Vehicular automated emission sensing and alert system
AssigneeMagna Electronics Inc.
InventorsShrestha Priya, Krishnanand Hindoddi, Veeranagouda Salmani
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Abstract
A vehicular sensing system includes a sensor disposed at a vehicle and operable to capture sensor data representative of exhaust emitted by the vehicle during operation of the vehicle. A data processor processes sensor data captured by the sensor to determine a measured level of a pollutant present in the exhaust emitted by the vehicle. The vehicular sensing system, responsive to processing of sensor data captured by the sensor, determines that the measured level of the pollutant present in the exhaust is greater than a threshold level.
Claims34
A vehicular sensing system, the vehicular sensing system comprising:
- a sensor disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular sensing system, wherein the sensor is operable to capture sensor data representative of exhaust emitted by the vehicle during operation of the vehicle;
- an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising electronic circuitry and associated software, wherein the electronic circuitry comprises a data processor for processing sensor data captured by the sensor to determine a measured level of a pollutant present in the exhaust emitted by the vehicle;
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- wherein the vehicular sensing system, responsive to processing at the ECU of sensor data captured by the sensor, determines that the measured level of the pollutant present in the exhaust is greater than a threshold level.
A vehicular sensing system, the vehicular sensing system comprising:
- a sensor disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular sensing system, wherein the sensor is operable to capture sensor data representative of exhaust emitted by the vehicle during operation of the vehicle;
- wherein the vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine;
- an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising electronic circuitry and associated software, wherein the electronic circuitry comprises a data processor for processing sensor data captured by the sensor to determine a measured level of a pollutant present in the exhaust emitted by the vehicle;
- wherein the vehicular sensing system, responsive to processing at the ECU of sensor data captured by the sensor, determines that the measured level of the pollutant present in the exhaust is greater than a threshold level;
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- wherein the vehicular sensing system, responsive to determination that the measured level of the pollutant present in the exhaust is greater than the threshold level, generates an alert to a driver of the vehicle, and wherein the generated alert comprises an indication that the level of the pollutant present in the exhaust is greater than the threshold level.
A vehicular sensing system, the vehicular sensing system comprising:
- a sensor disposed at a vehicle equipped with the vehicular sensing system, wherein the sensor is operable to capture sensor data representative of emissions emitted by the vehicle during operation of the vehicle;
- wherein the vehicle comprises a hybrid propulsion system that includes an electrically powered motor and an internal combustion engine;
- an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising electronic circuitry and associated software, wherein the electronic circuitry comprises a data processor for processing sensor data captured by the sensor to determine a measured level of a pollutant present in the emissions emitted by the vehicle;
- wherein the vehicular sensing system, responsive to processing at the ECU of sensor data captured by the sensor, determines that the measured level of the pollutant present in the emissions is greater than a threshold level;
- wherein the threshold level is based at least in part on a maximum allowed level of the pollutant for the vehicle;
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- wherein the vehicular sensing system, based on the measured level of the pollutant present in the emissions being less than the threshold level, determines that the vehicle is compliant with the maximum allowed level of the pollutant.
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