Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lawn care robot
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Application No.: US16047414Application Date: 2018-07-27
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Publication No.: US11194342B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: Paul E. Sandin , Joseph L. Jones , Daniel N. Ozick , David A. Cohen , David M. Lewis, Jr. , Clara Vu , Zivthan A. Dubrovsky , Joshua B. Preneta , Jeffrey W. Mammen , Duane L. Gilbert, Jr. , Tony L. Campbell , John Bergman
- Applicant: iRobot Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MA Bedford
- Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee: iRobot Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Bedford
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: G05D1/02
- IPC: G05D1/02 ; A01D34/00 ; B60L3/00 ; B60L50/62 ; B60L53/14 ; B60L50/51 ; B60L50/60 ; B60L50/52

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180348787A1 Lawn Care Robot Public/Granted day:2018-12-06
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