Autonomy Systems and Methods for a Vocational Vehicle

A refuse vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a cab supported by the chassis;
• a body supported by the chassis and defining a refuse compartment;
• a lift assembly coupled to the body and including a lift arm actuator that is configured to move the lift assembly between a lowered position and a raised position along a lifting path;
• a radar sensor defining a field of view that at least partially includes the lifting path of the lift assembly;
• and
• a vehicle control system in communication with the lift assembly and the radar sensor, the vehicle control system including a controller having a processor and at least one memory, the controller being configured to:
• determine that the lift arm actuator is moving the lift assembly along the lifting path;
• and
• disable the radar sensor while the lift arm actuator is moving the lift assembly along the lifting path.

A refuse vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a cab supported by the chassis;
• a body supported by the chassis and defining a refuse compartment;
• a lift assembly coupled to a front portion of the body and including a lift arm actuator that is configured to move the lift assembly between a lowered position and a raised position along a lifting path;
• a radar sensor defining a field of view that at least partially includes the lifting path of the lift assembly;
• a position sensor configured to sense a position of the lift assembly;
• and
• a vehicle control system in communication with the lift assembly, the radar sensor, and the position sensor, the vehicle control system including a controller having a processor and at least one memory, the controller being configured to:
• determine, based on the position sensor, that the lift arm actuator is moving the lift assembly along the lifting path;
• and
• disable the radar sensor when the lift assembly is within a predetermined range along the lifting path.