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Development of Olfaction Aid System That Can Significantly Enhance Human Olfactory Sensitivity

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K13997
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Measurement engineering
Research InstitutionTokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Principal Investigator

Ishida Hiroshi  東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (80293041)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 岩見 健太郎  東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (80514710)
Research Collaborator MATSUKURA Haruka  東京農工大学, 大学院生物システム応用科学府, 特任助教
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords計測工学 / 感覚・知覚・感性 / ヒューマン・インターフェース
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, an olfaction aid system that allows the user to sense smells with amplified sensitivities has been developed. In the proposed system, air samples are sucked by using a pump into a flow-through cell that houses an adsorbent. Odor molecules wafting in the air are collected on the surface of the adsorbent. Then, odor vapor with an increased concentration is generated by heating the adsorbent to thermally desorb odor molecules. In the proposed system, a nano-porous silica monolith adsorbent is used because of its large surface area and high adsorption capability. A disk silica monolith adsorbent is directly glued on a heater to attain quick thermal desorption of the collected odor molecules. Experimental results show that odor vapor with four times higher concentration can be presented in 8 s by using the fabricated prototype system. The proposed system is expected to be used for assisting aged people with declined olfaction capabilities.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 3 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 陸上や水中で化学物質の発生源を探索するロボット2017

    • Author(s)
      石田 寛、松倉 悠、石田 華子、村井 彩乃
    • Journal Title

      AROMA RESEARCH

      Volume: 18

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Devices for Assisting Human Olfaction: Some Fundamental Experiments2016

    • Author(s)
      Haruka Matsukura, Kazuya Takayasu, Hiroshi Ishida
    • Journal Title

      Procedia Chemistry

      Volume: 20 Pages: 60-62

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.proche.2016.07.010

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Mobile Robot Olfaction: Using Actively Generated Airflow to Enhance Chemical Reception2017

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Ishida
    • Organizer
      12th Asian Conference on Chemical Sensors
    • Place of Presentation
      ハノイ(ベトナム)
    • Year and Date
      2017-11-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 匂い強度増幅装置の実現に向けて: 虚濃縮と実濃縮によるアプローチ2017

    • Author(s)
      松倉 悠、石田 寛
    • Organizer
      平成29年電気学会全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      富山大学五福キャンパス(富山県富山市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 嗅覚感度増強装置の開発-匂い提示時間の短縮に向けた基礎的検討2016

    • Author(s)
      河合 拓実、松倉 悠、岩見 健太郎、石田 寛
    • Organizer
      第33回「センサ・マイクロマシンと応用システム」シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      平戸文化センター(長崎県平戸市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 嗅覚感度増強装置の開発-薄膜吸着剤の使用に関する基礎的検討2016

    • Author(s)
      高安 和也、松倉 悠、石田 寛
    • Organizer
      第16回日本機械学会機素潤滑設計部門講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      グランディア芳泉(福井県あわら市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-04-18
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 嗅覚感度増幅装置の実現に向けた基礎的検討2016

    • Author(s)
      高安 和也、松倉 悠、石田 寛
    • Organizer
      平成28年電気学会全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東北大学・川内北キャンパス(宮城県・仙台市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-16
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Mobile Robot Olfaction and Olfactory Assisting Devices2015

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Ishida, Haruka Matsukura
    • Organizer
      11th Asian Conference on Chemical Sensors
    • Place of Presentation
      ペナン(マレーシア)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-16
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Devices for Assisting Human Olfaction: Some Fundamental Experiments2015

    • Author(s)
      Haruka Matsukura, Kazuya Takayasu, Hiroshi Ishida
    • Organizer
      11th Asian Conference on Chemical Sensors
    • Place of Presentation
      ペナン(マレーシア)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-16
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 東京農工大学生物システム応用科学府石田研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      http://web.tuat.ac.jp/~h-ishida/

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 東京農工大学生物システム応用科学府石田研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~h-ishida/

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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