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.

Disclosed herein, in one example, is a device for aggregating networks in a vehicle and serving data, including video data, from those networks to a computer for integrating information from various systems in a vehicle, processing that information, and presenting the information to a user in a suitable format. The device for aggregating networks, in another example, is specific to a vehicle and serving data, including video data, from those networks to computers.

A sweeper attachment for a refuse collection vehicle that utilizes either a conveyor system or a vacuum system to transport debris from a road surface to a collection body of the refuse collection vehicle. The sweeper attachment allows for the same vehicle to be used for both refuse collection and sweeping roadway surfaces.

A refuse collection vehicle with a wheeled vehicle chassis and a refuse-collecting body coupled to the wheeled vehicle chassis. The refuse-collecting body includes a refuse storage, a track, and a refuse packer. The refuse storage has a width direction and a length direction. The track extends along the length direction of the refuse storage. The refuse packer has a ram, a fixed bracket, and a wear bar. The ram defines a refuse-contacting surface in the width direction of the refuse storage. The fixed bracket is secured to a lateral surface of the ram in the length direction of the refuse storage. The wear bar engages the track and mechanically couples to the fixed bracket by a releasable fastener. The wear bar is supported on the fixed bracket by at least three spaced apart connection components in the length direction.

Using a waste management apparatus mounted on a waste collection vehicle, images of the waste dumped into a hopper are acquired. Objects are detected and a class is assigned to each object in a predefined classification e.g. using an AI module. New objects are determined amongst the detected objects and information about the new objects are sent to a remote server, where each new object is mapped to an expected type of waste collection tour, suing a mapping table where sorting rules are stored. An actual type of waste collection tour is obtained, and a rate of waste contamination is calculated for a given location of the waste collection vehicle during a given waste collection tour as a function of the number of new objects identified, which classes are mapped with an expected type of waste collection tour other than the actual type of the given waste collection tour.

Using a waste management apparatus mounted on a waste collection vehicle, images of the waste dumped into a hopper are acquired. Objects are detected and a class is assigned to each object in a predefined classification e.g. using an AI module. New objects are determined amongst the detected objects and information about the new objects are sent to a remote server, where each new object is mapped to an expected type of waste collection tour, suing a mapping table where sorting rules are stored. An actual type of waste collection tour is obtained, and a rate of waste contamination is calculated for a given location of the waste collection vehicle during a given waste collection tour as a function of the number of new objects identified, which classes are mapped with an expected type of waste collection tour other than the actual type of the given waste collection tour.

At a waste management apparatus mounted on a waste collection vehicle, images of the waste dumped into a hopper are acquired. An AI module is used to detect the objects and provide, for each detected object, a position in the image and a class in a predefined classification of objects. New objects are determined amongst the detected objects based on the output of the AI module. Each object detected in the given image is compared with a history of objects detected in a plurality of previous images, based on a function of a plurality of distances comprising at least a distance between the class and a distance between the position of the objects being compared.

At a waste management apparatus mounted on a waste collection vehicle, images of the waste dumped into a hopper are acquired. An AI module is used to detect the objects and provide, for each detected object, a position in the image and a class in a predefined classification of objects. New objects are determined amongst the detected objects based on the output of the AI module. Each object detected in the given image is compared with a history of objects detected in a plurality of previous images, based on a function of a plurality of distances comprising at least a distance between the class and a distance between the position of the objects being compared.

A refuse vehicle includes an implement assembly, a sensor, and processing circuitry. The implement assembly performs a cycle operation over a cycle time period. The sensor is configured to obtain sensor data indicative of the cycle time period. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on the sensor data, a current value of the cycle time period. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine, based on a comparison between the current value of the cycle time period and a target value of the cycle time period, an adjustment to control of the implement assembly. The adjustment to the control of the implement assembly may be determined such that the current value of the cycle time period is substantially the same as the target value of the cycle time period. The processing circuitry can also be configured to control operation of the implement assembly according to the adjustment.

A refuse vehicle includes an implement assembly, a sensor, and processing circuitry. The implement assembly performs a cycle operation over a cycle time period. The sensor is configured to obtain sensor data indicative of the cycle time period. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on the sensor data, a current value of the cycle time period. The processing circuitry is also configured to determine, based on a comparison between the current value of the cycle time period and a target value of the cycle time period, an adjustment to control of the implement assembly. The adjustment to the control of the implement assembly may be determined such that the current value of the cycle time period is substantially the same as the target value of the cycle time period. The processing circuitry can also be configured to control operation of the implement assembly according to the adjustment.