Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, a battery coupled to chassis, and a body pivotally coupled to the chassis by a pivot assembly and including a terminal electrically coupled to one or more electrical components of the body. The vehicle further includes an actuator coupled to the body and the chassis and configured to lift and pivot the body relative to the chassis and a battery cable electrically coupling the battery to the terminal. The battery cable is configured to flex at a first angle when the body is in a first position supported by the chassis and configured to flex at a second angle when the body is in a second position lifted above the chassis.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a frame, a body coupled to the frame, an auxiliary system coupled to at least one of the frame or the body, a pump configured pressurize a hydraulic fluid, a motor configured to drive the pump, and one or more processing circuits. The body defines a refuse compartment. The auxiliary system includes a first actuator. The pump powers the first actuator. The one or more processing circuits are configured to receive a first control input corresponding to a first position of the first actuator, determine, based on the first control input, a first motor speed of the motor that causes the pump to output a first flow rate of the hydraulic fluid to move the first actuator to the first position, and operate the motor according to the first motor speed such that the pump outputs the first flow rate of the hydraulic fluid.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis and a vehicle body. A variable displacement pump is positioned within the vehicle body and is configured to pump hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic fluid reservoir into a high pressure line of a hydraulic circuit. A lifting system on the vehicle includes at least one actuator in fluid communication with the variable displacement pump, which delivers pressurized hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic fluid reservoir to the actuator through the high pressure line to adjust a position of the actuator. A valve is positioned downstream of the variable displacement pump. In a first valve position, the valve restricts flow outward from the high pressure line. In a second valve position, the valve directs fluid from the high pressure line into a lower pressure line to reduce a hydraulic pressure within the high pressure line and adjust an output parameter of the variable displacement pump.

Abstract: A lift assembly for a refuse vehicle includes a track coupled to a chassis of the refuse vehicle. The lift assembly further includes a grabber assembly, a drive, and a drive mount. The grabber assembly is movably coupled to the track. The drive is configured to drive the grabber assembly to move along the track. The drive mount couples the drive to the track at a fixed position along the track such that the grabber assembly moves relative to the drive.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly, an actuator assembly, an output device, and a control system. The actuator assembly is configured to engage with a refuse container. A portion of the actuator assembly is occluded from an operator's view. The output device provides a display. The control system is configured to monitor an operation of the actuator assembly, monitor a location of the refuse container, a portion of the refuse container occluded from the operator's view, generate a graphical representation of at least one of the actuator assembly during operation that includes the portion of the actuator assembly that is occluded or the refuse container that includes the portion of the refuse container that is occluded, and overlay, by the output device, the graphical representation of at least one of the actuator assembly or the refuse container onto the display.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body, a cab, a lift assembly coupled to the chassis and/or the body, and a control system. The lift assembly includes a first arm, a second arm, an implement coupled to the first arm and the second arm, and an actuator positioned to pivot the first arm and the second arm to facilitate repositioning the implement between a plurality of positions. The control system is configured to (i) control a user interface to provide an indication of a current position of the lift assembly, (ii) automatically reposition the lift assembly without requiring operator intervention to accommodate a low clearance environment, and/or (iii) limit a speed of the refuse vehicle in response to the current position not being a transit position.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage device, a body, a first electric power take-off system, and a second electric power take-off system. 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 body is supported by the chassis. The first electric power take-off system is coupled to at least one of the body and the chassis, and includes a first motor that is configured to drive a helical gear pump to convert electrical power received from the energy storage device into hydraulic power. The second electric power take-off system is coupled to at least one of the body and the chassis, and includes a second motor that is configured to drive the helical gear pump to convert electrical power received from the energy storage device into hydraulic power.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, a body pivotally coupled to the chassis by a pivot assembly, and a lift actuator. The lift actuator includes a base portion positioned within the body and an actuator rod extending from the body and coupled to the chassis, such that the lift actuator is configured to lift and pivot the body relative to the chassis.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, a camera, and one or more processing circuits. The body defines a refuse compartment configured to store refuse therein. The one or more processing circuits are configured to acquire, from the camera, image data corresponding to refuse acquired by the refuse vehicle, determine, based on the image data, at least one parameter corresponding to at least one object within the refuse, generate, based on the image data and the at least one object within the refuse, display data including the image data and at least one display element identifying the at least one object within the refuse, and provide the display data to a user interface of the refuse vehicle.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a frame and a lift apparatus. The lift apparatus includes a track assembly, a grasping apparatus, a drive, a first member, and a second member. The drive can drive the grasping apparatus along the track assembly and includes a sprocket rotatably at an upper end of the track assembly and a chain that engages with the sprocket and is coupled with the grasping apparatus. The first member can slide along the track members of the track assembly. The second member is coupled at a pivot point with the first member and fixed to the chain. The first member and the second member move along the track assembly to a location such that the pivot point is centered at a center of the sprocket and the first member is limited from moving further upwards along the track assembly.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body, a lift system, and a controller. The lift system includes a lift arm actuator, a pump, and an electric motor. The pump is configured to power the lift arm actuator and is driven by the electric motor. The controller is configured to receive a user input that specifies a position of the lift arm actuator within a movement range, determine a flow demand required to move the lift arm actuator to the position, determine a motor speed that satisfies the flow demand, and communicate the motor speed to the electric motor.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis and a vehicle body. A variable displacement pump is positioned within the vehicle body and is configured to pump hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic fluid reservoir into a high pressure line of a hydraulic circuit. A lifting system on the vehicle includes at least one actuator in fluid communication with the variable displacement pump, which delivers pressurized hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic fluid reservoir to the actuator through the high pressure line to adjust a position of the actuator. A valve is positioned downstream of the variable displacement pump. In a first valve position, the valve restricts flow outward from the high pressure line. In a second valve position, the valve directs fluid from the high pressure line into a lower pressure line to reduce a hydraulic pressure within the high pressure line and adjust an output parameter of the variable displacement pump.

