System and method for controlling emission of acoustic energy for detecting leaks in vehicles

A system for detecting leaks in vehicles, comprising:

• at least one transducer disposed in a vehicle and configured to emit acoustic energy;
• at least one sensor disposed outside of a vehicle and configured to sense the acoustic energy emitted by the at least one transducer;
• an input device configured to receive a vehicle identifier identifying the vehicle;
• and
• logic configured to control, based on the vehicle identifier, an amount of the acoustic energy emitted by the at least one transducer during a test of the vehicle, the logic further configured to detect at least one leak in the vehicle based on sample values indicative of the acoustic energy sensed by the at least one sensor and to provide an indication of the detected leak.

A method for detecting leaks in vehicles, comprising the steps of:

• storing a plurality of transmit profiles;
• emitting acoustic energy within a vehicle;
• sensing the acoustic energy via at least one sensor outside of the vehicle;
• receiving a vehicle identifier identifying the vehicle;
• selecting one of the transmit profiles based on the vehicle identifier;
• causing the acoustic energy to be emitted in the emitting step based on the selected transmit profile;
• detecting at least one leak in the vehicle based on the sensing step;
• and
• providing an indication of the detected leak.

A method for detecting leaks in vehicles, comprising the steps of:

• emitting acoustic energy within a vehicle;
• sensing the acoustic energy via at least one sensor outside of the vehicle;
• receiving a vehicle identifier identifying the vehicle;
• controlling an amount of the acoustic energy emitted in the emitting step based on the vehicle identifier;
• detecting at least one leak in the vehicle based on the sensing step;
• and
• providing an indication of the detected leak.