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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventor:
Jason T. Kraft, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
THE TORO COMPANY, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/64 (2006.01); A01D 34/76 (2006.01); A01D 34/81 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/008 (2013.01); A01D 34/64 (2013.01); A01D 34/76 (2013.01); A01D 34/81 (2013.01); G05D 1/0055 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0208 (2013.01);
Abstract
Operating an autonomous grounds maintenance machine includes determining a travel path for the machine to reach a destination waypoint in a zone of a work region. The travel path is analyzed for problem areas based on a predetermined terrain map. Rotations of the machine may be planned even before the machine begins to travel down the path to proactively prevent the machine from becoming trapped.