US Patent Application 18318253. EXHAUST CATALYST MANAGEMENT APPARATUS TO BE APPLIED TO VEHICLE simplified abstract
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EXHAUST CATALYST MANAGEMENT APPARATUS TO BE APPLIED TO VEHICLE
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EXHAUST CATALYST MANAGEMENT APPARATUS TO BE APPLIED TO VEHICLE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18318253 titled 'EXHAUST CATALYST MANAGEMENT APPARATUS TO BE APPLIED TO VEHICLE
Simplified Explanation
This patent application describes an apparatus for managing the exhaust catalyst in a vehicle. It includes a differential pressure sensor that detects the accumulation of exhaust-containing substances in a catalyst device. The apparatus also includes one or more processors that are connected to the differential pressure sensor and a vehicle outside sensor.
- The apparatus detects the accumulation state of exhaust-containing substances in the catalyst device using a differential pressure sensor.
- It also uses a vehicle outside sensor to determine the suitability of the travel environment for carrying out an output control for removal.
- The one or more processors analyze the data from the sensors to determine if the travel environment is suitable for output control for removal.
- If the travel environment is deemed suitable, the processors carry out the output control for removal while the vehicle is traveling.
- The output control for removal is based on the determination of the accumulation state of the exhaust-containing substances in the catalyst device.
Original Abstract Submitted
An exhaust catalyst management apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes a differential pressure sensor and one or more processors. The differential pressure sensor detects an accumulation state of an exhaust-containing substance in a catalyst device. The one or more processors are coupled to the differential pressure sensor and a vehicle outside sensor. The one or more processors determine whether or not travel environment is suited to carrying out an output control for removal, based on a result of the detection of surroundings of the vehicle by a vehicle outside sensor. Upon determining that the travel environment is suited to carrying out the output control for removal, the one or more processors carry out the output control for removal, while the vehicle is traveling, in accordance with a result of the determination of the accumulation state of the exhaust-containing substance in the catalyst device.
