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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Integrated Electronic Interface Design for Chemiresistive and Resonant Gas Sensors

Joseph R Meseke (12879041) 15 June 2022 (has links)
<p>To facilitate indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring, the research described herein develops and implements methods for the electronic integration of two types of gas sensor, each functionalized with a polymer blend tailored for CO<sub>2</sub> detection. A highly sensitive and tunable electronic chemiresistive sensor interface was developed and experimentally validated. This device achieved analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) through a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal, temporary data storage with an efficient data buffering system, and noise reduction and signal amplification utilizing an instrumentation amplifier integrator circuit. These techniques can used beyond CO<sub>2</sub>-specific applications to compensate for certain undesirable chemiresistive sensor characteristics, such as low response magnitude and signal noise. Additionally, resonant mass sensing circuitry was combined with an on-chip field programmable gate array (FPGA) implemented frequency counter. Hz-level resolution was achieved with an Alorium Snō FPGA board and a Verilog data acquisition and communication program. This device can monitor up to 16 sensor channels simultaneously and has a straightforward interface with a controllable output. Furthermore, the functionality of each integrated sensor was experimentally validated. With additional work, these integrated designs have the potential to be inexpensive, low-power, highly sensitive devices that are suitable for practical use in IAQ monitoring applications.</p>

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