NOSE Publications

NOSE Lecture Series

Edited by Stefan Strathmann, Mika Harbeck, Udo Weimar, University of Tübingen, Germany

Volume I: Data evaluation

This first volume of the NOSE lecture series on the topic of data evaluation is a collection of lectures given in the framework of three schools on the general topic of electronic noses. Within the European Commission Network of Excellence on artificial olfactory sensing “NOSE” these educational events aimed at a comprehensive overview on the various sciences and technologies involved in the interdisciplinary effort of detecting and classifying odours, analyte mixtures, and volatile constituents of natural and synthetic products with multi-sensor arrays. An imperative necessity for such task is the evaluation of sensor data in order to make use of the information gathered by chemical sensor instrumentation. This collection of introductions to different approaches in data evaluation is not a textbook but rather we intended to create an overview and reference collection on the variety of data treatment approaches found in the state of the art analytical and organoleptic multi-sensor devices. We hope the lectures presented herein can contribute to the general understanding of electronic noses and also present an introduction to concepts gaining importance far beyond sensor arrays.

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Volume II: Standardisation

The second volume of the NOSE Lecture Series is devoted to the topic of standards for chemical sensors and sensor systems. Two main points were in the focus of the NOSE II activities in this field during the period of the NOSE II project: adaptation of the existing IEEE 1451 standard to chemical sensor systems and elaboration of an own proposal for a standard data format for measurement data.
Standardisation in the field of chemical sensor instrumentation is an issue, which has raised more and more interest in the NOSE community in the recent years. The NOSE standardisation activities are a major step on this direction.
We hope to support the use of standards in the community by this activity, as the use of standards is beneficial for developers, manufacturers and users. Volume II of the lecture series summarises the activities and results of two NOSE II working groups and is a collection of lectures given at the 4th NOSE II Short Course in 2005 and reports by two NOSE II working groups.

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Technology Watch Report

Andreas Hierlemann, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

The technology and development observation is one of the tasks during the "Nose II" network, the responsibility for which has been taken over by myself. Here, only gas sensor and transducer technology developments are dealt with.

This report is not a static or one-shot activity but a working document and website, which will be updated from time to time. Therefore, I will be very thankful for any input or hint to new technology and developments, which are not already mentioned here. The key criteria include, that the publication contains all necessary information, i.e., description of the sensor, documentation of the sensor and measurement results achieved with the sensor. Papers dealing only with modeling or concepts will not be mentioned here, since the realization and functioning of the device have to be shown to give the reader an estimate of its performance and the importance of the development.

The sensor part in the following will be organized according to transduction mechanisms, the cited publications will be ordered that way that the most recent publications are at the top of the lists. These lists will be routinely updated. New sensor principles, which are not mentioned, will be introduced in new sections.

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Market and User Survey

Jan Mitrovics, JLM Innovation, Germany

The concept of electronic noses is around since more than 20 years now. More than 10 years ago first commercial instruments hit the market.

Various market studies have been made on this topic during this period. All of these studies have made predictions regarding market sizes that did not come true in reality.

Instead of predicting sizes of future artificial olfaction markets, this study will draw a picture of the electronic nose market today. The players on this market will be identified and applications of electronic noses be investigated.

The purpose of this survey is to examine the marketability of electronic nose technology.

This report will

• provide an overview of the technology used in electronic nose products,
• describe applications for this technology,
• investigates key markets for this technology,
• present information on the various manufactures of electronic nose technology, their products and history,
• express user experiences of utilizing electronic nose technology in commercial surroundings.
• give recommendations for application selection and improvements of technology and marketing.

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