Selective detection of hazardous VOCs for indoor air quality applications using a virtual gas sensor array

Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 253-263

  Leidinger, M ^a   Sauerwald, T ^a   Reimringer, W ^b   Ventura, G ^c   Schutze A ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b 3S GmbH   (Germany)

^c Instituto Superior Tecnico Institute for Mechanical Engineering   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BENZENE; CHEMICAL SENSORS; DATA HANDLING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FORMALDEHYDE; GAS DETECTORS; GAS EMISSIONS; HAZARDS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METALS; MOS DEVICES; NAPHTHALENE; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRACE ELEMENTS; VIRTUAL REALITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

HARDWARE COMPONENTS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; REDUCED SENSITIVITY; SELECTIVE DETECTION; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; TRACE CONCENTRATIONS;

SENSOR DATA FUSION;

EID: 84984966070     PISSN: 21948771     EISSN: 2194878X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/jsss-3-253-2014     Document Type: Article

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