for activities of varying durations, image resizing and cropping techniques are employed. Furthermore, data augmentation techniques are applied to modify micro- Doppler signatures, enhancing the classification system’s robustness and providing additional data for training.

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Henry Breaker and Syed Ali Hamza "Radar-based continuous indoor activity recognition using deep learning", Proc. SPIE 13036, Big Data VI: Learning, Analytics, and Applications, 130360I (10 June 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3013550

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