SBIR/STTR Research Award
LOW-COST GAS SENSORS FOR ALCOHOL DETECTION.
Award amount
$37,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1983Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Transportation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Universal Sensors, Inc.
- Proposal award date
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- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
LOW-COST GAS SENSORS FOR ALCOHOL DETECTION. THE SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS TO BE STUDIED INCLUDE SENSITIVITY, INTERFERENCE, AND STABILITY, ETC. THE BEST SENSOR WILL BE CHOSEN TO INCORPORATE WITH A SIMPLE ELECTRONIC MODULE. THE DEVICE WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUDIO ALARM AND A RELAY OUTPUT. IN CASE THE ALCOHOL CONTENT EXCEEDS A PRESET LEVEL,THE DEVICE WILL SOUND THE ALARM AND, AT THE SAME TIME, DISARM THE IGNITION SWITCH OF THE AUTOMOBILE.
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