A transit mixer vehicle includes a chassis. Various vehicle components are mounted to the chassis. A mixer system for construction material is supported by the chassis. The mixer system includes a container and an agitator capable of stirring construction material disposed within the container. The transit mixer vehicle also includes a component communications system including a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus in communication with the plurality of vehicle components. A receiver is coupled with CAN bus. The receiver is operative to wirelessly receive instructions from a remote-control unit and direct at least one of the vehicle components based upon the instructions received from the remote-control unit.
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TRANSIT MIXER VEHICLE
2018-01-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B28C Tonaufbereitung , PREPARING CLAY / B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |