Systems and methods for self-propelled garden machines

An autonomous-state transmission for providing self-propelled motive operation of a garden machine, the autonomous-state transmission comprising

• a driving shaft;
• a driven shaft;
• a clutch assembly disposed in mechanical communication between the driving shaft and the driven shaft to selectively engage power transmission from the driving shaft to the driven shaft, the clutch assembly comprising
• an inner ring coupled to one of the driving shaft and the driven shaft, the inner ring comprising an eccentric outer surface comprising one or more roller-ramp surfaces,
• an outer ring coupled to the other of the driving shaft and the driven shaft, the outer ring having the inner ring nested therein, and
• an override control interface comprising one or more cylindrical pins disposed between the eccentric outer surface of the inner ring and an inward surface of the outer ring, the clutch assembly being movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the engaged position comprising the one or more cylindrical pins in simultaneous contact with the eccentric outer surface of the inner ring and the inward surface of the outer ring, and the disengaged position comprising the one or more cylindrical pins in non-simultaneous contact with only one of the eccentric outer surface of the inner ring and the inward surface of the outer ring;
• and
• an override force feedback assembly in mechanical communication with the driven shaft and the override control interface to selectively communicate an override force from the driven shaft, the override force feedback (OFF) assembly comprising
• an OFF shaft spaced apart from the driving shaft and the driven shaft,
• a first gear disposed on the driven shaft,
• a second gear disposed on the OFF shaft in mechanical communication with the first gear, and
• a third gear disposed on the OFF shaft in mechanical communication with the override control interface.