Title :
The development of a sensor array for the detection and recognition of chemical warfare agents
Author :
Bucur, I. ; Serban, S. ; Surpateanu, A. ; Cupcea, N. ; Viespe, C. ; Grigoriu, C. ; Toader, C. ; Grigoriu, N.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Politeh. of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
In this paper we studied a device based on array of six different sensors with surface acoustic wave for detections and recognition of three chemical warfare agents (Chloropicrin, Soman and Lewisite). The sensors are “delay line” type with a center frequency of 69.4 MHz. It presents an original algorithm to identify the nature and concentration of gas from a finite range of possible gases. Numerical program developed to implement this algorithm, provides to operators all the particulars of gas and an indicator of credibility of the results provided as a measure of the degree of disturbance of the signals received from sensors.
Keywords :
chemical hazards; chemical variables measurement; gas sensors; military systems; sensor arrays; surface acoustic wave sensors; Chloropicrin detection; Lewisite detection; Soman detection; chemical warfare agent detection; chemical warfare agent recognition; delay line; frequency 69.4 MHz; gas concentration; sensor array; surface acoustic wave; Arrays; Chemicals; Plastics; Sensitivity; Silicon; Surface acoustic waves; SAW; algorithm; array of sensors; chemical warfare agent;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Conference (CAS), 2010 International
Conference_Location :
Sinaia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5783-0
DOI :
10.1109/SMICND.2010.5649073