Vehicle having a movable cab and actuator
AssigneeTransportation IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsAndrew Marcus Noyes, Eric John Slocombe
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a body having a front side, rear side, left side, and right side, and a cab that is movably coupled with the body. The cab includes a front end, a rear end, a left end, and a right end. The vehicle includes an actuator that is operably coupled with the cab and may move the cab between a first position and a second position. Moving the cab from the first position toward the second position moves the cab away from the right side of the body, and moving the cab from the second position toward the first position moves the cab toward the right side of the body.
Claims18
A vehicle, comprising:
- a body having a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side;
- a cab configured to be movably coupled with the body, the cab having a front end, a rear end, a left end, and a right end;
- an actuator configured to be operably coupled with the cab,
- wherein the actuator is configured to move the cab between a first position and a second position, wherein moving the cab from the first position toward the second position moves the cab away from the right side of the body, and moving the cab from the second position toward the first position moves the cab toward the right side of the body;
- one or more sensors;
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- one or more processors configured to control operation of the actuator to move the cab from the second position to the first position responsive to the one or more sensors detecting an obstacle along a route of the vehicle.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame defining a frame perimeter;
- a cab defining a cab perimeter;
- an actuator configured to be operably coupled with the cab,
- wherein the actuator is configured to move the cab between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the cab perimeter is configured to be contained within the frame perimeter while the cab is in the retracted position, and wherein a portion of the cab perimeter is configured to be disposed outside of the frame perimeter while the cab is in the extended position;
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- one or more processors configured to control operation of the actuator to move the cab between the retracted position and the extended position based at least in part on one or more of characteristics of an upcoming portion of a route traveled by the vehicle, wherein the one or more characteristics of the route include one or more of a curvature of the upcoming portion of the route, an incline level of the upcoming portion of the route, or a type of pathway of the upcoming portion of the route.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- a cab configured to be movably positioned on the frame;
- an actuator configured to be operably coupled with the cab,
- wherein the actuator is configured to move the cab between a retracted position in which the cab is positioned within the frame and an extended position in which at least a portion of the cab extends beyond the frame;
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- one or more processors configured to control operation of the actuator to control a stability level of one or more of the frame or the cab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.