Auto calibration for bin position sensor

A method for calibrating a range of angular positions of a dump bin of a dump vehicle, the dump bin configured to move through the range of angular positions between a first end position and a second end position, the method comprising:

• monitoring the angular positions of the dump bin while the dump bin moves between the first end position to the second end position;
• detecting when the angular position remains constant at one of the first end position and the second end position;
• identifying a first value of the detected one of the first end position and the second end position;
• establishing a first endpoint of the range of angular positions as a function of the identified first value;
• and
• calibrating the range of angular positions with the established first endpoint.

A control system for a vehicle having a frame and a dump bin configured to angularly move in a range of angular positions with respect to the frame, the range of angular positions including a bin down position at one end of the range and a bin up position at the other end of the range, the control system comprising:

• a bin angle adjustment device configured to provide a bin angle output to move the dump bin in the range of angular positions with respect to the frame;
• a display configured to display values corresponding to the range of angular positions;
• an angle sensor configured to provide a plurality of sensed angle values indicative of the angular positions of the dump bin with respect to the frame;
• control circuitry operatively connected to:
• i) the bin angle adjustment device, ii) the display, and iii) the angle sensor, wherein the control circuitry is configured to move the dump bin between the bin down position to the bin up position in response to the provided bin angle output;
• and
• storage operatively connected to the control circuitry and configured to store a software component, wherein the software component is configured to determine when the sensed angle value remains constant at the same time as the bin angle adjustment device is providing the bin angle output.