DETECTING OPERATING MODE OF HYBRID VEHICLES

摘要

A method for detecting the operating mode of a hybrid vehicle using roadside cameras, said method including the analysis of thermal images of parts of the vehicle and/or exhaust fumes, in combination with associated images of the number plates obtained using visual camera(s) operating in synchronism with said thermal camera and used for vehicle make inference and driver identification. The inferred make of the car is used for aforementioned analysis of thermal images. In a variant, the method is used to verify an operating mode reported by, or obtained from information reported by, the vehicle itself. The method can be used in a pollution management system for calculating financial charges to vehicle drivers in a low-emission zone of a Smart City for example.

主权项

1. A method of managing vehicle emissions, comprising:
receiving at least one measurement relating to a vehicle, including a thermal measurement indicative of emissions from the vehicle; detecting an identity of the vehicle and from the identity, determining one or more operating modes available to the vehicle; and inferring, from the thermal measurement, an operating mode in use by the vehicle.