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Title:
EXHAUST OPACITY MEASURING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003023349
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A remote emissions sensing system and method for sensing exhaust emissions from motor vehicles is provided where the system determines the opacity of an exhaust plume. The system comprises a radiation source that emits radiation which is passed through the exhaust plume of a motor vehicle to one or more detectors arranged to receive the radiation. Multiple wavelength opacity measuring embodiments and monochromatic wavelength opacity measuring embodiments are disclosed.

Inventors:
STEDMAN DONALD H
BISHOP GARY A
FULL GARY
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/028664
Publication Date:
April 24, 2003
Filing Date:
September 11, 2002
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Assignee:
ENVIRONMENTAL SYST PROD (US)
International Classes:
G01N21/27; G01M15/10; G01N21/31; G01N21/33; G01N21/35; G01N21/3504; G01N21/39; (IPC1-7): G01N31/00; G06F19/00
Foreign References:
US6025920A2000-02-15
US5831267A1998-11-03
US4801209A1989-01-31
US5884226A1999-03-16
Other References:
See also references of EP 1425576A4
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