SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND ANALYZING AN AIR CONTAMINANT PLUME

摘要

A method and system for tracking and analyzing an air contaminant plume are provided herein. The system includes: an optical gas imaging (OGI) camera configured to track the air contaminant plume and determine boundaries thereof; a mobile platform having an investigation module including at least one of: a sensor; and a sampling device, the investigation module being operable to interrogate the air contaminant plume and configured to receive control commands guiding it into a location proximate to or within the determined boundaries of the air contaminant plume and to operate the investigation module of the mobile platform, wherein the investigation module, upon the mobile platform arriving at the location, is operable to at least one of: capture a sample of the air contaminant plume using the at sampling device and record real-time sensor data of the air contaminant plume using the sensor.