Vehicle, fleet, and method, for treating environment air
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Solution Overview
Problem
Urban areas face excessive particulate matter and gas emissions due to industrial waste and traffic, with existing air filtration systems in vehicles having limited capacity and inefficiency in air treatment, especially in high-pollution areas where driving bans exacerbate the issue.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle equipped with an air treatment system and communication interface that can wirelessly communicate with other vehicles to assess and increase treatment capacity, using two communication channels with different latency and reliability characteristics to manage air filtration demands and capacities dynamically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a vehicle is equipped with an air treatment system to reduce emissions, then air quality is improved, but the treatment capacity is limited and cannot meet demand in high-pollution areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple vehicles into a coordinated air treatment system where vehicles with available treatment capacity assist vehicles in high-pollution areas. The air treatment systems of multiple vehicles are merged to collectively address emission problems that individual vehicles cannot solve alone, thereby increasing overall treatment capacity while improving air quality.
2Productivity
If communication channels are used to coordinate air treatment between vehicles, then treatment capacity is optimized, but communication latency reduces response speed
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts communication strategies based on operational needs. It uses two communication channels with different latency characteristics, selecting the appropriate channel based on the urgency of the air treatment request. This dynamic approach allows the system to optimize treatment capacity while managing communication delays effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a coordination mechanism that acts as an intermediary between vehicles with air treatment demand and vehicles with available treatment capacity. This mediator manages communication and resource allocation, optimizing the use of available treatment capacity while handling communication latency through intelligent routing and prioritization.
3Reliability
If dual communication channels are implemented to manage air treatment data, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The communication system is segmented into two distinct channels with different latency and reliability characteristics. This segmentation allows the system to use the more reliable channel for critical air treatment coordination data while using the other channel for less time-sensitive information, thereby improving overall reliability without requiring all communications to use the complex high-reliability channel.
Solution Approach 2:
Different communication channels are assigned different quality levels based on the specific data being transmitted. Critical air treatment coordination messages use the higher reliability channel, while less critical data uses the other channel. This local quality approach improves reliability for essential communications while minimizing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A method of treating environmental air by a supply vehicle configured to communicate with external interfaces via a first communication channel and a second communication channel, the method including:- receiving, on a supply vehicle and via the second communication channel, a request for treatment;- determining, by a control circuit of the supply vehicle, that an air treatment system has an additional treatment capacity available;- sending, from the supply vehicle and via the second communication channel, an acknowledgement, wherein the first communication channel has a lower latency than the second communication channel; and-by the control circuit of the supply vehicle, controlling the air treatment system of the supply vehicle to increase treatment capacity. Air treatment system and vehicle configured to carry out the method.