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Title:
ODOR DETECTION DEVICE AND PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/102654
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention determines the type of an odor. This odor detection device comprises a plurality of odor sensors 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D having mutually differing odor response characteristics. On the basis of output values from the plurality of odor sensor 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, the odor detection device identifies an odor component (nonenal, diacetyl, isovaleric acid, etc.) contained in a gas to be measured and the concentration of that odor component, determines the type of the odor (old person smell, middle age greasy smell, sweat smell, etc.) on the basis of the identified odor component and the concentration thereof, and outputs the determined odor type.

Inventors:
AKIYAMA HIROSHI (JP)
OMATU SIGERU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2018/029331
Publication Date:
May 31, 2019
Filing Date:
August 06, 2018
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Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA INC (JP)
International Classes:
G01N33/497; G01N27/12
Foreign References:
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Other References:
MITRO, S. ET AL.: "The smell of age: Perception and discrimination of body odors of different ages", PLOS ONE, vol. 7, no. 5, May 2012 (2012-05-01), pages 1 - 7, XP002743668, DOI: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038110
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KOYO INTERNATIONAL PATENT FIRM (JP)
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