System and method for air-pollutant source-localization using parked motor vehicles
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1. A system for determining the source of an air pollutant comprising:
- a network for receiving pollution data on at least one air pollutant from a plurality of stationary motor vehicles at different air quality measuring locations, wherein said pollution data is provided by a plurality of sensors integrated into the stationary motor vehicles, wherein said plurality of sensors include at least one pollution sensor that is integrated with a GPS system of the motor vehicle;
a motion control module that controls said plurality of sensors to stop taking readings when said stationary motor vehicles are moving;
anda pollutant source localization device including at least one hardware processor that is configured to produce an air pollution model using a partial differential equation (PDE) describing at least one of diffusion and advection of gasses, wherein integrating the pollution data into the air pollution model provides an origin of a pollutant source for the at least one air pollutant, wherein the PDE comprises;
∂
C/∂
t+u∂
C/∂
x+v∂
C/∂
y+w∂
C/∂
z=K_x(∂
^2C)/∂
x^2+K_y(∂
^2C)/∂
y^2+K_Z(∂
^2C)/∂
x^2wherein C is a scalar concentration field, x, y, z are space dimensions, t is a time dimension, u, v and w are wind speed velocities in x-, y- and z-directions respectively, and Kx, Ky, Kz are diffusion coefficients.
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Abstract
A method for localizing the source of air pollution that includes receiving pollution data from a network in communication with at least one air pollution sensor that is connected to at least one motor vehicle in a stationary position. Each stationary motor vehicle of the network is positioned at a different air pollution measurement location. The method may further include determining from the pollution data an origin of an air pollutant using an air pollution model provided by a pollutant source localization device including at least one hardware processor.
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1. A system for determining the source of an air pollutant comprising:
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a network for receiving pollution data on at least one air pollutant from a plurality of stationary motor vehicles at different air quality measuring locations, wherein said pollution data is provided by a plurality of sensors integrated into the stationary motor vehicles, wherein said plurality of sensors include at least one pollution sensor that is integrated with a GPS system of the motor vehicle; a motion control module that controls said plurality of sensors to stop taking readings when said stationary motor vehicles are moving; and a pollutant source localization device including at least one hardware processor that is configured to produce an air pollution model using a partial differential equation (PDE) describing at least one of diffusion and advection of gasses, wherein integrating the pollution data into the air pollution model provides an origin of a pollutant source for the at least one air pollutant, wherein the PDE comprises;
∂
C/∂
t+u∂
C/∂
x+v∂
C/∂
y+w∂
C/∂
z=K_x(∂
^2C)/∂
x^2+K_y(∂
^2C)/∂
y^2+K_Z(∂
^2C)/∂
x^2wherein C is a scalar concentration field, x, y, z are space dimensions, t is a time dimension, u, v and w are wind speed velocities in x-, y- and z-directions respectively, and Kx, Ky, Kz are diffusion coefficients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a computer readable program for determining a source of air pollution, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform the steps of:
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receiving pollution data from a network in communication with at least one air pollution sensor that is connected to at least one motor vehicle in a stationary position, each stationary motor vehicle in the network is positioned at a different air pollution measurement location wherein a motion control module controls said at least one pollution sensor from taking readings when said motor vehicle is moving; and determining from the pollution data a location of a pollutant source from the pollution data using an air pollution model provided by a pollutant source localization device including at least one hardware processor, wherein the pollutant source localization device uses a partial differential equation (PDE) describing at least one of diffusion and advection of gasses, wherein integrating the pollution data into the air pollution model provides an origin of said pollutant source for at least one air pollutant, wherein the PDE comprises;
∂
C/∂
t+u∂
C/∂
x+v∂
C/∂
y+w∂
C/∂
z=K_x(∂
^2C)/∂
x^2+K_y(∂
^2C)/∂
y^2+K_Z(∂
^2C)/∂
z^2wherein C is a scalar concentration field, x, y, z are space dimensions, t is a time dimension, u, v and w are wind speed velocities in x-, y- and z-directions respectively, and Kx, Ky, Kz are diffusion coefficients. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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