Fotis michailidis

Mr. Fotis michailidis


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

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13 February 2020 in Sensors
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GTGeorgios Tsaramirsis
Georgios Tsaramirsis
MICHAIL PAPOUTSIDAKISMICHAIL PAPOUTSIDAKIS
MICHAIL PAPOUTSIDAKIS
MDMorshed Derbali
Morshed Derbali
Fazal Qudus KhanFazal Qudus Khan
Fazal Qudus Khan
FMFotis michailidis
Fotis michailidis
Olfaction can enhance the experience of music, films, computer games and virtual reality applications. However, this area is less explored than other areas such as computer graphics and audio. Most advanced olfactory displays are designed for a specific experiment, they are hard to modify and extend, expensive, and/or can deliver a very limited number of scents. Additionally, current-generation olfactory displays make no decisions on if and when a scent should be released. This paper proposes a low-cost, easy to build, powerful smart olfactory display, that can release up to 24 different aromas and allow control of the quantity of the released aroma. The display is capable of absorbing back the aroma, in an attempt to clean the air prior to releasing a new aroma. Additionally, the display includes a smart algorithm that will decide when to release certain aromas. The device controller application includes releasing scents based on a timer, text in English subtitles, or input from external software applications. This allows certain applications (such as games) to decide when to release a scent, making it ideal for gaming. The device also supports native connectivity with games developed using a game development asset, developed as part of this project. The project was evaluated by 15 subjects and it was proved to have high accuracy when the scents were released with 1.5 minutes’ delay from each other.