Fire apparatus level indication system
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsEric R. Linsmeier, David W. Archer
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Abstract
A level indication system for a vehicle includes a control system. The control system is configured to acquire stability data regarding a stability characteristic of the vehicle at a current location, determine whether the stability characteristic is within an operational range, provide a first indication that the vehicle is reconfigurable at the current location into an operable state in response to determining that the stability characteristic is within the operational range, and provide a second indication that the vehicle is not reconfigurable at the current location into the operable state in response to determining that the stability characteristic is within a nonoperational range.
Claims20
A level indication system for a vehicle, the level indication system comprising:
- a control system configured to:
- determine whether a stability characteristic of the vehicle at a current location is within an operational range or a nonoperational range, the stability characteristic including at least one of a slope, a grade, or a jackknife angle of the vehicle;
- provide (i) a first indication that the vehicle is reconfigurable at the current location into a state whereby the vehicle is operable at the current location in response to determining that the stability characteristic is within the operational range or (ii) a second indication that the vehicle is not operable at the current location in response to determining that the stability characteristic is within the nonoperational range;
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- facilitate engaging a stabilization system of the vehicle in response to the stability characteristic being within the operational range and thereby reconfiguring the vehicle into a state whereby the vehicle is operable at the current location.
A level indication system for a vehicle, the level indication system comprising:
- a control system configured to:
- acquire stability data regarding at least one of a slope, a grade, or a jackknife angle of the vehicle at a current location;
- determine whether the at least one of the slope, the grade, or the jackknife angle is within an operational slope range, an operational grade range, or an operational jackknife angle range, respectively;
- provide a first indication that the vehicle is reconfigurable at the current location into an operable state in response to determining that the at least one of the slope, the grade, or the jackknife angle is within the operational slope range, the operational grade range, or the operational jackknife angle range, respectively;
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- provide a second indication that the vehicle is not reconfigurable at the current location into the operable state in response to determining that the at least one of the slope, the grade, or the jackknife angle is within a nonoperational slope range, a nonoperational grade range, or a nonoperational jackknife angle range, respectively.
A leveling system for a vehicle, the leveling system comprising:
- a control system configured to:
- acquire stability data regarding a stability characteristic of the vehicle at a current location;
- determine whether the stability characteristic is within an operational range;
- provide a first indication that the vehicle is reconfigurable at the current location into an operable state in response to determining that the stability characteristic is within the operational range;
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- provide a second indication that the vehicle is not reconfigurable at the current location into the operable state in response to determining that the stability characteristic is within a nonoperational range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.