Measuring perceived air quality and intensity by means of sensor systems, the European Project SysPAQ

Birgit Muller (1) , Arne Dahms (1) , Bjorn Jakob (1) , Henrik Knudsen (2) , Alireza Afshari (2) , Pawel Wargocki (3) , Bjarne Olesen (3) , Brigitta Berglund (4) , Olivier Ramalho (5) , Daniel Haeringer (6) , Oliver Jann (7) , Wolfgang Horn (7) , Daniel Nesa (8) , François Loubet (9) , Mika Ruponen (10)

1 Hermann-Rietschel-Insitute
2 Danish Building Research Institute
3 DTU - Danmarks Tekniske Universitet = Technical University of Denmark
4 Karolinska Institute
5 CSTB - Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment
6 Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
7 BAM - Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung
8 REGIENOV
9 AlphaMOS
10 Halton OY

At present, indoor air quality is assessed exclusively by human panels. As this method is time consuming and cost intensive, little attention is paid to indoor air quality in the planning and operation of buildings. In recent years multi-gas sensor systems have been developed in order to mimic the human sense of smell. These systems comprise an array of gas sensors, with sensors of different sensitivity and selectivity, and a data processing unit. Up to now the sensors are not sensitive enough to mimic the perception of a human being. To further the development of these systems, the European research project SysPAQ (Innovative Sensor System for Measuring Perceived Air Quality and Brand Specific Odours) was started in September 2006. It will end in September 2009.

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement

Birgit Muller, Arne Dahms, Bjorn Jakob, Henrik Knudsen, Alireza Afshari, et al.. Measuring perceived air quality and intensity by means of sensor systems, the European Project SysPAQ. Healthy Buildings 2009, Sep 2009, Syracuse, United States. Paper ID 326, 4 p. ⟨hal-00688546⟩