Flexible Logic for Autonomous Gas Sensing (FLAGS)

随着全球工业安全标准的收紧，以及高密度城市空气污染风险的增加，为了安全和健康，对我们呼吸的空气进行低成本监测是一个空白。目前的气体探测器满足了法律要求，但成本限制了广泛使用，特别是在第三世界。目前的印刷电路板-硅芯片解决方案无法突破成本障碍，需要进行彻底的重新思考。混合塑料电子和专用硅芯片以及集成气体传感器的设计现在是可能的，结合了聚合电子公司、气体探测器公司和专用硅芯片供应商的知识。这一新系统还可以在设计上提供令人愉快的新变化，使产品得到更广泛的接受。这种低成本的气体探测器可以是个人安全监测器、空气质量卡和国土安全/第一响应者保护报警器系列的第一款产品。

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.