Connected mixer with automous discharge
AssigneeOshkosh Corporation
InventorsJacob Holst, Bryan Datema, Robert Varao, Clint Glunz, Eric Wall, Brian Scott
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a prime mover, a mixer drum assembly configured to selectively discharge a contents thereof, and a control system having a sensor. The control system is configured to detect, via the sensor, a state of a receiving device that is configured to receive the contents discharged from the mixer drum assembly, determine a desired state of the receiving device, adjust a vehicle state to reduce a difference between the state of the receiving device and the desired state of the receiving device, and cause a presentation of an indication of the adjustment of the vehicle state.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a prime mover;
- a mixer drum assembly configured to selectively discharge a contents thereof;
- and
- a control system, comprising a sensor, configured to:
- detect, via the sensor, a state of a receiving device configured to receive the contents discharged from the mixer drum assembly;
- determine a desired state of the receiving device;
- adjust a vehicle state to reduce a difference between the state of the receiving device and the desired state of the receiving device;
- and
- cause a presentation of an indication of the adjustment of the vehicle state.
A sensing system for a mixing vehicle, comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect a state of a receiving device configured to receive contents discharged from a mixer drum assembly;
- a controller configured to:
- determine a desired state of the receiving device;
- adjust a vehicle state to reduce a difference between the state of the receiving device and the desired state of the receiving device;
- and
- cause a presentation of an indication of the adjustment or the state of the receiving device.
A method for operating a vehicle, the method comprising:
- discharging contents of a vehicle to a receiving device separate from the vehicle;
- detecting, by a controller associated with the vehicle, a state of the receiving device;
- determining, by the controller, a desired state of the receiving device;
- generating, by the controller, control signals to reduce a difference between the detected state and the desired state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.