Lucas, Richard;Bunderson, Landon;Allan, Nathan;Lambson, Kevn
发明人:
Lucas, Richard,Bunderson, Landon,Allan, Nathan,Lambson, Kevn
申请号：
EP20150857597
公开号：
EP3215274(A4)
申请日:
2015.11.05
申请国别(地区):
欧洲专利局
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
The following is an apparatus and a method that enables the automated collection and identification of airborne particulate matter comprising dust, pollen grains, mold spores, bacterial cells, and soot from a gaseous medium comprising the ambient air. Once ambient air is inducted into the apparatus, aerosol particulates are acquired and imaged under a novel lighting environment that is used to highlight diagnostic features of the acquired airborne particulate matter. Identity determinations of acquired airborne particulate matter are made based on captured images. Abundance quantifications can be made using identity classifications. Raw and summary information are communicated across a data network for review or further analysis by a user. Other than routine maintenance or subsequent analyses, the basic operations of the apparatus may use, but do not require the active participation of a human operator.
