Mobile Pollution Sensing and Vehicle Dispatch for Targeted Air Cleanup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing environmental improvement systems focus on reducing air pollutant emissions from vehicles but do not effectively address the removal of already-generated pollutants, and uniform pollution detection across areas is challenging due to the lack of mobile pollution monitoring.
Innovation Solution
An environment improvement system comprising sensors on movable bodies (vehicles) that detect pollution levels and communicate with a server to dispatch vehicles equipped with environment improvement devices to areas with high pollution, allowing for targeted and timely removal of pollutants, ensuring comprehensive area coverage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If sensors are fixed in one location, then the system structure is simple, but the pollution detection coverage is limited and cannot detect non-uniform pollution distribution across the area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by transitioning from fixed sensors to mobile sensors mounted on vehicles. The sensors move with the vehicles to different locations, enabling dynamic pollution detection across the entire service area. This allows the system to cover non-uniform pollution distribution effectively while utilizing existing mobile platforms rather than deploying a complex network of fixed sensors throughout the area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies the universality principle by using vehicles that serve dual purposes: their original transportation function and the added environment improvement function. The mobile sensors mounted on these vehicles leverage the vehicles' existing mobility and coverage capabilities, avoiding the need to build a separate complex detection infrastructure. This multi-functional approach expands detection coverage without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If environment improvement devices are deployed to remove pollutants, then the pollution removal capability is improved, but the system complexity and coordination requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the feedback principle by establishing a closed-loop system where mobile sensors continuously detect pollution levels, transmit data to a server, receive dispatch instructions, and execute pollutant removal. The server coordinates vehicles based on real-time pollution data, creating a responsive feedback mechanism that optimizes pollutant removal efficiency while managing system complexity through centralized intelligence rather than complex inter-vehicle coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies the intermediary principle by introducing a server as a central mediator that coordinates between mobile sensors and environment improvement devices. The server processes pollution data, determines optimal vehicle dispatch, and manages the overall system operation. This intermediary simplifies the coordination complexity by centralizing decision-making rather than requiring direct complex interactions between multiple mobile devices.
3Productivity
If vehicles are dispatched based on pollution levels, then the pollution removal efficiency is improved, but the response time and coordination overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the preliminary action principle by having environment improvement devices positioned in vehicles that are already in operation or parked in the service area. Rather than deploying devices from a central location when pollution is detected, the system utilizes vehicles that are already distributed throughout the area, reducing dispatch time. The preliminary positioning of resources in mobile platforms enables faster response to pollution events.
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AI summary
An environment improvement system includes: a sensor configured to detect a state of pollution by an environmental pollutant; a plurality of vehicles; and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of vehicles. The plurality of vehicles include vehicles including environment improvement devices configured to remove the environmental pollutant. When a pollution level by the environmental pollutant exceeds a threshold value in an area where the sensor is located, the server is configured to select at least a part of the vehicles including the environment improvement devices and cause the selected vehicles to move to the area, and to output a command to execute an environment improvement operation using the environment improvement devices.