Identification of different vapors using a single temperature modulated polymer sensor with a novel signal processing technique

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 314-328

  Iwaki, Takao ^a   Covington, James A ^b   Gardner, Julian W ^b  

^a DENSO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon black polymer composite; Gas sensor; Microhoplate.; Temperature modulation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ETHANOL; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GAS DETECTORS; METHANOL; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VAPORS;

A CARBONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ETHANOL VAPORS; GAS MONITORING; GAS SENSOR; LOW COSTS; LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION; MICRO-HOTPLATE; MICROHOPLATE.; POLYMER SENSORS; RESISTIVE SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; TEMPERATURE MODULATION;

WATER VAPOR;

EID: 61449096701     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2008.2012238     Document Type: Article

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