Automatic Control Of A Refuse Front End Loader

摘要

An automatic control system for a refuse vehicle includes a mode select switch disposed within the vehicle that generates a mode select signal based on input from an operator of the vehicle, a control mechanism disposed within the vehicle that operates in response to the mode select signal, and a plurality of sensors adapted to sense a plurality of characteristics of the vehicle and adapted to communicate the plurality of sensed characteristics. The system further includes a control module that receives control instructions from the control mechanism and selectively controls at least one component of a plurality of components of the vehicle based on the mode select signal, at least one of the plurality of sensed characteristics, and the control instructions.

主权项

1. An automatic control system of a refuse vehicle comprising:
a first switch that is actuatable by an operator of the refuse vehicle; a mode select module that: (i) sets a selected mode to a first mode when the first switch is in a first position; and (ii) sets the selected mode to a second mode when the first switch is in a second position; a joystick controller that: (i) when the selected mode is the first mode:
(a) in response to actuation of a joystick along a first axis, generates control instructions to actuate a lift arm; and(b) in response to actuation of the joystick along a second axis, generates the control instructions to actuate a fork; and (ii) when the selected mode is the second mode:
(a) in response to actuation of the joystick along a third axis, generates the control instructions to actuate the lift arm and the fork away from a starting position and toward a dump position; and(b) in response to actuation of the joystick along a fourth axis, generates the control instructions to actuate the lift arm and the fork away from the dump position and toward the starting position; a plurality of sensors that sense a plurality of characteristics of the vehicle; and a control module that actuates the lift arm and the fork based on the control instructions and at least one of the plurality of sensed characteristics.