Artificial intelligence vehicle leak detection system and related methodology

A leak detection system configured to provide vehicle-specific leak detection for a vehicle under test, the leak detection system comprising:

• a handholdable tool configured to receive a data packet from the vehicle under test;
• an ultraviolet light source in communication with the tool;
• a camera in communication with the tool and configured to capture an image of an area illuminated by the ultraviolet light source;
• and
• a processor in communication with the camera and configured to receive the data packet, the processor being further configured to:
• analyze the image captured by the camera to detect presence of a leak based on illumination of the area captured in the image by the ultraviolet light source;
• and
• compare the image captured by the camera to a known image of the vehicle under test to determine a most likely component that is a source of the detected leak, the known image of the vehicle under test being derivable from the data packet received from the vehicle under test.

A method of vehicle-specific leak detection for a vehicle under test, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a data packet from the vehicle under test, the data packet being used in identifying characteristics of the vehicle under test;
• receiving an image of an area illuminated by an ultraviolet light source;
• analyzing the received image to detect presence of a leak based on illumination of the area captured in the image by the ultraviolet light source;
• and
• comparing the received image to the identified characteristics of the vehicle under test to determine a most likely component that is a source of the detected leak.