Abstract:
The present invention generally provides systems and methods for detection of agents of interest in a bulk quantity of matter, which also contains clutter and other constituents that typically interfere with the detection of one or more agents of interest. A detection system of the invention generally contains a collection subsystem for obtaining a bulk sample, an interrogation subsystem for generating one or more analytical signals representative of the composition of the bulk sample, and an analytical subsystem according to the teachings of the invention that implements the methods and algorithms of the invention for analyzing the sample analytical signals to determine whether one or more agents of interest are present, e.g., at quantities above a certain threshold, in the bulk sample.
Abstract:
A method is proposed for detecting at least one chemical compound V contained in a medium (312). The method comprises a verification step (420) which is used to determine whether V is contained in the medium (312). The method furthermore comprises an analysis step (424) in which a concentration c of the at least one chemical compound V is determined.The verification step comprises the following substeps: (a1) the medium (312) is exposed to a first analysis radiation (316) of a variable wavelength λ, the wavelength λ assuming at least two different values; (a2) at least one spectral response function A(λ) is generated with the aid of the radiation (324) absorbed and/or emitted and/or reflected and/or scattered by the medium (312) in response to the first analysis radiation (316); (a3) at least one spectral correlation function K(δλ) is formed by spectral comparison of the at least one spectral response function A(λ) with at least one pattern function R(λ+δλ), the at least one pattern function R(λ) representing a spectral measurement function of a medium (312) containing the chemical compound V and δλ being a coordinate shift; (a4) the at least one spectral correlation function K(δλ) is examined in a pattern recognition step (418), and a conclusion is made as to whether the at least one chemical compound V is contained in the medium (312); The analysis step (424) comprises the following substeps: (b1) the medium (312) is exposed to at least one second analysis radiation (318) having at least one excitation wavelength λEX; (b2) at least one spectral analysis function B(λEX,λRES) is generated with the aid of the radiation (326) of the response wavelength λRES absorbed and/or emitted and/or reflected and/or scattered by the medium (312) in response to the second analysis radiation (318) of the wavelength λEX and the concentration c is deduced therefrom.
Abstract:
Methods are provided for predicting warp of a wood product given its differential characteristics, such as, for example, curvature. The methods may involve measuring at least one original warp profile for each of one or more first wood products; measuring one or more inputs on the one or more first wood products; converting the warp profile, for each of the one or more first wood products, into a differential characteristic profile; developing a prediction algorithm based on the one or more inputs and the differential characteristic profile; measuring one or more inputs of the given wood product; inputting the one or more inputs of the given wood product into the prediction algorithm; and determining a differential characteristic profile for the given wood product based on the prediction algorithm.
Abstract:
The optical analysis system (20) for determining an amplitude of a principal component of an optical signal comprises a multivariate optical element (10) for reflecting the optical signal and thereby weighing the optical signal by a spectral weighing function, and a detector (9, 9P, 9N) for detecting the weighed optical signal. The optical analysis system (20) may further comprise a dispersive element (2) for spectrally dispersing the optical signal, the multivariate optical element being arranged to receive the dispersed optical signal. The blood analysis system (40) comprises the optical analysis system (20) according to the invention.
Abstract:
This invention describes a method for determining the content of conjugated diolefins by means of the measurement of the MAV of a sample of catalytic cracking gasoline or thermal cracking gasoline, from its NIR (near-infrared) spectrum, and the application of said method for monitoring a unit for selective hydrogenation of the cracking gasolines.
Abstract:
A method for identifying brominated flame retardants in a polymer sample. An infrared spectrometry scan of the polymer sample is obtained. Using a first set of parameters, the obtained IR scan is compared to a first database, and a first hit score is calculated. Based on the results of the first hit score, a second database is selected from among a number of databases, and the obtained infrared spectrometry scan is compared to the various scans contained in the selected database using a parameter set that corresponds to the selected database, and a second hit score is calculated. Using the second hit score, another set of parameters is selected, and the obtained infrared spectrometry scan is compared to the various scans contained in the selected third database using this additional parameter set, and a third hit score is calculated. Based on the second and third hit scores, the identity of the brominated flame retardant in the polymer sample is determined with a high degree of accuracy.
Abstract:
An optical analysis system (1), which is arranged to determine amplitude of a principal component of an optical signal, includes a first detector (5) for detecting the optical signal weighted by a first spectral weighting function, and a second detector (6) for detecting the optical signal weighted by a second spectral weighting function. For an improved signal-to-noise ratio, the optical analysis system (1) further includes a dispersive element (2) for spectrally dispersing the optical signal, and a distribution element (4) for receiving the spectrally dispersed optical signal and for distributing a first part of the optical signal weighted by the first spectral weighting function to the first detector (5) and a second part of the optical signal weighted by the second spectral weighting function to the second detector (6). The optical analysis system (1) is suited for use in numerous applications including a spectroscopic analysis system (30) and a blood analysis system (40).
Abstract:
This invention describes a method for determining the content of conjugated diolefins by means of the measurement of the MAV of a sample of catalytic cracking gasoline or thermal cracking gasoline, from its NIR (near-infrared) spectrum, and the application of said method for monitoring a unit for selective hydrogenation of the cracking gasolines.
Abstract:
An optical blood analyte monitor (2) comprises a near infra-red light source and a complementary detection (6) means; a component analyser (12) having access to a chemometric model linking optical spectral features to a level of blood analyte of interest and configured to apply the model to signals received from the detection (6) means and a tilting filter arrangement (8) having a plurality of optical interference filters (20a . . . e;56a . . . d), each filter being tiltable to vary a wavelength of incident light from the source transmitted there through. The light source comprises a plurality of light emitters (4a . . . e) each being arranged to emit light along a different associated light-path (16a . . . e) in which is located an associated different one of the plurality of the interference filters (20a . . . e) and towards a same analysing region (18) at which a tissue volume (finger for example) containing a blood sample to be analysed is located in use.
Abstract translation:光学血液分析物监测器(2)包括近红外光源和互补检测(6)装置; 组件分析器(12),其访问化学计量模型,其将光谱特征与感兴趣的血液分析物的水平相关联并且被配置为将模型应用于从检测装置(6)装置接收的信号和倾斜滤波器装置(8) 多个光学干涉滤光器(20 a ... e; 56 a ... d),每个滤光片可倾斜以改变从其透射的源的入射光的波长。 光源包括多个发光体(4 ...,e),每个发光体被配置成沿着不同的相关光路(16a,...)发射光,其中位于多个 所述干涉滤光器(20μm)和朝向使用包含待分析血液样本的组织体积(例如手指)的相同分析区域(18)。
Abstract:
A fourth embodiment of the present invention is a method of generating a temperature compensated absorbance spectrum. The method includes the steps of: a. providing a sample spectrum and an estimated temperature of a backdrop object; b. from a set of known temperature spectra related to a known background temperature, selecting at least two known temperature spectra representing a background temperature above and below the estimated temperature; c. comparing the sample spectrum to the known temperature spectra in order to determine a sample background spectrum; and d. calculating an absorbance spectrum from the sample spectrum and the background spectrum.