A Novel Olfactory Displays' Scent Dispersing Module

Abstract

Olfactory display devices have become a recent demand and trend in human computer interaction, providing a new member in the human computer interaction peripheral devices family. These devices enrich the olfactory sense for the user stimulating him/her by means of scent stimuli in correspondence to an object or an event shown on the visual display. Some researches have been done to cover the design, usage and delivery for the scent to the users, other works covered some analysis on the scent categorization and grouping. In this paper a focus is on the controlled atomization of a liquid based scent material while guaranteeing: speed, intensity, durability, compactness and scalability, these important factors are crucial to build a commercial grade olfactory displays containing a universal, interchangeable and versatile but yet durable scent disparity component to facilitate the realization of olfactory display devices.

Development of a Portable, Multichannel Olfactory Display Transducer

“… Inkjet printing technologies [6]  Piezeoelectric/surface acoustic wave [7]  Air cannon [8]  Pumps and valves [9]  Thermal/heating [10] In our drive to create a technological solution that is easily accessible to others, the first two options were discarded due to difficulties in design and manufacture. In fact, those working in this space have often collaborated with a commercial printer manufacturer; however, they have yet to realize a commercial solution.…”

A simple, portable, computer-controlled odour generator

“…• Inkjet printing technologies [2] • Piezeoelectric/surface acoustic wave [3] • Air cannon [4] • Pumps and valves [5] • Thermal/heating [6] In our drive to create a simple system, the first two options were discarded due to difficulties in design and manufacture, with many researchers working with printer manufacturers to make their products. The third option is a single aroma system and the fourth option makes the units expensive.…”