SOLID-STATE BREATH ALCOHOL VEHICLE INTERLOCK SYSTEM

MOST MODERN BREATH ALCOHOL ANALYZERS ARE BASED ON WET CHEMICAL COLORIMETRY TECHNIQUES. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES WORK BASED ON SOLID-STATE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY, WHICH ACCEPTS ALVEOLAR BREATH SAMPLES ONLY. A DEVICE THAT PREVENTS LEGALLY INTOXICATED PERSONS FROM INTERLOCKING THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHEN A BREATH ALSOHOL LEVEL EXCEEDS THE PRESENT LEVEL IS DESCRIBED. THE DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY ANALYZES THE CANDIDATE OPERATOR'S BREATH WITHOUT REQUIRING HIM TO PERFORM ANY OPERATION OTHER THAN NORMAL BREATHING. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No SAE 730097
• Corporate Authors:

  Environmental Metrology Corp

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• Authors:
  • Brown, V R
  • Jindal, G R
  • Jo, E
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Alcohols; Solid state devices; Technology; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Interlocking; Solid state
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224273
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM