SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
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Abstract
A system for monitoring atmospheric pollution, includes a mobile appliance fitted on a vehicle and a remote processing unit, the mobile appliance including a location unit for detecting geographic coordinates of the vehicle, an atmospheric sensor for detecting an atmospheric pollution value, a transmission unit for transmitting the geographic coordinates and the atmospheric pollution value, the remote processing unit including a receiving unit for receiving the geographic coordinates and the atmospheric pollution value, a processing unit for processing the geographic coordinates and the atmospheric pollution value for monitoring the atmospheric pollution inside a geographic area. The system further includes: a verification sensor; comparison elements between the atmospheric pollution value and a reference pollution value detected by the verification sensor, substantially in correspondence to the same geographic coordinates; signalling elements operatively associated with the comparison elements for signalling the need for a calibration of the atmospheric sensor of the mobile appliance.
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43 Claims
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22. System (1) for monitoring atmospheric pollution, comprising at least a mobile appliance (2) fitted on a vehicle (V) and at least a remote processing unit (3), wherein said mobile appliance (2) comprises:
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at least a location unit (6) suitable for detecting geographic coordinates (G) of said vehicle (V); at least an atmospheric sensor (7) suitable for detecting at least an atmospheric pollution value (I); at least a transmission unit (8) suitable for transmitting said geographic coordinates (G) and said atmospheric pollution value (I); and wherein said remote processing unit (3) comprises; at least a receiving unit (10) suitable for receiving said geographic coordinates (G) and said atmospheric pollution value (I); at least a processing unit (11) suitable for processing said geographic coordinates (G) and said atmospheric pollution value (I) for monitoring the atmospheric pollution inside at least one geographic area; wherein said system (1) comprises; at least a verification sensor (7, 13); comparison means (16) between said atmospheric pollution value (I) and at least a reference pollution value (Ir) detected by said verification sensor (7, 13), substantially in correspondence to the same geographic coordinates (G); signalling means (17) operatively associated with said comparison means (16) and suitable for signalling the need for a calibration of said atmospheric sensor (7) of the mobile appliance (2), if said atmospheric pollution value (I) substantially differs from said reference pollution value (Ir). - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. Method for monitoring the atmospheric pollution, comprising the following steps:
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fitting at least one atmospheric sensor (7) onto at least a vehicle (V); detecting the geographic coordinates (G) of said vehicle (V); detecting the atmospheric pollution value (I) by means of said atmospheric sensor (7); processing said geographic coordinates (G) and said atmospheric pollution value (I) for monitoring the atmospheric pollution inside at least one geographic area; wherein said method comprises the following steps; comparing the detected atmospheric pollution value (I) with at least a reference pollution value (Ir) detected by at least a verification sensor (7, 13), substantially in correspondence to the same geographic coordinates (G); if said pollution value substantially differs from said reference pollution value (Ir), then signalling the need for a calibration of said atmospheric sensor (7). - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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