OPERATOR MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
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1. A refuse truck comprising:
- a chassis supporting a truck body and an operator cab and being connected to a plurality of wheels;
a main brake operably connected to at least one of the wheels;
a parking brake operably connected to at least one of the wheels;
a transmission operably connected to transfer power to at least one of the wheels; and
an operator monitoring system comprising;
an operator sensor configured to sense whether the operator is in a proper operating position within the operator cab; and
a control module connected to the operator sensor and further connected to at least one of the main brake, the parking brake, and the transmission,wherein when the refuse truck is running and the operator sensor senses that the operator is not in the proper operating position, the control module is configured to activate safety features to stop the truck, including at least one selected from a group consisting of;
activating the main brake, activating the parking brake, shifting the transmission to a different setting, and any combination thereof.
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Abstract
A vehicle has an operator monitoring system that includes an operator sensor configured to sense whether the operator is in a proper operating position within the operator cab and a control module connected to the operator sensor wherein when the vehicle is running and the operator sensor senses that the operator is not in the proper operating position, the control module activates safety features to stop the truck, including any one or a combination of activating the main brake, activating the parking brake, and/or shifting the transmission to a different setting.
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26 Claims
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1. A refuse truck comprising:
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a chassis supporting a truck body and an operator cab and being connected to a plurality of wheels; a main brake operably connected to at least one of the wheels; a parking brake operably connected to at least one of the wheels; a transmission operably connected to transfer power to at least one of the wheels; and an operator monitoring system comprising; an operator sensor configured to sense whether the operator is in a proper operating position within the operator cab; and a control module connected to the operator sensor and further connected to at least one of the main brake, the parking brake, and the transmission, wherein when the refuse truck is running and the operator sensor senses that the operator is not in the proper operating position, the control module is configured to activate safety features to stop the truck, including at least one selected from a group consisting of;
activating the main brake, activating the parking brake, shifting the transmission to a different setting, and any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An operator monitoring system for use with a vehicle configured for operation by an operator in a standing position, the system comprising:
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an operator sensor configured to sense whether the operator is in a proper standing operating position within the operator cab, the operator sensor comprising a floor mat configured to be placed on a floor of the vehicle and having a force sensor configured to sense the presence of the operator standing on the floor mat; and a control module connected to the operator sensor and configured for connection to a brake of the vehicle, wherein when the operator sensor senses that the operator is not in the proper standing operating position, the control module is configured to activate safety features to stop the truck, the safety features including transmitting a signal configured to activate a brake of the vehicle to stop the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A vehicle comprising:
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a chassis supporting a body and an operator cab and being connected to a plurality of wheels, the operator cab having a standing area for the operator to operate the vehicle in a standing position; a first brake operably connected to at least one of the wheels; and an operator monitoring system comprising; an operator sensor configured to sense whether the operator is in a proper standing operating position within the standing area of the operator cab; and a control module connected to the operator sensor and further connected to the first brake, wherein when the vehicle is running and the operator sensor senses that the operator is not in the proper standing operating position, the control module is configured to activate safety features to stop the truck, the safety features including activating the first brake. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A refuse truck comprising:
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a chassis supporting a truck body and an operator cab and being connected to a plurality of wheels, the operator cab including a left operator area having a seat for the operator to operate the vehicle in a left-hand drive configuration and a right operator area having a standing area for the operator to operate the vehicle in a standing right-hand drive configuration; a selector for selecting between the left-hand drive configuration and the standing right-hand drive configuration; a main brake operably connected to at least one of the wheels; a parking brake operably connected to at least one of the wheels; a transmission operably connected to transfer power to at least one of the wheels; and an operator monitoring system comprising; an operator sensor configured to sense whether the operator is in a proper standing operating position within the standing area of the right operator area of the operator cab; and a control module connected to the operator sensor and further connected to the main brake, the parking brake, and the transmission, wherein when the refuse truck is running in the standing right-hand drive configuration and the operator sensor senses that the operator is not in the proper standing operating position, the control module is configured to activate safety features to stop the truck, including activating the main brake, activating the parking brake, and shifting the transmission to a different setting, and wherein the operator monitoring system further comprises a delay apparatus configured to delay the activation of the parking brake until a predetermined time after activation of the main brake. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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