Exhaust gas component measuring apparatus
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshiharu Abe, Keiichi Ohsawa
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Abstract
The exhaust gas component measuring apparatus measures the components of the exhaust gas of a vehicle V while driving the vehicle V in a given driving mode. The apparatus includes driving mode setting means 14 for setting the driving mode of the vehicle V, environment setting means 7, 8 for automatically setting the environment of the vehicle V in accordance with the driving mode set by the driving mode setting means 14, a driving device 3 for automatically driving the vehicle V in such a manner that the vehicle V can be driven in the driving mode set, and measuring devices 11, 13, and 15 respectively for automatically measuring the components of the exhaust gas of the vehicle V as the vehicle V is automatically driven.
Claims16
An exhaust gas component measuring apparatus for measuring components of exhaust gas of a vehicle while driving the vehicle in a given driving mode, said exhaust gas component measuring apparatus comprising:
- driving mode setting means for setting the driving mode of said vehicle;
- environment setting means for automatically setting an environment of said vehicle in accordance with said driving mode set by said driving mode setting means;
- a driving device automatically driving said vehicle in said set driving mode;
- and,
- a measuring device automatically measuring the components of the exhaust gas of said vehicle in association with the automatic driving of said vehicle.
An exhaust gas component measuring apparatus for measuring components of exhaust gas of a vehicle while driving the vehicle in a given driving mode, said exhaust gas component measuring apparatus comprising:
- a housing storing said vehicle;
- a controller provided outside said housing, for setting the driving mode of said vehicle and an environment of said vehicle;
- a driving device provided inside said housing, for driving said vehicle in said set driving mode;
- an environment setting device provided inside said housing, for causing said vehicle to be exposed to said set environment;
- and
- a measuring device automatically measuring the components of the exhaust gas of said vehicle during the driving of said vehicle in said set environment,
- wherein said driving device and said environment setting device are automatically activated based on a control signal from said controller.
A method for measuring components of an exhaust gas of a vehicle while driving the vehicle in a given driving mode, said method comprising the steps of:
- setting the driving mode of said vehicle;
- automatically setting an environment of said vehicle in accordance with said driving mode;
- automatically driving said vehicle in said set driving mode;
- and
- automatically measuring the components of the exhaust gas of said vehicle in association with the automatic driving of said vehicle.
A method for measuring components of an exhaust gas of a vehicle while driving the vehicle in a given driving mode, said method comprising the steps of:
- storing said vehicle in a housing;
- setting the driving mode of said vehicle and an environment of said vehicle by the use of a controller provided outside said housing;
- driving said vehicle in said set driving mode by the use of a driving device provided inside said housing;
- exposing said vehicle to said environment by the use of an environment setting device provided inside said housing;
- and
- automatically measuring the components of the exhaust gas of said vehicle during the driving of said vehicle in said environment,
- wherein said driving step and said exposing step are automatically activated based on a control signal from said controller to said driving device and said environment setting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.