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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Firefly Automatix, Inc., North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Inventors:
Steven R. Aposhian, Farmington, UT (US);
Eric E. Aston, Farmington, UT (US);
William M. Decker, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Samuel H. Drake, Cottonwood Heights, UT (US);
Assignee:
FireFly Automatix, Inc., North Salt Lake, UT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/66 (2006.01); A01D 34/74 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); A01D 34/76 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/006 (2013.01); A01D 34/66 (2013.01); A01D 34/74 (2013.01); A01D 34/76 (2013.01); G05D 1/0223 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mower can be adaptively controlled to optimize efficiency based on loads experienced by motors that drive the cutting blades. If the load is below a threshold, the ground speed of the mower can be increased. The mower's performance can also be monitored to identify characteristics of an area being cut and then such characteristics can be used to further enhance the efficiency of the mower.