Traditional Chinese herb odor discriminate method based on bionic olfaction and its device

• Main Authors: XU GUANGGUI, LUO DEHAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 10.09.2008
• Subjects: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; TESTING

The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine material odor distinguishing method based on a simulating olfaction and a device thereof. The distinguishing method of the invention includes the following steps: 1) an odor tested object of traditional Chinese medicine material samples is prepared; 2) the odor fingerprint of the simulating olfaction method is established; 3) the odor fingerprint is standardized; 4) the odor fingerprint of the traditional Chinese medicine materials to be tested and the standard odor fingerprint are compared and a distinguishing result is obtained. The distinguishing device of the invention comprises an automatic injector, a metal oxidizing gas sensor array, a weak signal conditioning circuit, an analog-to-digital conversion circuit, a computer for information process and a monitor, wherein, the output end of the automatic injector is connected with the input end of the metal oxidizing gas sensor array; the output end of the metal oxidizing gas sensor array is connected w