AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A REFUSE FRONT END LOADER

AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A REFUSE FRONT END LOADER

An automatic control system for a refuse vehicle includes a mode select switch disposed within the vehicle that generates a mode select signal based on input from an operator of the vehicle, a control mechanism disposed within the vehicle that operates in response to the mode select signal, and a pl...

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Hauptverfasser: Cooper, Andrew Blaine, Whitfield, JR., Ralph Waldo, Ham, Brian Huston, Curotto, John M, Parker, Brian T
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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CONVEYING
GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:An automatic control system for a refuse vehicle includes a mode select switch disposed within the vehicle that generates a mode select signal based on input from an operator of the vehicle, a control mechanism disposed within the vehicle that operates in response to the mode select signal, and a plurality of sensors adapted to sense a plurality of characteristics of the vehicle and adapted to communicate the plurality of sensed characteristics. The system further includes a control module that receives control instructions from the control mechanism and selectively controls at least one component of a plurality of components of the vehicle based on the mode select signal, at least one of the plurality of sensed characteristics, and the control instructions.