Turret positioning system and method for a fire fighting vehicle
AssigneeOshkosh Truck Corporation
InventorsRyan F. Rowe, Duane R. Pillar, Neil Bjornstad, William M. Woolman, Bradley C. Squires
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Abstract
A fire fighting vehicle includes a turret and a turret controller. The turret includes a base which is coupled to the vehicle, and the turret is configured to rotate relative to the vehicle at the base. The turret controller is configured to use feedback control to control the movement of the turret from a first position where the turret is positioned at a first angle of rotation at the base to a second position where the turret is positioned at a second angle of rotation at the base, where the first and second angles are different.
Claims31
A fire fighting vehicle comprising:
- a turret including a base which is coupled to the vehicle, the turret being configured to rotate relative to the vehicle at the base;
- and
- a turret controller configured to use feedback control to control the movement of the turret from a first position where the turret is positioned at a first angle of rotation at the base to a second position where the turret is positioned at a second angle of rotation at the base, the first and second angles being different.
A method for controlling a turret mounted to a fire fighting vehicle comprising:
- providing a turret including a base which is coupled to a vehicle, the turret being configured to rotate relative to the vehicle at the base;
- and
- controlling movement of the turret from a first position where the turret is positioned at a first angle or rotation at the base to a second position where the turret is positioned at a second angle of rotation at the base, the first and second angles being different;
- wherein the controlling movement step is performed by a turret motion controller using feedback control.
A turret for a vehicle comprising:
- a first gear coupled to the vehicle, the first gear being stationary relative to the vehicle;
- an apparatus coupled to the vehicle and configured to rotate relative to the vehicle, the apparatus including a second gear which is rotatably coupled to the first gear and is configured to rotate as the apparatus rotates relative to the vehicle;
- and
- a position sensor coupled to the second gear, the position sensor being configured to measure the position of the apparatus.
A fire fighting vehicle comprising:
- a first gear fixedly mounted to the vehicle;
- an apparatus coupled to the vehicle and configured to rotate relative to the vehicle, the apparatus including a second gear which is rotatably coupled to the first gear and is configured to rotate as the apparatus rotates relative to the base;
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- a position sensor coupled to the second gear, the position sensor being configured to measure the position of the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.