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Artificial Noses. What is an Artificial Nose?. “a sensing device capable of producing a digital ‘fingerprint’ of specific odors” (Ouellette 26). Chemical sensing system Polymer sensors Pattern recognition system Neural networks. Applications of Artificial Noses. Medicine Military
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What is an Artificial Nose? • “a sensing device capable of producing a digital ‘fingerprint’ of specific odors” (Ouellette 26). • Chemical sensing system • Polymer sensors • Pattern recognition system • Neural networks
Applications of Artificial Noses • Medicine • Military • Food production • Monitoring for chemical leaks • Livestock • Robots
Difficulties • Sensors sensitive to water • Replacement of sensors • Sensor overload
Sources • http://www.aaai.org/AITopics/html/nose.html • Knapp, Louise. “E-nose Sniffs Out Nasty Bugs.” 6 Oct. 2001. http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2001/10/47008 • Marks, Paul. “E-nose to sniff out hospital superbugs.” New Scientist, 22 Sept. 2005; Issue 2518. http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg18725186.300 • Ouellette, Jennifer. “Electronic Noses Sniff Out New Markets.” The Industrial Physicist, February/March 1999; Volume 5, Number 1. http://www.aip.org/tip/INPHFA/vol-5/iss-1/p26.pdf