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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Perry Robinson MacNeille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
Victoria Leigh Schein, Dearborn, MI (US);
Clay Wesley Maranville, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Kerrie Kathleen Gath, Pittsfield, MI (US);
Jeffrey Brian Yeung, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle cabin odor detection and amelioration. An example vehicle includes an array of chemical sensors, a spectrograph, and an environmental control system. The example environmental control system generates a spectrum, with the spectrograph, of chemical components of volatilomes in air inside a cabin and classifies the volatilomes based on the spectrum, measurements from the array of chemical sensors, and occupant preferences. Additionally, the environmental control system, when the volatilomes are indicative of an offensive scent, applies a mitigation strategy to affect the composition of the air in the cabin.