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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2020
Applicant:

Mtd Products Inc, Valley City, OH (US);

Inventors:

Zachary A. Lyzen, Seattle, WA (US);

Adam J. Woodrum, Wakeman, OH (US);

Assignee:

MTD PRODUCTS INC, Valley City, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/021 (2013.01); B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); G01C 21/3461 (2013.01); G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); G01S 2013/932 (2020.01); G01S 2013/9316 (2020.01);
Abstract

An automated steering device is provided usable in conjunction with power equipment machines. By way of example, the automated steering device can provide user-assisted steering for a power equipment machine to maintain tight parallel paths. The user-assisted steering can be defined relative to an initial vector traversed through user directed operation of the power equipment machine, independent of or at least in part independent of a predefined area of operation for the power equipment machine. Position location data refined by local terrestrial positioning system correction devices, or onboard rotational correction devices can be provided to obtain high positioning accuracy, and minimal path deviation. As a result, highly accurate pathing can be provided by way of the disclosed automated steering devices.


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