TABLES iv FIGURES v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY vi 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.0 DESIGN PROBLEM STATEMENT 1 3.0 DESIGN PROBLEM SOLUTION 2 3.1 Principles of Detection 3 3.2 Operating the 4 3.3 Operating the Detector 5 3.4 On-Board User Interface and Wireless Tablet Platform 6 4.0 DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION 8 5.0 TEST AND EVALUATION 10 5.1 Subsystem Testing 10 5.1.1 11 Laser Controller to Lab-On-Chip Testing 5.1.2 12 Detection Testing 5.1.3 13 User Interface Testing 5.1.4 14 Power Testing 5.2 System Testing 15 6.0 TIME AND COST CONSIDERATIONS 17 6.1 Time Considerations 18 6.2 Cost Considerations 19 7.0 SAFETY AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF DESIGN 20 8.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 21 9.0 CONCLUSIONS 23 REFERENCES 25 APPENDIX A LAB ON CHIP SENSOR A-1 – APPENDIX B ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY B-1 – APPENDIX C LASER DRIVERS EXPLAINED C-1 – CONTENTS CONT’D
TABLES iv FIGURES v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY vi 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.0 DESIGN PROBLEM STATEMENT 1 3.0 DESIGN PROBLEM SOLUTION 2 3.1 Principles of Detection 3 3.2 Operating the 4 3.3 Operating the Detector 5 3.4 On-Board User Interface and Wireless Tablet Platform 6 4.0 DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION 8 5.0 TEST AND EVALUATION 10 5.1 Subsystem Testing 10 5.1.1 Laser Controller to Lab-On-Chip Testing 11 5.1.2 Detection Testing 12 5.1.3 User Interface Testing 13 5.1.4 Power Testing 14 5.2 System Testing 15 6.0 TIME AND COST CONSIDERATIONS 17 6.1 Time Considerations 18 6.2 Cost Considerations 19 7.0 SAFETY AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF DESIGN 20 8.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 21 9.0 CONCLUSIONS 23 REFERENCES 25 APPENDIX A – LAB ON CHIP SENSOR A-1 APPENDIX B – ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY B-1 APPENDIX C – LASER DRIVERS EXPLAINED C-1 CONTENTS CONT’D
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