MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTOR
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1. A system that determines air temperatures and humidity from a mobile platform comprising:
- a first mobile sensor that measures a dew point and an ambient air temperature;
a second mobile sensor that measures a roadway surface temperature; and
a mobile processor that processes sensor data from the first sensor and the second sensor to determine the likelihood of condensation forming on the roadway surface;
where the processor is programmed to determine the likelihood of the condensation forming frost, ice, or black ice on the roadway surface.
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Abstract
A system determines dew point and temperatures through a mobile platform. The system identifies a likelihood of condensation forming on a roadway surface. A controller may process the data to determine the likelihood of frost, ice, and/or black ice conditions. Some systems provide aural, visual, and/or tactile signals or feedback to identify a condition or a change in conditions. The change, condition, and/or data may be associated with position data.
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22 Claims
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1. A system that determines air temperatures and humidity from a mobile platform comprising:
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a first mobile sensor that measures a dew point and an ambient air temperature; a second mobile sensor that measures a roadway surface temperature; and a mobile processor that processes sensor data from the first sensor and the second sensor to determine the likelihood of condensation forming on the roadway surface; where the processor is programmed to determine the likelihood of the condensation forming frost, ice, or black ice on the roadway surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
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11. A system that compares surface temperature and dew point in a mobile environment comprising:
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a first mobile sensor that measures a dew point and an ambient air temperature; a cover assembly that forms an uninterrupted curved airway that originates at an air inlet and terminates at an air outlet that feeds an enclosed air pocket that partially surrounds the first mobile sensor; a second mobile sensor that measures roadway surface temperature; and an in-vehicle processor that processes sensor data from the first sensor and the second sensors and predicts the likelihood of condensation forming on the roadway surface at a plurality locations while the first mobile sensor, the cover assembly, the second mobile sensor and the in-vehicle processor are in motion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system that compares air temperature and dew point data in a mobile environment comprising:
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a first mobile sensor that measures a dew point and an ambient air temperature; a cover assembly that forms an uninterrupted airway that originates at an air inlet and terminates at an air outlet and feeds an air filter and an enclosed air pocket formed by the cover assembly, where the cover assembly and the air filter partially surrounds the first mobile sensor; a second mobile sensor that measures roadway surface temperature; an in-vehicle processor that processes sensor data from the first mobile sensor and the second mobile sensor and predicts the likelihood of condensation forming on the roadway surface; and a local in-vehicle bus that facilities a data transfer between the in-vehicle processor and the first mobile sensor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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