Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous grounds maintenance machines with path planning for trap and obstacle avoidance
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Application No.: US16422153Application Date: 2019-05-24
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Publication No.: US11350563B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Jason T. Kraft
- Applicant: THE TORO COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN Bloomington
- Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Bloomington
- Agency: Mueting Raasch Group
- Main IPC: A01D34/00
- IPC: A01D34/00 ; A01D34/64 ; A01D34/76 ; A01D34/81 ; G05D1/00 ; G05D1/02 ; A01D101/00
Abstract:
Operating an autonomous grounds maintenance machine includes determining a travel path for the machine to reach a destination waypoint in a zone of a work region. The travel path is analyzed for problem areas based on a predetermined terrain map. Rotations of the machine may be planned even before the machine begins to travel down the path to proactively prevent the machine from becoming trapped.
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