Flexible Logic for Autonomous Gas Sensing (FLAGS)

随着全球地球仪工业安全标准的日益严格以及高密度城市空气污染风险的增加，对我们呼吸的空气进行低成本的安全和健康监测是一种未满足的需求。目前的气体检测器满足法律的要求，但成本限制了广泛使用，特别是在第三世界。目前的PCB -硅芯片解决方案无法突破成本壁垒，需要彻底反思.混合塑料电子和专用硅芯片沿着与集成气体传感器是一种设计，现在是可能的，结合了聚合物电子公司，气体检测器公司和专用硅芯片供应商的知识。这个新系统还可以提供一个新的设计的根本变化，允许更广泛地接受产品。这种低成本的气体探测器可以是一个家庭的个人安全监视器，空气质量卡和国土安全/第一响应者保护报警的第一个产品。

With tightening industrial safety standards across the globe and increasing risks from air pollution in higher density cities,low cost monitoring of the air we breathe for both safety and good health is an unfilled demand. Current gas detectors fulfillthe legal requirements, but at a cost that limits widespread use, especially in the third world. The cost barrier cannot bebroken with current PCB - silicon chip solutions and a radical rethink is required. Hybrid plastic electronics and dedicatedsilicon chips along with integrated gas sensors is a design that is now possible, combining the knowledge of a polymerelectronics company, gas detector company and dedicated silicon chip suppliers. This new system could also offer aradical new change in design allowing a wider acceptance of the product. This low cost gas detector can be the firstproduct of a family of personal safety monitors, air quality cards and homeland security / first responder protection alarms.