Lawn Care Robot

A robot lawnmower includes a body and a drive system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the robot across a lawn. The robot also includes a grass cutter and a swath edge detector, both carried by the body. The swath edge detector is configured to detect a swath edge between cut and uncut...

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Main Authors Campbell, Tony L, Ozick, Daniel N, Bergman, John, Lewis, JR., David M, Vu, Clara, Jones, Joseph L, Mammen, Jeffrey W, Cohen, David A, Sandin, Paul E, Dubrovsky, Zivthan A, Gilbert, JR., Duane L, Preneta, Joshua B
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.12.2018
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CONTROLLING
ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES
ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL
FISHING
FORESTRY
HARVESTING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES
MOWING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
TRANSPORTING
TRAPPING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A robot lawnmower includes a body and a drive system carried by the body and configured to maneuver the robot across a lawn. The robot also includes a grass cutter and a swath edge detector, both carried by the body. The swath edge detector is configured to detect a swath edge between cut and uncut grass while the drive system maneuvers the robot across the lawn while following a detected swath edge. The swath edge detector includes a calibrator that monitors uncut grass for calibration of the swath edge detector. In some examples, the calibrator comprises a second swath edge detector.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201816047414