The road cleaning vehicle comprises a driving system 16 is for driving the road cleaning vehicle 10 in a forward direction along a road 18 having debris 9 thereon. Road cleaning equipment 25 is for cleaning the debris on the road and comprises a debris collection system 26. A control system 40 comprises a controller 41 and at least one debris accumulation sensor 70, 71, 73 configured to generate debris accumulation sensor data for identifying blockages of the debris collection system. It does so by locating debris captured by the debris collection system in front of and adjacent to the debris collection system when the road cleaning vehicle is moving in the forward direction and the debris collection system is adjacent the road. The controller receives the debris accumulation sensor data from the debris accumulation sensor and processes it in a debris accumulation model to identify the debris. The road cleaning equipment is operated to release the debris from in front of and adjacent to the debris collection system.
A road cleaning vehicle
30.11.2022
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch