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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Saraswathi Sailaja Perumalla, Visakhapatnam, IN;
Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
Akash U. Dhoot, Pune, IN;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An embodiment for decontaminating transportation vehicles is provided. The embodiment may include receiving GPS data and real-time and historical data relating to contamination. The embodiment may also include identifying a route and location of the transportation vehicle. The embodiment may further include predicting one or more target areas to decontaminate. The embodiment may also include placing one or more decontamination devices at the target areas. The embodiment may further include identifying one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination. The embodiment may also include in response to determining at least one type of contamination is airborne, activating the one or more decontamination devices to increase air pressure inside the transportation vehicle and releasing the air pressure when a door is opened. The embodiment may further include deploying the one or more decontamination devices to sanitize the one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination.