A gas sensor comprises a sensor element for the detection of a gas, an encapsulation, which surrounds the sensor element and has an opening for a gas to be detected to pass through to the sensor element, and a flame arrester, which is arranged in the opening of the encapsulation.

An apparatus for controlling bus doors (14, 16) that are arranged as a pair of doors that move in coordinated relation between door open positions and door closed positions, enables passengers to access an interior area (12) of a bus (10). The apparatus includes an actuator (28, 226). The actuator includes a drive lever (34, 228) that is selectively rotationally movable between rotational positions in which both of the doors are in the open positions and in the closed positions. Exemplary arrangements include at least one controller (128) that is operative to prevent the doors from causing damage to or from being damaged by engagement with obstructions. The controller further enables a bus driver or other authorized user to control access to the interior area of the bus using a user mobile device (144).

A system and a method for reusing carbon dioxide are provided. The system includes: a process apparatus configured to discharge exhaust gas containing carbon dioxide therefrom; a purifying device configured to purify the exhaust gas, and thus produce reused carbon dioxide from the exhaust gas and store the produced reused carbon dioxide; a first supply tank configured to receive the reused carbon dioxide from the purifying device; a second supply tank configured to receive the reused carbon dioxide from the first supply tank and provide the reused carbon dioxide to the process apparatus; and a blocking device configured to, based on determining that a purity of the reused carbon dioxide provided from the purifying device to the first supply tank fails to satisfy a predefined reference, block flow of the reused carbon dioxide from the purifying device to the first supply tank.

A method for using a chemical capture system with integrated calibration having a chamber which comprises an opening and a closing member, as well as a chemical sensor to be calibrated and a photoionization sensor which are positioned in the chamber, in which method: —during a measurement step, the sensor to be calibrated and the photoionization sensor measure the gas mixture present in the chamber, defining an open interior space, so as to identify the gas mixture and —during a calibration step, the photoionization sensor generates ozone by photoionizing the dioxygen in the chamber, defining a closed interior space free of gas mixture, and the sensor to be calibrated measures the generated ozone, the difference between said measurement and a reference measurement making it possible to calibrate said sensor.

A measurement equipment for measuring gases and environmental parameters, made up of sensors (4) for measuring the parameters that influence air quality, odors, leak detection, fugitive emissions, pollutants, the presence of certain gases in the atmosphere, etc., having a housing (1) configured to incorporate removable cartridges (3) in which sensors (4) are housed, associated in an assembly unit with respective specific electronic boards (5) which are connected to a central electronic board (6) arranged in the housing (1) that recognizes the sensors (4). A cartridge (3) configured to be coupled to the measurement equipment for measuring gases and environmental parameters.

A compact explosive detecting system collects explosive residues in the form of vapor powder. The residues are accumulated on a desorber which is subjected to pyrolysis to release a gaseous sample. The sample is pumped to a detecting system through a metering valve. A luminol cell reacts with the gaseous sample to create chemiluminescence, the light output of which is measured by a photo multiplier tube. The light intensity is indicative of the amount of explosive present. Based on the amount of explosive present, a metering valve is adjusted to pass the gaseous sample into a highly sensitive metal oxide sensor array to detect NO.sub.2 from nitrogen containing explosive and CO/CO.sub.2 from non nitrogen containing explosive. The metal oxide sensor array reliably selects explosives from those compounds indicating chemiluminescence.

A sensor component and a mobile communication device including a sensor component are disclosed. In an embodiment a sensor component includes a subcomponent configured to sense a gas level including a resistive heater and a gas sensitive element disposed on the resistive heater; a package enclosing a cavity and accommodating the subcomponent, the package including a first opening in a position facing the gas sensitive element of the subcomponent and a second opening configured to allow a flow of gas to enter the package through the first opening and exit the package through the second opening; and an evaluation circuit configured to generate an output signal indicative of a speed of the flow of gas in response to electrical power to be supplied to the resistive heater.

According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device comprising a gas sensor, a motion sensor, a processor, wherein the processor is configured to acquire data related to air outside the electronic device by using the gas sensor, identify a movement of the electronic device by using the motion sensor while acquiring the data, correct, in case that the movement of the electronic device satisfies a designated condition, at least partial data in an interval in which a movement satisfying the designated condition continues, among the data; and produce information related to quality of the air, at least based on the data, the at least partial data of which has been corrected. Other embodiments may possible.

According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device comprising a gas sensor, a motion sensor, a processor, wherein the processor is configured to acquire data related to air outside the electronic device by using the gas sensor, identify a movement of the electronic device by using the motion sensor while acquiring the data, correct, in case that the movement of the electronic device satisfies a designated condition, at least partial data in an interval in which a movement satisfying the designated condition continues, among the data; and produce information related to quality of the air, at least based on the data, the at least partial data of which has been corrected. Other embodiments may possible.

A multifunctional environmental sensor device is connectable to a terminal of an electronic device for use. The sensor device includes a substrate, a plurality of different types of components mounted on the substrate and including at least a light emitter and an illuminance sensor, and a wiring pattern located on a surface of the substrate and including a contact to be in contact with the terminal of the electronic device. The light emitter is mounted on a surface of the substrate opposite to a surface of the substrate on which the illuminance sensor is mounted.