Group 7 Caleb Dewoody, Tyler Holland, Elizabeth Rape, Leann Walls Odor Recorder Group 7 Caleb Dewoody, Tyler Holland, Elizabeth Rape, Leann Walls

What is an Odor Recorder? A device that records smells and plays them back Not as simple as it sounds

Where did it start? Nakamoto Lab at The Tokyo Institute of Technology The odor recorder project was first started in 1999 The Japanese government has mainly funded this project

An Odor Recorder Prototype

Key Terms Terms: Piezoelectric quartz crystal Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) Odor blender Control Application Software

How does it work? Introduce target odor Sent through control application software Electric noses calculate odor recipe 96 chemicals available to make the recipe Chemicals are vaporized Smell is produced

Success so far Able to Record 32 odors in vapor stage Able to Produce scents Apple Banana Orange Lemon Peach

Who will this effect? E-commerce Gaming and Virtual reality Cinema Medical Field Fragrance Creation Flavor Creation Artistic Expression Hunting

Conclusion Who will it effect? What will it change? Where will technology go next? When will this come out? Why an odor recorder?

Questions? Comments? Concerns?