A Geomatics Engineering Master’s student at the University of Calgary, he is passionate about health and science, and applications of wearable technology.
Light sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, noises sensors (i.e. microphones) are all fairly common, however gas sensors are not something you see everyday. Using them specifically to ‘smell’ your surroundings is even rarer. Luis Rodriguez Mendoza is the creator of one of these rare projects.
After learning about the different and weird things dogs have been trained to identify by smell at the airport, Luis asked the question of whether he could do something similar with low-cost gas sensors.
“The purpose of the project is to show that low-cost sensors can be reliable in detecting odours and that they can possibly be used in clinical settings.” Luis tells…
