Refuse collection vehicle controls
AssigneeThe Heil Co.
InventorsStanley L. Maroney, David G. Lewis, Robert B. Williams
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Abstract
A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, a lift arm that is operable to lift a refuse container, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating an angular position of the grabber, at least one sensor that is arranged to collect data indicating a relative positioning of the lift arm, a first controller for adjusting the angular position of the grabber, and a second controller adjusting the relative positioning of the lift arm. The adjustment of the angular position of the grabber is coordinated with the adjustment of the relative positioning of the lift arm.
Claims2
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A refuse collection vehicle (RCV), comprising:
- a grabber operable to engage a refuse container;
- a lift arm operable to lift the refuse container;
- at least one camera configured to capture image data of an environment proximate the RCV;
- and
- at least one computing device configured to:
- process the image data to determine a position of the refuse container relative to the RCV;
- determine that the determined position of the refuse container relative to the RCV satisfies at least one predetermined condition;
- and
- in response to the determining that the position of the refuse container relative to the RCV satisfies the at least one predetermined condition, cause the RCV to automatically adjust at least one of a positioning of the lift arm or a positioning of the grabber based at least in part on the determined position of the refuse container and sensor data indicating at least one of the grabber positioning or the lift arm positioning.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.