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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2023
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 comprising a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, the body assembly defining a refuse compartment, one or more sensors coupled to the body and configured to provide data relating to the presence of an obstacle within an area near the refuse vehicle, a controller configured to receive the data from the one or more sensors, determine, using an obstacle detector and the data, the presence of an obstacle within the area and initiate a control action, wherein the control action includes at least one of controlling the movement of the refuse vehicle, controlling the movement of a lift assembly attached to the body assembly, or generating an alert.