LED-Based Low Cost Gas Sensor for Crew and Vehicle Safety

CO/CO2 measurements are relevant to the health and safety of the crew. CO is toxic, even in concentrations as low as 50ppm. Time-resolved measurements of CO can be used as early indicator of fires. CO2 concentrations must be monitored in crew cabin for safety. With compact, low-cost, low-power sensors that are able to continually monitor important gases that are characteristic of burning materials, a distributed sensor array could be implemented on space vehicles that would allow early detection of fires, gas leaks, or other critical events. With careful selection of targeted gases it may be possible to identify the material that is burning/smoldering which will better inform the crew so that they may respond and prioritize high emergency events. Current sensor design targets CO/CO2 which are traces gases that increase in the presence of smoldering/burning materials. Future iteration will extend to target additional gases such as HCN, hydrocarbons, and polymer vapors.

• Record URL:
  http://www.coe-cst.org/index.html

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $243773
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation

  William J. Hughes Technical Center
  Atlantic City International Airport, NJ  United States  08405
• Managing Organizations:

  Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation

  William J. Hughes Technical Center
  Atlantic City International Airport, NJ  United States  08405
• Project Managers:

  Davidian, Ken

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Central Florida

  Orlando, Florida  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Vasu, Subith

• Start Date: 20141001
• Expected Completion Date: 20180731
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Commercial space transportation; Gas detectors; Light emitting diodes; Sensors; Vehicle safety
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01678241
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 22 2018 1:03PM