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US 6,844,197 B1Granted
Method for validating that the detection ability of a sensor array mimics a human nose detection ability
AssigneeCalifornia Institute of Technology
InventorsBrett J. Doleman, Nathan S. Lewis, Erik J. Severin
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for matching and validating the response intensity of a sensor array to an odorant with the detection threshold of a human nose.
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A method for validating that a sensor array detection ability mimics a human nose detection ability, the method comprising:
- (a) contacting said sensor array with a constant fraction of a known vapor pressure of a first odorant to produce a first response intensity;
- (b) contacting said sensor array with a constant fraction of a known vapor pressure of a second odorant to produce a second response intensity;
- (c) comparing said first response intensity to said second response intensity;
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- (d) adjusting said first and second response intensities to match the mean human olfactory odor detection thresholds for said first and second odorants.
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A method for validating that a sensor array detection ability mimics a human nose detection ability, the method comprising:
- (a) contacting said sensor array with a first odorant with a first vapor pressure to produce a first response intensity;
- (b) contacting said sensor array with a second odorant with a vapor pressure lower than said first vapor pressure to produce a second response intensity;
- (c) determining a difference between a mean human olfactory detection threshold for the first odorant and mean human olfactory detection threshold for the second odorant;
- (d) comparing said first response intensity to said second response intensity;
- and (e) adjusting said first and second response intensities so that said second response intensity is lower than said first response intensity so that a comparison between said first and second response intensities directly correlates to the difference between the mean human olfactory thresholds for the first and second odorants, thereby matching the sensor array detection ability to a human nose detection ability.
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A method for validating that a sensor array detection ability mimics a human nose detection ability, the method comprising:
- (a) contacting said sensor array with a 10% fraction of a known vapor pressure of a first odorant to produce a first response intensity;
- (b) contacting said sensor array with a 10% fraction of a known vapor pressure of a second odorant to produce a second response intensity;
- (c) comparing said first response intensity to said second response intensity;
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- (d) adjusting said first and second response intensities to be substantially identical.
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