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gh5000yesterday at 7:43 PM1 replyview on HN

There are a few industries that use odorants/aromas.

What is the limit of detection on the sensors? Can they reliably pick up compounds in the parts per billion range? Parts per trillion?


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limelyesterday at 11:51 PM

That’s true. We even started a PoC with a skincare products factory. The challenge, however, was that the frequent rotation of the product portfolio — and the large number of SKUs — made it difficult to justify the training effort.

On the limits of detection - with Sniphi we follow a different approach than traditional selective sensors. The system is based primarily on non-selective chemical sensors operating at controlled temperature profiles. Each measurement cycle (6 seconds) generates around 60 measurement points per sensor, creating multidimensional signatures of gas mixtures that are then analyzed using classification models.

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