Hybrid FMCW-interferometry radar for positioning and monitoring and methods of using same

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly encoded with computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a processor associated with a computing device, performs a method of object localization and monitoring, comprising:

• transmitting, by way of a transmitting antenna coupled to the computing device, a first signal comprising frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signal;
• transmitting, by way of the transmitting antenna and concurrent with the transmission of said first signal, a second signal, said second signal comprising a single-tone interferometry signal;
• receiving, by way of a receiving antenna coupled to the computing device, a third signal comprising an FMCW signal, wherein the third signal comprises a reflection of the first signal;
• receiving, by way of the receiving antenna, a fourth signal comprising a single-tone interferometry signal, wherein the fourth signal comprises a reflection of the second signal;
• determining signal information associated with the third and fourth signals;
• calculating range and displacement information respective to the computing device based on said signal information;
• and
• visibly displaying, on a display associated with said computing device, range, displacement and gesture recognition based on the calculated range and displacement information.

A system comprising:

• a transceiver defining a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna;
• and
• a computing device coupled to the transceiver, the computing device comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• a coupled to the processor, memory storing computer-executable instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the computing device to execute operations comprising:
• a processor:
• transmitting, via the transceiver, a first signal comprising frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signal;
• transmitting, via the transceiver and concurrent with the transmission of said first signal, a second signal, said transmission comprising a single-tone interferometry signal;
• receiving, via the transceiver, a third signal comprising an FMCW signal, wherein the third signal comprises a reflection of the first signal;
• receiving, via the transceiver, a fourth signal comprising a single-tone interferometry signal, wherein the fourth signal comprises a reflection of the second signal;
• determining signal information associated with said received third signal and said received fourth signal;
• calculating range and displacement information respective to the computing device based on said signal information;
• and
• visibly displaying, on a display associated with said computing device, range, displacement, clutter, and gesture recognition based on the calculated range and displacement information for object localization, physiological and movement monitoring.