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Motor vehicle having dust sensor for reducing dust resuspension

US10352854B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Marcel Mathissen · Übach-Palenberg, DE
Volker Scheer · Roetgen, DE
Rainer Vogt · Bad Reichenhall, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 8, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N15/075
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle comprising a dust sensor. The dust sensor is a scattered light photometer according to the disclosure. The scattered light photometer measures the dust load of the air in a region of the motor vehicle in which resuspended or emitted dust has a tendency to occur during travel. In addition, the motor vehicle contains a device for dust reduction, which receives measured data from the scattered light photometer, and decides, on the basis of the measured data, whether measures are to be taken against dust resuspension or dust emission. The device takes corresponding measures if the dust load exceeds a threshold value.

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