Information Encoding in Chemical Sensors.

Abstract

No broad-spectrum detection and identification system for air born chemical substances exists which begins to approach the performance of the vertebrate nose with respect to discriminability, sensitivity, dynamic range, and variety of substances detectable. The authors report here the results of investigations the ultimate aims of which are to discover the physical nature of the detection process and the encoding system prevailing in the peripheral nervous system. Also reported is an ancillary study on encoding related to speech pattern recognition. It is briefly described because of its relevance to neural coding studies.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0747045

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Gesteland

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biometric Security
  • Chemical Detectors
  • Coding
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dynamic Range
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Nervous System
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Peripheral Nervous System
  • Recognition

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Neuroscience
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks