US 11,859,991 B2
Method, apparatus, and system for identifying one or more sources of air pollutants based on emission data from vehicles and air quality data from ambient air measurement apparatuses
Faisal S. Aljar, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/687,818.
Prior Publication US 2023/0280173 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B60W 50/12 (2012.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/16 (2016.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01); G16Y 20/10 (2020.01); G16Y 40/10 (2020.01); G01N 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/3469 (2013.01) [B60W 20/16 (2016.01); B60W 50/12 (2013.01); G01N 33/0004 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02); G01N 2001/021 (2013.01); G06F 17/10 (2013.01); G16Y 20/10 (2020.01); G16Y 40/10 (2020.01); Y02A 50/20 (2018.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus adapted to identify one or more sources of an airborne pollutant in a geographical area and to mitigate release of the airborne pollutant, comprising:
a processor;
a communication interface to one or more networks;
a non-transitory computer-readable memory operatively connected to the processor and having stored thereon machine-readable instructions to:
receive, via the communication interface from a plurality of emission data collection assemblies, emission data and vehicle location data associated with a plurality of corresponding vehicles in the geographical area;
receive, via the communication interface from a plurality of ambient air quality collection assemblies at respective locations in the geographical area, ambient air quality data for the respective locations in the geographical area;
apply a vehicle emission plume air dispersion model to process the received emission data, the received vehicle location data, and the received ambient air quality data;
identify one or more principal sources of the airborne pollutant based on the processed emission data, vehicle location data, and ambient air quality data; and
transmit, via the communication interface, an instruction related to one or more vehicles associated with the one or more identified principal sources of the airborne pollutant.