Abstract: A modular electric power take-off (E-PTO) system for a refuse vehicle includes a modular housing. The modular E-PTO also includes a motor, an inverter, a battery, and a hydraulic pump positioned within the modular housing. The modular housing is removably coupled with a front of a waste receptacle or a hopper of the waste receptacle of a refuse vehicle.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a body coupled at least one of the frame and the chassis, a battery configured to provide electrical power to a first motor, a vehicle body supported by the chassis and defining a receptacle for storing refuse therein, an electric power take-off system coupled to the vehicle body, the electric power take-off system including a second motor configured to convert electrical power received from the battery into hydraulic power, one or more microphones coupled to the body and configured to detect noise, one or more speakers coupled to the body configured to emit noise reducing sounds, and a controller configured to receive data related to the detected noise from the one or more microphones and cause the one or more speakers to emit the noise reducing sounds in response to the data received from the one or more microphones.

Abstract: A vocational vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly, a prime mover, an energy storage device, and a peak shaving system. The peak shaving system is coupled to at least one of the chassis or the body assembly and includes a hydraulic pump, a motor-generator, and a controller. The motor-generator is coupled to the prime mover, the energy storage device, and the hydraulic pump. The controller is communicably coupled to the motor-generator and is configured to control the motor-generator to selectively supply power to the energy storage device or to power the hydraulic pump based on an operating condition of the vocational vehicle.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis supporting a plurality of wheels, a battery configured to provide electrical energy to drive at least one of the plurality of wheels, a vehicle body supported by the chassis and defining a receptacle for storing refuse therein, and an electric power take-off module removabley coupled to the vehicle body, wherein the electric power take-off module includes an electric power take-off system including a motor configured to receive electrical energy from the battery and provide power to a hydraulic system in response to receiving the electrical energy from the battery.

Abstract: A refuse truck includes a chassis, a body, a lift assembly coupled to the chassis and/or the body, a cab coupled to the chassis and positioned in front of the body, and a control system. The cab includes an armrest comprising controls pivotable between an active position and an inactive position and an armrest position sensor configured to determine a position of the armrest between the active position and the inactive position. The control system configured to control a user interface to provide an indication of a current position of the lift assembly. The control system further configured to determine a position of the armrest, and selectively activate a pendent control on an exterior of the body.

Abstract: A modular electric power take-off (E-PTO) system for a refuse vehicle includes a modular housing. The modular E-PTO also includes a motor, an inverter, a battery, and a hydraulic pump positioned within the modular housing. The modular housing is removably coupled with a front of a waste receptacle or a hopper of the waste receptacle of a refuse vehicle.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a body coupled at least one of the frame and the chassis, a battery configured to provide electrical power to a first motor, a vehicle body supported by the chassis and defining a receptacle for storing refuse therein, an electric power take-off system coupled to the vehicle body, the electric power take-off system including a second motor configured to convert electrical power received from the battery into hydraulic power, one or more microphones coupled to the body and configured to detect noise, one or more speakers coupled to the body configured to emit noise reducing sounds, and a controller configured to receive data related to the detected noise from the one or more microphones and cause the one or more speakers to emit the noise reducing sounds in response to the data received from the one or more microphones.