Joystick control system for refuse vehicles

A refuse vehicle comprising:

• a plurality of controllable elements;
• and
• a joystick control system comprising a plurality of joystick input devices and a controller configured to:
• receive a user input from one or more of the plurality of joystick input devices;
• identify which of the joystick input devices provide the user input;
• generate control signals, in response to receiving the user input, for one or more of the plurality of controllable elements based on which of the joystick input devices provide the user input and the user input;
• and
• provide the control signals to the controllable elements of the refuse vehicle to operate the controllable elements according to the user input.

A method for operating a plurality of controllable elements of a refuse vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of user inputs from a plurality of joystick input devices;
• and
• for each of the plurality of user inputs:
• identifying, by a single controller, which of the plurality of joystick input devices provides the user input;
• identifying, by the single controller, a corresponding controllable element based on which of the plurality of joystick input devices provide the user input;
• generating, by the single controller, a control signal for the corresponding controllable element based on (a) which of the plurality of joystick input devices provide the user input, and (b) the user input;
• and
• operating the corresponding controllable element using the control signal.