ABSTRACT

Abstract ......................................................................................................................1 1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................2 1.2 Odorants, Chemical Stimuli, and Odorant Binding Sites.................................6 1.3 Odor Sample ................................................................................................... 12 1.4 Olfactory Systems ........................................................................................... 13

1.4.1 Peripheral Systems .............................................................................. 14 1.4.2 Olfactory Systems and Biological Algorithms ................................... 17

1.5 Artificial Olfaction .........................................................................................20 1.5.1 Data Processing ..................................................................................22 1.5.2 Algorithms ..........................................................................................25