BioEssence is an open sourced olfactory wearable display that monitors cardio-respiratory information. It can be used during sleep or daytime. We provide the details of the Printed Circuit Board and electronic components, 3D printed case as well as the Android App. We hope this platform will allow the exploration of real-life studies and experimental clinical research. Our aim is to distribute to any researchers and hospitals interested and further explore the area of olfactory interfaces. If you are interested in using Bio-Essence don't forget to cite our work and send e-mail to amores@mit.edu.
We would love to help out and collaborate :)
Submission in progress at the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 40th International Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference.
Amores, J., Hernandez, J., Dementyev, A. et. al, BioEssence: A Physio-Olfactory Wearable Display, (2018), GitHub repository, https://github.com/jdthamores/BioEssence
And respective BibTeX entry:
@misc{Bio-Essence, author = {Amores, J., Hernandez, J., Dementyev, A. et. al,}, title = {BioEssence: An Open Sourced Wearable Olfactory Display that Monitors Cardio-Respiratory Information}, year = {2018}, publisher = {GitHub}, journal = {GitHub repository}, howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/jdthamores/BioEssence}}, commit = {b020042b359e106b888a64e2aa6b95457c9f6d20} }
The work presented here builds on top of an earlier exploration "Essence" that provided one scent and relied on external wearable devices to help monitor physiological parameters such as electrodermal activity, electrocardiogram and EEG.
More info here: www.judithamores.com/essence/
We extend the previous prototype to deliver up to three scents simultaneously and to provide a self-contained solution for physiological sensing. Therefore, the current device allows not only to provide a wider range of stimuli but also to comfortably monitor the physiology of the wearer throughout the process. The current display delivers up to three scents simultaneously and provides a self-contained solution for physiological sensing. Therefore, the current device allows not only to provide a wider range of stimuli but also to comfortably monitor the physiology of the wearer throughout the process.