SYSTÈME DE DÉTECTION POUR UN VÉHICULE DE COLLECTE DE DÉCHETS À CHARGEMENT LATÉRAL

摘要

A detection system for a side loading waste collection vehicle with a side lifting arm for lifting and lowering a bin and a gripping assembly near the end of the lifting arm, including one or more sensors to detect the presence of an object or person, control means to receive and process sensor input to control the operation of the lifting arm, wherein the detection system defines two zones where a first zone covers the space through which the bin moves between a raised and a lowered position and a second zone is the space surrounding the first zone; in use the movement of the lifting arm is stopped when a person or object is detected within the first zone and when a person or object is detected moving within the second zone.