Odor Recorder

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Odor Recorder

• Group 7
• Caleb Dewoody, Tyler Holland, Elizabeth Rape,
  Leann Walls

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What is an Odor Recorder?

• A device that records smells and plays them back
• Not as simple as it sounds

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Where did it start?

• Nakamoto Lab at The Tokyo Institute of Technology
• The odor recorder project was first started in
  1999
• The Japanese government has mainly funded this
  project

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An Odor Recorder Prototype
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Key Terms

• Terms
• Piezoelectric quartz crystal
• Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM)
• Odor blender
• Control Application Software

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How does it work?

• Introduce target odor
• Sent through control application software
• Electric noses calculate odor recipe
• 96 chemicals available to make the recipe
• Chemicals are vaporized
• Smell is produced

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Success so far

• Able to Record 32 odors in vapor stage
• Able to Produce scents
• Apple
• Banana
• Orange
• Lemon
• Peach

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Who will this effect?

• E-commerce
• Gaming and Virtual reality
• Cinema
• Medical Field
• Fragrance Creation
• Flavor Creation
• Artistic Expression
• Hunting

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Conclusion

• Who will it effect?
• What will it change?
• Where will technology go next?
• When will this come out?
• Why an odor recorder?

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Questions? Comments?Concerns?