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A Realistic Vehicle Emission Inspection System

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Pages 230-235 | Published online: 16 Mar 2012
 

Abstract

A one minute mass vehicle exhaust emission inspection system is described to aid those seeking to establish an appropriate effort in compliance with the Air Quality Act of 1967. This proposed inspection system is suitable for both emission controlled and pre-emission controlled automobiles. It is oriented to appropriate Auto Service Industry corrective measures since it provides guidelines as to probable cause of unnecessarily high emissions for each rejected vehicle. This capability is essential to avoid abnormal corrective expense due to excessive repairs or continued high emissions due to inadequate repairs. Low skill levels may be used during the inspection process, yet results are repeatable and consistent in a plurality of inspection stations. The net gain in lower emissions through inspection of in-use vehicles is large because the point of rejection is no longer dictated by the inherently high emission vehicles. Not more than two rejection standards are required for emission controlled vehicles, and only one for pre-emission controlled vehicles. This includes all domestic and foreign makes. These standards are flexible in that they may be initially liberal and gradually tightened as circumstances warrant. Such policy changes or future spark ignition engine designs will not significantly obsolete the hardware required to perform this inspection. The fundamental techniques employed permit the use of greatly simplified equipment and instrumentation with resultant lower initial cost and increased reliability than previously envisioned meaningful inspection methods. A study of nearly 1000 automobiles over a one year period evolved and documented this proposed inspection system. Qualified persons may study this work to any depth desired by contacting the authors.

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