ABSTRACT
In the classical analysis tools (gas chromatography or mass spectrography) a gas sample is broken down into its individual components, but the INTESA prototype takes an odour "fingerprint" trying to reproduce a human judgment of the odour sample. From a general point of view, we have to keep in mind that biological olfaction is certainly superior to machine smelling, and the actual chemical sensors are limited in selectivity and sensitivity performances; so we can be satisfied in reaching good results in some particular field of industrial interest.
