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Project Description The purpose of this
project is to construct a device capable of eliminating odors introduced into
a room. The need for such a device came from a desire of Lockheed Martin to
create a realistic combat simulation in their Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer,
or VCCT. Some studies state that smell
is the closest related of the five human senses to a person’s memory. In
order to create a realistic combat simulation that a soldier will be able to
recall when needed in a real-life situation, it would stand to reason that
situational smells should be introduced into the simulation as well as the
situation itself. Our role in Lockheed Martin’s goal is to remove the
aforementioned odors from the VCCT after the completion of the simulation. We were limited by a
number of factors. The most important of which included (but was not limited
to) budget, time and space. Our budget was set at the beginning of the semester
by Lockheed Martin and the FAMU/FSU College of Engineering at $1500.00. The
available space in the VCCT, which enclosed screens on all sides, the frame,
body, and chassis of a military ATV-type truck and extensive computer, wiring
and lighting equipment was 3523.5 cubic feet in effective volume. Our time
constraints consisted of two separate portions: One is a window of 30 minutes
to completely evacuate the odors from the simulation area and; Two is to
complete the project by having a fully researched, working, tested, optimized
and documented product complete with manual by Open House for the 2007-2008
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