Outdoor power equipment machine with presence detection
AssigneeMTD Products Inc
InventorShai Abramson
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Abstract
A mobile outdoor power equipment machine for performing a controlled task within a work area includes a drive system for providing movement of the machine, a working apparatus for performing the task, and a scanning system for scanning an area surrounding the machine. The scanning system is configured to provide detection of physical elements in the environment to aid in navigation of the machine. In an embodiment, the scanning system and a control system are configured to scan the area, determine the presence of a physical element in the area, determine that the physical element is located within the work area, determine the proximity of the physical element to the machine, and direct a behavior of the machine.
Claims20
A method for controlling the behavior of a mobile outdoor power equipment machine, the method comprising:
- receiving data from an area;
- recognizing a physical element in the area based on the data;
- determining whether the physical element is located within a work area defined by a boundary;
- and
- conducting a behavior in response to the determining whether the physical element is located within a work area defined by a boundary.
A method for controlling the behavior of a mobile outdoor power equipment machine, the method comprising:
- receiving data from a work area;
- recognizing a physical element and its location relative to the work area;
- determining a proximity of the physical element to the mobile outdoor power equipment machine;
- and
- conducting a behavior in response to the determining a proximity of the physical element to the mobile outdoor power equipment machine.
A mobile outdoor power equipment machine, comprising:
- a body supported by a chassis;
- one or more movable ground engaging members movably coupled to the chassis and movable by a prime mover;
- a sensing apparatus adapted for scanning an area surrounding the mobile outdoor power equipment machine;
- a signal processing unit configured to analyze signals received by the sensing apparatus;
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- a control system of the mobile outdoor power equipment machine having a processor and a memory and configured to analyze an output of the signal processing unit and determine the presence of a physical element in the area, analyze the output of the signal processing unit and determine whether the physical element is located within a work area defined by a boundary, and to conduct a behavior in response to whether the physical element is located within the work area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.