System and method for remote analysis of small engine vehicle emissions
US6560545B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/031
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of detecting gases in the exhaust of a moving vehicle with a small engine, such as a motorcycle or moped. The system employs a gas analyzer with a beam which makes more than two passes through a detection space. Through multiple passes through the detection space, the gas analyzer generates a signal indicative of the concentrations of one or more components of interest in the exhaust plume. The system also includes a processor for obtaining information about one or more vehicle exhaust components from the generated signal.
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