2020/11/02 by Yury Kostyukevich, Kostyukevich, Yury, Denis Efremov +6 · 1 citation
Chemistry · Engineering · #Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies #Applied Physics (physics.app-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors #Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2011.01357
openalex publication_date 2020/11/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The detection of explosives and drugs in hard-to-reach places is a considerable challenge. We report the development and initial experimental characterization of the air analysis system that includes Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility Spectrometer (FAIMS), array of the semiconductor gas sensors and is installed on multicopter. The system was developed based on the commercially available DJI Matrix 100 platform. For data collection and communication with operator, the special compact computer (Intel Compute Stick) was installed onboard. The total weight of the system was 3.3 kg. The system allows the 15 minutes flight and provide the remote access to the obtained data. The developed system can be effectively used for the detection of impurities in the air, ecology monitoring, detection of chemical warfare agents and explosives, what is especially important in light of recent terroristic attacks. The capabilities of the system was tested on the several explosives such as trinitrotoluene and nitro powder.