Oshkosh Corporation

Oshkosh Defense, LLC

Chad K Smith

Nader Nasr

Mike J Bolton

Neil Dekarske

Joshua D Rocholl

Clinton T Weckwerth

Zachary L Klein

Shawn Naglik

Bradon Zeitler

Vincent Hoover

Derek A Wente

Rachell Harsh

Ryan Crabtree

Jessica Szymanski

Skylar A Wachter

Deepak Shukla

Ed Trinklein

Mitchel Nordahl

Mikel Ullman

Jerrod Kappers

Emily Davis

Jeffrey Koga

Logan Gary

Dave Marek

Joseph Dehaan

Michael Koenigs

Evan Schertz

Tim Voight

Mike Yanacek

Matt Mathison

Robert S Messina

Vince Schad

Cody D Clifton

Christopher K Yakes

John T Kellander

Christopher J Rukas

John Beck

Zhenyi Wei

Brendan Chan

Jacob Wallin

Jason Rice

Quincy Wittman

Bashar Amin

Dylan Hess

Catherine R Linsmeier

Chris Yakes

Dale Matsumoto

Catherine Linsmeier

Jon J Morrow

David J Steinberger

Yanming Hou

Loren G DeVries

Peter K Kramer

Reagan May

Jesse D Gander

Devon C Palmer

Neil E DeKarske

Erik S Ellifson

Martin J Schimke

Jeremy Andringa

Jason J Zuleger

Andrew L Drach

Micah Richmond

Ryan Wolf

Colin Wheeler

Kevin L Pennau

Troy D Lind

Mark J Charniak

Michael R Yanacek

Steve Volkman

Annelise L Kotenberg

Jacob Leeman

Mike A Koenigs

Michael S Poetter

Megan N Schultz

Nathaniel J Harter

Justin N Rittenhouse

Eric E Braun

McCall Groen

Joshua D Rocholi

A fault detection system for a vehicle is shown. The system includes an electrical control unit configured to control one or more electrical systems on the vehicle, a power source, and a wire harness. The wire harness includes a plurality of wires, the plurality of wires including (i) a first wire electrically coupled to the electrical control unit and one or more sensors and (ii) a second wire electrically coupled to the power source and at least one of the one or more electrical systems. The second wire is enclosed within a protective covering. The electrical control unit is configured to monitor a resistance or conductance of the second wire via the one or more sensors and detect a wire conductivity fault in the second wire.

Harness with rodent control

A military vehicle includes a front axle, a rear axle, and a driveline. The driveline includes an engine, an energy storage system, an accessory drive coupled to the engine, a second motor coupled to at least one of the front axle or the rear axle, and a clutch positioned between the engine and the second motor. The accessory drive includes a first motor and a plurality of accessories. The first motor is electrically coupled to the energy storage system. The plurality of accessories include an air compressor. The second motor electrically is coupled to the energy storage system. The clutch is spring-biased into engagement with the engine and pneumatically disengaged by an air supply selectively provided thereto based on operation of the air compressor. The first motor is configured to drive the air compressor to pneumatically disengage the clutch to decouple the second motor from the engine.

Electrified military vehicle

A military vehicle includes a passenger cabin having a tunnel extending along at least a portion of a bottom thereof, a bed positioned behind the passenger cabin, a battery system positioned within the bed, and a driveline. The driveline includes an engine positioned forward of the passenger cabin, one or more accessories coupled to the engine, and a motor/generator coupled to the engine and electrically coupled to the battery system. The motor/generator is at least partially positioned within the tunnel.

An electrified vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, and an energy storage system. The body assembly is positioned behind the cab with a space defined therebetween. The energy storage system is positioned within the space between the cab and the body assembly. The energy storage system includes a housing and a plurality of battery cells disposed within the housing. The housing is coupled directly to the chassis and extends upward from the chassis such that a portion of the housing is positioned above at least a portion of a roof of the cab.

Battery storage system for electrified vehicle

An electrified vehicle includes a front subframe, a rear subframe, and a body that connects the front subframe to the rear subframe so that forces acting on the front subframe and the rear subframe are transmitted through the body. The vehicle also includes a housing coupled to an underside of the body between the front subframe and the rear subframe. An energy storage system is enclosed in the housing and includes a battery and a battery interface configured to electrically couple the battery to at least one component of the electrified vehicle.

Structural refuse vehicle body with undermounted batteries

A refuse vehicle including a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, the body assembly defining a refuse compartment, an electric energy system, the electric energy system including one or more battery cells and control hardware, the electric energy system coupled to the body and configured to be accessed through an opening in the body, and one or more vibration isolation devices, the one or more vibration isolation devices structured to reduce effects of disruptive forces on the electric energy system.

Vibration damping mounts for batteries in electric refuse vehicle

A driveline for a military vehicle includes a driver configured to be positioned between an engine and a transmission. The driver includes a housing, a motor/generator, and a clutch. The housing includes an engine mount configured to couple to the engine and a backing plate configured to couple to the transmission. The motor/generator is disposed within the housing and configured to couple to an input of the transmission. The clutch is disposed within the housing and coupled to the motor/generator. The clutch is configured to selectively couple an output of the engine to the motor/generator.

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device, a vehicle body, an electric power take-off system, and a hydraulic component. The energy storage device is supported by the chassis and is configured to provide electrical power to a prime mover. Activation of the prime mover selectively drives the refuse vehicle. The vehicle body is supported by the chassis, and includes an on-board receptacle for storing refuse therein. The electric power take-off system is positioned on the vehicle body, and includes an electric motor configured to drive a hydraulic pump to convert electrical power received from the energy storage device into hydraulic power. An amount of electrical power at least one of received by and provided to the electric motor is limited by a controller to control an output characteristic of the hydraulic pump. The hydraulic component is in fluid communication with the hydraulic pump and configured to operate using hydraulic power from the electric power take-off system.

Electric power take-off pump control system

An electrified military vehicle system includes a military vehicle and a laser system supported by the military vehicle. The military vehicle includes an export power interface, an engine, an axle selectively driven by the engine, and a generator selectively driven by the engine to generate electric power. The generator is configured to provide the electric power at least one of directly to the export power interface or indirectly to the export power interface through an energy storage system. The laser system includes an input interface configured to engage with the export power interface.

Electrified military vehicle with electric weaponry support system

A military vehicle includes a passenger capsule including a floor and sidewalls, a door coupled to the passenger capsule, a front module coupled to a front of the passenger capsule, a rear module coupled to a rear of the passenger capsule, and a battery pack coupled to an exterior of the passenger capsule, the door, the front module, or the rear module. The battery pack includes a battery that is removably coupled to the exterior of the passenger capsule, the door, the front module, or the rear module.

Military vehicle with modular battery units

A refuse vehicle including a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, the body assembly defining a refuse compartment, and an electric energy system, the electric energy system including one or more battery cells and control hardware, the electric energy system detachably coupled to the body and configured to be accessed by a door in the body, and wherein the one or more battery cells of the electric energy system are replaceable.

Battery storage system for electric refuse vehicle

An electric power take-off system includes a motor configured to convert electrical power received from a battery into hydraulic power, an inverter configured to provide electrical power to the motor from the battery, a heat dissipation device in thermal communication with the inverter, wherein the heat dissipation device includes a thermal fluid pump configured to pump cooling fluid through a plurality of conduits, a flow meter configured determine a flow rate through the plurality of conduits, and a controller configured to receive data from the flow meter and provide operating parameters to the heat dissipation device, wherein the controller is further configured to determine if the data from the flow meter is less than a critical operating condition and decrease the hydraulic power provided by the electric power take-off system in response to determining that the data from the flow meter is less than the critical operating condition.

System and method for electronic power take-off controls

An electrified military vehicle system includes a first military vehicle and the second military vehicle. The first military vehicle includes a prime mover configured to drive the first military vehicle and a first mechanical coupling interface positioned at a rear end of the first military vehicle. The second military vehicle includes an axle, a second mechanical coupling interface positioned at a front end of the second military vehicle where the second mechanical coupling interface is configured to engage with the first mechanical coupling interface to selectively couple the second military vehicle to the first military vehicle, an energy storage system, and a generator coupled to the axle and electrically coupled to the energy storage system. The generator is configured to generate electric power while the axle rotates as the second military vehicle is towed by the first military vehicle to charge the energy storage system.

Convoy operations for electrified military vehicles

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, and a thermal stress mitigation system. The body assembly defines a refuse compartment. The thermal stress mitigation system is configured to mitigate against a thermal stress on the refuse vehicle. The thermal stress mitigation system includes a thermal stress mitigation substance, at least one of a container and a tank, one or more nozzles, a controller, one or more thermal sensors. The controller is structured to receive thermal stress data from the sensors, determine whether the thermal stress is greater than a threshold thermal stress based on the thermal stress data from the sensors, and operate the nozzles to deploy the thermal stress mitigation substance on the refuse vehicle responsive to determining that the thermal stress is greater than the threshold thermal stress.

Thermal stress mitigation system for electric refuse vehicle

A military vehicle including a chassis, a cab mounted to the chassis and defining a rear wall, an engine mounted to the chassis, a transfer case coupled to the engine and including a driven output providing mechanical power to the military vehicle and a generator output, and an electric machine positioned rearward of the rear wall of the cab and coupled to the generator output of the transfer case and generating electrical power.

Power export system for a military vehicle

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Omro, WI, United States of America

Chad K Smith