Design and test of an electronic nose for monitoring the air quality in the international space station

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E. Martinelli1, E. Zampetti1, S. Pantalei1, F. Lo Castro1, M. Santonico1, G. Pennazza1, R. Paolesse1, C. Di Natale1, A. D’Amico1, F. Giannini1, G. Mascetti2, V. Cotronei2
1Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
2Italian Space Agency, Rome, Italy

Tóm tắt

Long-term manned space missions requires a continuous monitoring of the air quality inside the spacecraft. For this scope, among several different solutions, electronic noses have been considered. On behalf of European Space Agency an electronic nose specifically designed for air quality control in closed environment is under development. After several ground experiments concerning the monitoring of a biofilter efficiency, the instrument has been tested during the ENEIDE mission on board of the International Space Station. in this paper the instrument main concepts and its performance in ground and space experiments are illustrated.

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