Title :
LED-based CO2 sensor for balloon deployment
Author :
Sonnenfroh, David ; Parameswaran, Krishnan
Author_Institution :
Phys. Sci. Inc., Andover, MA, USA
Abstract :
We are developing a sensor for monitoring ambient CO2 from unmanned aircraft and balloons. The sensor consists of a mid-IR LED coupled with a high dynamic range gated integrator. The measurement precision is 0.4 ppmv at 30 seconds.
Keywords :
aircraft; balloons; carbon compounds; gas sensors; light emitting diodes; remotely operated vehicles; CO2; LED-based carbon dioxide sensor; ambient monitoring; balloon deployment; high dynamic range gated integrator; measurement precision; mid-IR LED couple; unmanned aircraft; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Current measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Light emitting diodes; Optical variables measurement; Pollution measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4