Method of estimating an air quality condition by a motor vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorSue Bai
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Abstract
A method and system for estimating an air quality condition based on vehicle data received from surrounding vehicles is disclosed. The method includes a step of determining a dynamic traffic pattern from the received vehicle data to determine a level of congestion. The method also includes a step of estimating the air quality condition based on the dynamic traffic pattern. The method and system further includes adjusting one or more settings of a cabin air control system based on the estimated air quality condition.
Claims20
A method of estimating an air quality condition based on received vehicle data via a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving vehicle data from a plurality of vehicles within a communication range of a communication system associated with the DSRC network, the vehicle data including at least two or more of speed, location, heading, acceleration, and brake status for each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles;
- determining a number of vehicles for which vehicle data is received from the plurality of vehicles within the communication range;
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- estimating an air quality condition based on the received vehicle data from the plurality of vehicles within the communication range and the number of vehicles.
A method of controlling a cabin air control system in a vehicle based on received vehicle data via a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving, by a processor in the vehicle, vehicle data from a plurality of vehicles within a communication range of a communication system associated with the DSRC network, the vehicle data including at least two of speed, location, heading, acceleration, and brake status for each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, and number of vehicles;
- determining a number of vehicles for which vehicle data is received from the plurality of vehicles within the communication range;
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- operating the cabin air control system to adjust at least one setting based on an air quality condition estimated based on the received vehicle data from the plurality of vehicles within the communication range and the determined number of vehicles.
A system for estimating an air quality condition based on received vehicle data via a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) network, the system comprising:
- a dedicated short range communications (DSRC) receiver configured to receive vehicle data from a plurality of vehicles within a communication range of a communication system associated with the DSRC network, the vehicle data including at least two of speed, location, heading, acceleration, and brake status for each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles;
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- a processor configured to receive the vehicle data from the receiver, to determine a number of vehicles for which vehicle data is received from the plurality of vehicles within the communication range, and to estimate an air quality condition based on the received vehicle data from the plurality of vehicles within the communication range and the determined number of vehicles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.