Nicole Elizabeth Jacobson

US Patent:

20210378171, Dec 9, 2021

Filed:

Jun 3, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/891281

Inventors:

- Longmont CO, US
Davis Thorp Foster - Boulder CO, US
Zachary Austin Goins - Boulder CO, US
Nicole Beth Jacobson - Longmont CO, US
Matthew Alexander Kaplan - Fort Collins CO, US
John Gordon Morrison - Longmont CO, US
Matthew G. Quick - Erie CO, US
Isaac Heath Roberts - Longmont CO, US

International Classification:

A01D 34/00
A01D 34/82
B62D 51/00
B60K 31/00
G05D 1/02

Abstract:

A control device for an autonomous lawn mower is described which receives input signals from a first and/or second hand control and determines a control signal for controlling the autonomous lawn mower. The hand controls may provide for intuitive control of the mower by a user. The control signals may be used to operate the autonomous lawn mower to perform a task such that, when later detached or otherwise decoupled, the autonomous lawn mower may perform the same or similar tasks substantially autonomously based on data (e.g., sensor signals, control signals, etc.), generated during manual operation. In some examples, the control signals may be determined to aid a user in maintaining a straight mow, proximity to a desired pattern for mowing, and/or be otherwise altered based on the presence of a user.