Wireless instrumentation to help determine food quality.Crossbow crossbow: see bow and arrow. crossbow Leading missile weapon of the Middle Ages, consisting of a short bow fixed transversely on a stock, with a groove to guide the missile and a trigger to release it. [R] Technology Inc., the developer of wireless sensor network “WSN” redirects here. For the metasyntax, see Wirth syntax notation. A wireless sensor network (WSN) is a wireless network consisting of spatially distributed autonomous devices using sensors to cooperatively monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as architecture, and Cyrano Sciences Inc. (73 N. Vinedo Ave., Pasadena, CA 91107), a developer of array-based chemical sensor technology, have signed a memorandum of understanding A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a legal document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action and may not imply a legal commitment. to jointly develop a wireless leak detection system prototype. The system will initially be tailored to detect hydrocarbon leaks for gas and oil processing applications. But it can easily be adapted for measuring chemical vapors or odors Odors anosmia Medicine. the absence of the sense of smell; olfactory anesthesia. Also called anosphrasia. — anosmic, adj. halitosis bad breath; an unpleasant odor emanating from the mouth. in food applications, thus optimizing the quality of a food product. This collaboration will combine Crossbow's CrossNet[TM] wireless sensor network architecture and Cyrano Sciences' expertise in sensor array A sensor array is a set of several sensors that an information gathering device uses to gather information (usually directional in nature) that cannot be gathered from a single source for a central processing unit. technology to communicate digital sensor information wirelessly over the Internet. The initial prototype will integrate Cyrano's current commercial chemical sensing chip with the CrossNet wireless system. The goal is to collect data and transmit it over the Internet, offering customers a way to collect data from many locations. The CrossNet architecture seems custom-made for these applications because chemical vapors must be collected and processed from a variety of locations. The CrossNet architecture lets Bluetooth-enabled notebook computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs) quickly gather data from sensors in refineries, chemical, food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. and pharmaceutical plants, among other facilities. This makes it possible to use sensor technology in applications that are difficult or impossible to wire, or that are subjected to harsh physical conditions. Data can be moved instantly through the system to the Internet for review by several authorized users in remote locations. Cyrano Sciences technology transforms the human sense of smell into a digital signal that can be analyzed using the company's extensive pattern-matching algorithms and data mining capabilities. Cyrano's patented Cyranonose 320 system uses an array of polymer composite sensors composed of different polymers filled with conductive particles. When these sensors come in contact with a vapor, the polymer expands like a sponge, changing the resistance of the composite. This change in resistance is transmitted to a processor, and the pattern of change in the sensor array is used to determine the vapor sensed. Cyrano's Sensigent division is developing Internet-based software for complex sensor data management. This software mimics the way the brain interprets complex sensor information and focuses only on those inputs necessary to perform a particular interpretive or analytical task. With this software real-time monitoring, analysis, fault detection and data mining are accessible with any Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Further information. Richard Sill; phone: 626-744-1700; fax: 626-744-1777; URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.cyranosciences.com. |
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