Patent ID: 7451028

Claim:
A fire fighting vehicle comprising: (A) a chassis and a vehicle body mounted on the chassis, the chassis and vehicle body in combination including an operator compartment capable of receiving a human operator, the operator compartment including steering and throttle controls for receiving operator inputs to control movement of the fire fighting vehicle along a road; (B) a turret including (1) an adjustable mount assembly, the adjustable mount assembly being mounted to the chassis and vehicle body combination, and the mount assembly including a fire-extinguishing agent delivery system capable of transporting a fire-extinguishing agent through the mount assembly, (2) a turret nozzle, the turret nozzle being mounted to the adjustable mount assembly, and the turret nozzle being capable of receiving the fire-extinguishing agent from the mount assembly; (C) an operator interface, the operator interface being configured to receive operator inputs; and (D) a turret control system, the turret control system including a plurality of actuators capable of adjusting the mount assembly to permit the position and orientation of the turret nozzle to be adjusted, the turret control system further including a turret controller coupled to the plurality of actuators, the turret controller being configured to receive an operator input from the operator interface and to control subsequent movement of the turret according to a stored profile selected in accordance with the operator input.