Oshkosh Corporation

Shashank Bhatia

Bryan S Datema

Cody D Clifton

Zhenyi Wei

Grant D Wildgrube

Clint D Glunz

Xiang Gong

Aaron Powers

Michael W Stouffer

Robert S Messina

Ignacy Puszkiewicz

Jarud H Hoefker

Leslie H Schwartz

David Lombardo

Peter Gilbert

Mike Buhidar

Jason Gillmore

A vehicle control system includes a vehicle with a vehicle controller and an electric drive motor, and a portable user device. The portable user device includes a user interface and processor configured to perform a verification process to verify that the portable user device has access to the vehicle, wirelessly connect to the vehicle via a wireless transceiver of the portable user device in response to the portable user device being verified, display a control interface for the vehicle on the user interface of the portable user device in response to connecting to the vehicle, receive an input through the control interface regarding operation of the electric drive motor, and provide a command to the vehicle controller based on the input to facilitate remote operation of the electric drive motor.

Vehicle control system

A charging system includes a service vehicle and a controller. The service vehicle includes a chassis, a series of tractive elements coupled to the chassis, an energy storage device, and a charging interface operatively coupled to the energy storage device. The controller is configured to identify a location of a vehicle, control the service vehicle to navigate to the location of the vehicle, and control the service vehicle to transfer energy from the energy storage device to the vehicle through the charging interface.

Charging system with service vehicle

A wireless charging system includes a platform having a substantially horizontal upper surface configured to support a vehicle and an induction coil coupled to the platform. The induction coil is configured to receive electrical energy from an energy source and generate a magnetic field above the upper surface, the magnetic field being positioned to wirelessly transfer the electrical energy to the vehicle while the vehicle is positioned atop the platform.

Wireless charging system

A vehicle includes a prime mover and a fuel system. The fuel system includes a tank, a regulator, a first shutoff valve, and a second shutoff valve. The tank is configured to provide a supply flow of fuel. The regulator is controllable to provide a regulated flow of fuel to the prime mover by modulating the supply flow of fuel. The first shutoff valve is positioned to facilitate selectively disengaging the prime mover from the fuel system. The second shutoff valve is positioned to facilitate selectively blocking the supply flow of fuel provided by the tank.

Fuel system for a vehicle

A system includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium has instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of a portable user device, cause the processor to acquire data from a reader of the portable user device regarding an identifier on a machine, perform a verification process to verify that a user of the portable user device has access to the machine based on the identifier, wirelessly connect the portable user device to the machine in response to the user being verified to access the machine, display a control interface for the machine on a user interface of the portable user device, receive a user input through the control interface regarding operation of a controllable component of the machine, and provide a command to the machine based on the user input to facilitate remote operation of the controllable component of the machine.

A lift device includes a lift assembly, a platform, and a controller. The lift assembly is configured to be driven to increase or decrease in length by extension and retraction of one or more actuators. The platform is coupled at an upper end of the lift assembly. The controller is configured to receive a value of a pitch angle and a roll angle of the lift device from an orientation sensor. The controller is further configured to determine a maximum allowable elevation of the platform based on at least one of the value of the roll angle and the value of the pitch angle of the lift device. The controller is further configured to limit operation of the lift assembly based on the maximum allowable elevation of the platform.

Systems and methods for limiting operation of a lift device

A system includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium has instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of a portable user device, cause the processor to wirelessly connect to a machine via a wireless transceiver of the portable user device, display a control interface for the machine on a user interface of the portable user device, receive a user input through the control interface regarding operation of a controllable component of the machine, and provide a command to the machine via the wireless transceiver based on the user input to facilitate remote operation of the controllable component of the machine.

A vehicle includes an engine, a tank configured to provide a supply flow of natural gas, a valve controllable to provide a regulated flow of natural gas to the engine by modulating the supply flow of natural gas, a first conduit extending between the tank and the valve such that the supply flow of natural gas is received by the valve from the tank, and a second conduit extending between the valve and the engine such that the regulated flow of natural gas is provided from the valve to the engine. The regulated flow of natural gas is not diverted from the second conduit at any point along a length of the second conduit.

Systems and apparatuses include a control box for a movable work platform. The control box includes a housing and a display supported by the housing. The housing is defined by a first side panel and a second side partially surrounding and extending from a lower enclosure to an upper enclosure spaced apart from the lower enclosure. At least one of the upper enclosure and the lower enclosure supports a control panel having a plurality of inputs. At least one of the inputs is a platform positioning mechanism in communication with a lift system configured to move the work platform vertically between a stowed position and a deployed position. The display is supported by the housing and is in communication with at least one of the plurality of inputs. The display is configured to receive and present output obtained by a sensor monitoring a parameter of the work platform.

Platform control box

Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

A vehicle control system includes a vehicle controller and a portable user device. The vehicle controller is configured to control operation of a vehicle component of a vehicle. The portable user device is configured to wirelessly connect to the vehicle controller and facilitate providing a command to the vehicle controller regarding operation of the vehicle component from an exterior of the vehicle.

An ejector for a refuse vehicle including a structural frame, a first shoe, and a second shoe. The structural frame includes a first side plate offset from a second side plate, and the distance between the first side plate and the second side plate defines a side plate spacing. The first shoe is coupled to the first side plate and includes a first surface configured to interface with a first ejector track. The second shoe is coupled to the second side plate and includes a second surface configured to interface with the second ejector track. A lateral spacing between the first surface and the second surface is less than or equal to the side plate spacing such that loading imparted on the structural frame is transmitted directly into the first ejector track and the second ejector track.

Ejector track for refuse vehicle

A natural gas system for a vehicle includes a fuel pod, a conduit defining a flow path, a fuel control module, and an accumulator. The fuel pod includes a fuel tank configured to store natural gas. The conduit includes a first end coupled to the fuel pod and a second end configured to be coupled to an engine. The fuel control module is disposed along the flow path and configured to regulate a flow of natural gas to the engine. The accumulator is disposed along the flow path downstream of the fuel control module. The accumulator is configured to buffer variations in the flow of natural gas such that the engine receives a consistent flow of natural gas.

A body assembly for a vehicle includes a storage body, a tailgate rotatably coupled to the storage body, an actuator, and a prop. The actuator includes a cylinder tube having an outer tube end coupled to the tailgate and a rod having an outer rod end coupled to the body. Extension and retraction of the actuator moves the tailgate between an open position and a closed position. The prop has an interface surface configured to selectively engage the cylinder tube. The rod end and the prop are rotatably coupled to a lower portion of the storage body such that an operator standing alongside the refuse vehicle may support the tailgate in the open position by directly engaging the prop.

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Oshkosh, WI, United States of America

Shashank Bhatia