Technical Research on ISS Russian Segment

E-NOSE Experiment

Experiment E-NOSE forms part of the scientific research program performed by Italian Astronaut Roberto Vittori (ESA) on the ISS in the frame of ENEIDE ISM Project. The European Space Agency is a customer of the preparation and implementation of the research program.

Objective:

Demonstrate the technology of the electronic nose that detects odours.

Task:

Demonstration of the technology of E-nose capable to detect the presence of even small amount of gases released by the onboard euiqpment.

Used Science Hardware:

ENM pouch consisting of:

• ENM electronic unit;
• Reference probe tubes (2);
• Cables (3);
• ENM memory card;
• ENM video tape.

Flight Equipment Used:

• Laptop A31P (assembled with cables).

Support Facilities:

• Camera Nikon D1X;
• Camcorder DSR PD-150P.

Experiment Results:

Information on air quality in different locations on the ISS received automatically and recorded on a PCMCIA card and video tape.