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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Husqvarna Ab, Huskvarna, SE;
Inventor:
Håkan Wahlgren, Huskvarna, SE;
Assignee:
HUSQVARNA AB, Huskvarna, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/008 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic vehicle may include one or more functional components configured to execute a lawn care function, a sensor network comprising one or more sensors configured to detect conditions proximate to the robotic vehicle, a positioning module configured to determine robotic vehicle position while the robotic vehicle traverses a parcel, and a boundary management module configured to enable the robotic vehicle to be operated within a bounded area. The bounded area may include a variable boundary, and the boundary management module may be configured to receive instructions from an operator to adjust the variable boundary.