Effects of sensor cleaning on the classification rate for an electronic nose

Author

Wyrick, David W. ; Ledbetter, John W. ; Nagle, H. Troy

Author_Institution

Biomed. Instr. Lab., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

36434

Abstract

The electronic nose (E-Nose) is an instrument for measuring odors in air samples. In many applications processing samples rapidly to reduce testing costs is a goal. In this study, we examine the impact of eliminating the sensor cleaning step that is customarily inserted between measurements. We have found that cleaning the sensors does improve classification accuracy, but not significantly in some cases. Future studies to characterize optimal operating sequences for E-Nose devices are planned

Keywords

chemioception; gas sensors; surface cleaning; air samples; classification accuracy; classification rate; electronic nose; odor measurement; optimal operating sequences; sensor cleaning; testing costs; Biomedical measurements; Biosensors; Cleaning; Electronic noses; Instruments; Laboratories; Linear discriminant analysis; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803969

Filename

803969