A Conducting Polymer-Based Electronic Nose for Landmine Detection
Abstract
This program was part of DARPA's 'Dog Nose' initiative to develop landmine detection technology based upon the chemical signature of the mine explosive charge. The focus of this DARPA-sponsored project was to exploit the exciting breakthrough technology developed recently at Caltech that forms the basis for a low power, simple , manufacturable 'electronic nose'. This nose-on-a-chip involves chemically sensitive resistors, whose signals reveal the identification and concentration of vapors in a fashion analogous to that of the mammalian olfactory system. This technology has been developed into a landmine detection system, based on the characteristic chemical signature of mines, that operates in real-time through a VLSI-compatible Si process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 10, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA395352
Entities
People
- Nathan S. Lewis
- Robert H. Grubbs
- Rodney M. Goodman
Organizations
- California Institute of Technology