%PDF-1.6
%
1 0 obj
<>
endobj
2 0 obj
<>stream
2021-03-09T19:01:47-05:00
2021-03-09T19:01:47-05:00
2021-03-09T19:01:47-05:00
Adobe Acrobat 20.0
application/pdf
Oakland University - News Archive - OU student and professor develop ‘electronic nose’
uuid:969cfe7f-1703-5d42-8fa1-f041d336c02c
uuid:903c055a-bc99-684f-9b12-43a93c2598e0
Acrobat Web Capture 15.0
endstream
endobj
5 0 obj
<>
endobj
6 0 obj
<>
endobj
3 0 obj
<>
endobj
7 0 obj
<>
endobj
8 0 obj
<>
endobj
13 0 obj
<>>>
endobj
14 0 obj
<>
endobj
15 0 obj
<>
endobj
17 0 obj
[16 0 R 16 0 R]
endobj
16 0 obj
<>
endobj
12 0 obj
<>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC/ImageI]/XObject<>>>/StructParents 0/Type/Page>>
endobj
18 0 obj
[30 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 33 0 R]
endobj
19 0 obj
<>stream
BT
/Artifact <>BDC
/TT0 1 Tf
9 0 0 9 5 779 Tm
(Oakland University - News Archive - OU student and professor develop \221\
electronic nose\222)Tj
EMC
/Artifact <>BDC
0 -86 TD
(20031203-OU-student-and-professor-develop-electronic-nose.html)Tj
26.853 0 Td
([3/9/21, 7:01:47 PM])Tj
EMC
ET
0.89 g
10 36 591.75 729.75 re
f
10 36 591.75 729.75 re
f
0 g
10 702 591.75 63.75 re
f
1 g
39.25 702 532.5 -590.25 re
f
0.89 g
50.5 212.25 510 -89.25 re
f
0.122 g
39.25 111.75 532.5 -37.5 re
f
/Article <>BDC
EMC
/Article <>BDC
q
231.25 716.25 150 38.25 re
W n
q
/GS0 gs
150.0000045 0 0 -38.2499993 231.25 754.4999993 cm
/Im0 Do
Q
Q
BT
0 g
/TT1 1 Tf
9 0 0 9 50.5 681.75 Tm
(Wednesday, December 3, 2003)Tj
/TT2 1 Tf
15 0 0 15 50.5 654.75 Tm
(OU student and professor develop \221electronic nose\222)Tj
/TT3 1 Tf
9 0 0 9 50.5 631.5 Tm
(By )Tj
0.518 0.031 0.192 rg
/TT4 1 Tf
(Jeff Samoray)Tj
0 g
/TT3 1 Tf
7.726 0 Td
(, OU Web Writer)Tj
/TT1 1 Tf
-7.726 -2.333 Td
(A research project that emerged from an Oakland University electrical en\
gineering class may have a large impact on future)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(environmental safety and protection measures.)Tj
0 -2.333 TD
(Master\222s student Jacob Allen and Associate Professor of Engineering H\
oda Abdel-Aty-Zohdy teamed with Robert Ewing of the)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to develop the prototype of an \223\
electronic nose,\224 which can detect eight possible odors)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(and read 1,024 inputs.)Tj
0 -2.333 TD
(Research on the \223Spiking Neural Network Architecture for Biochemical \
Pattern Recognition,\224 as the electronic nose is formally)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(known, was funded by a grant by the U.S. Air Force, which also applied f\
or a patent. If the patent is approved, the Air Force can)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(license the technology, which could lead to devices capable of detecting\
environmental toxins or explosives. Such a system)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(could approximate the sensors of a bloodhound\222s nose, which is capabl\
e of detecting more odors than a human nose.)Tj
0 -2.333 TD
(\223The prototype operates in parallel,\224 said Allen, who\222s integra\
ting the project into his master\222s thesis. \223It samples all the inp\
uts)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(and attempts to learn the most prominent order. Then it stores the data \
in a neuron-like cell and gives real-time detection. It)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(works similar to biological systems with possible higher accuracy. Right\
now it can detect eight possible smells, but can read)Tj
T*
(1,024 inputs. The prototype also is expandable, like adding memory to a \
computer.\224)Tj
0 -2.333 TD
(Abdel-Aty-Zohdy said other electronic noses previously have been develop\
ed, but the present prototype is a breakthrough in)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(part because of its real-time detection capabilities.)Tj
0 -2.333 TD
(\223A human nose cannot detect ppb \(parts per billion\), but sensors ca\
n,\224 said Abdel-Aty-Zohdy, who also directs OU\222s)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(Microelectronic Systems Design Lab. \224The next step is to integrate th\
e entire system, including the sensors and the architecture,)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(to an Integrated System on a Chip. This algorithm also has other applica\
tions for any other system that has to sift through large)Tj
T*
(volumes of data.\224)Tj
0 -2.333 TD
(Allen began working on the project during the winter 2002 semester as a \
student in Abdel-Aty-Zohdy\222s Integrated Circuits and)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(Devices class. Allen applied existing research on neuron networks and sp\
iking neuron networks to the project and continued to)Tj
T*
(work on it as a student intern with the Air Force last summer and in 200\
2.)Tj
0 -2.333 TD
(\223The approach I\222ve taken toward developing the electronic nose is \
a new one,\224 said Allen, who\222s also pursuing a law degree at)Tj
0 -1.333 TD
(Michigan State and plans on becoming a patent attorney. \223As other stu\
dents from the )Tj
9.75 0 0 9.75 391.7002 271.5 Tm
(Microelectronic Systems Design Lab)Tj
9 0 0 9 50.5 259.5 Tm
(continue the research, we can further compress the system and a lot more\
can be accomplished.\224)Tj
0 -2.333 TD
(For more information on the electronic nose, see item No. 21 on the )Tj
0.518 0.031 0.192 rg
/TT2 1 Tf
30.238 0 Td
(Air Force Research Laboratory September 2003)Tj
-30.238 -1.333 Td
(Accomplishment Report)Tj
0 g
/TT1 1 Tf
( Web site.)Tj
/TT2 1 Tf
7.5 0 0 7.5 58 198.75 Tm
(SUMMARY)Tj
/TT1 1 Tf
0 -1.1 TD
(A research project that emerged from an Oakland University electrical en\
gineering class may have a large impact on future environmental safety a\
nd)Tj
T*
(protection measures. Master\222s student Jacob Allen and Associate Profe\
ssor of Engineering Hoda Abdel-Aty-Zohdy teamed with Robert Ewing of the\
)Tj
T*
(Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to develop the prototype of an \223\
electronic nose,\224 which can detect eight possible odors and read 1,02\
4)Tj
T*
(inputs. )Tj
0 -2.2 TD
(Created by CareTech Administrator \(webservices@caretechsolutions.com\) \
on Wednesday, December 3, 2003)Tj
0 -1.1 TD
(Modified by CareTech Administrator \(webservices@caretechsolutions.com\)\
on Wednesday, December 3, 2003)Tj
T*
(Article Start Date: Friday, January 9, 2004)Tj
ET
EMC
endstream
endobj
20 0 obj
<>
endobj
21 0 obj
(M6n4Gס>V)
endobj
29 0 obj
<>stream
H1 Om/ o ,
endstream
endobj
22 0 obj
[/Indexed/DeviceRGB 0 35 0 R]
endobj
34 0 obj
<>/Filter/FlateDecode/Height 140/Length 11723/Name/X/Subtype/Image/Type/XObject/Width 550>>stream
H{|WߑHUI%JP*ugXqIcK4"Rfmtn[٪Z(bF#4iHDg;缙Lffx'w~99}ApeoD};=5.*FKAK&(=U',kf26