Refuse intake and flow detecting

Abstract

Systems for detecting a material flow anomaly affecting a packer of a refuse collection vehicle include a vehicle chassis, a refuse body on the vehicle chassis, an intake sensor, and a controller. The vehicle chassis defines a forward and rearward direction of travel. The refuse body includes a hopper, a storage container, and a packer. The hopper provides a refuse intake volume. The storage container provides a refuse storage volume. The packer is configured to transfer refuse from the intake volume of the hopper into the storage volume of the storage container and to pack waste within the storage volume. The intake sensor is configured to monitor the refuse intake volume of the hopper. The controller is configured to determine based on data received from the intake sensor that a condition of the refuse intake volume indicates a material flow anomaly affecting the packer.

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