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Title: Smart smoke alarm

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1178667

Methods and apparatus for smoke detection are disclosed. In one embodiment, a smoke detector uses linear discriminant analysis (LDA) to determine whether observed conditions indicate that an alarm is warranted.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
9,019,109
Application Number:
14/162,532
OSTI ID:
1178667
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Jan 23
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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