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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2021
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Jeffrey Koga, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Emily Davis, Rochester, MN (US);
Jerrod Kappers, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Vince Schad, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Robert S. Messina, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Christopher K. Yakes, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Joshua D. Rocholl, Rochester, MN (US);
Vincent Hoover, Byron, MN (US);
Clinton T. Weckwerth, Pine Island, MN (US);
Zachary L. Klein, Rochester, MN (US);
John Beck, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Brendan Chan, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Skylar A. Wachter, Dodge Center, MN (US);
Dale Matsumoto, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Abstract
A refuse vehicle system includes a refuse vehicle, a drone, and a controller. The drone includes a GPS and a sensor configured to provide data relating to a status of refuse within a scan area. The controller is configured to receive data from the sensor of the drone, determine the status of refuse within the scan area based on the data from the sensor of the drone, and at least one of generate a route for the refuse vehicle based on the status of refuse within the scan area, modify a route for the refuse vehicle based on the status of refuse within the scan area, and provide a signal to the refuse vehicle regarding the status of refuse within the scan area.