Title :
ESTER: experiencing smell through electronic reality
Author :
Meenakshi, V. Viswadhara ; Sowmya, K.
Author_Institution :
St. Joseph´´s Coll. of Eng., Chennai, India
Abstract :
The aim of our paper is to give the consumers of the virtual world a truly virtual experience by adding one more dimension - the sense of smell. We have accomplished this by means of a special electromechanical device specifically designed by us for this purpose. According to the type of application the ESTER is associated with, it will dispense the scent required by the application at the right time.
Keywords :
chemical sensors; chemioception; virtual reality; DAC; ESTER; digital to analog converter; electromechanical device; experiencing smell through electronic reality; hardware design; software; virtual reality; Application software; Circuits; Databases; Decoding; Educational institutions; Hardware; Microcomputers; Pistons; Spraying; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, 2003. ICCE. 2003 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7721-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE.2003.1218976
