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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2022
Hydro-gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Alyn G. Brown, Indianapolis, IN (US);
K. Mike McCoy, Avon, IN (US);
Gregory Barton Moebs, Avon, IN (US);
Gregory E. Arends, Fishers, IN (US);
Damon J. Hoyda, McCordsville, IN (US);
Jesse L. Probst, Strasburg, IL (US);
Joseph Hamilton, Ashburn, VA (US);
John Tyler Hibbard, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Abstract
A drive and control system for a lawn tractor includes a CAN-Bus network, a plurality of controllers, a pair of electric transaxles controlled by the plurality of controllers, and one or more steering and drive input devices coupled to respective sensor(s) for sensing user steering and drive inputs. The plurality of controllers communicate with one or more vehicle sensors via the CAN-Bus network. The plurality of controllers receive the user's steering and drive inputs and posts on the CAN-Bus network and generate drive signals to obtain the desired speed and direction of motion of the lawn tractor.