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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2023
Hydro-gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Alyn G. Brown, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Anthony Joseph Lapp, Houston, TX (US);
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Abstract
A lawn mower having a control system, and a pair of driven wheels and a pair of electric motors for zero turn capabilities, is disclosed. The lawn mower has a steering wheel having a neutral wheel position. The control system includes one or more first sensors configured to collect orientation data of the lawn mower, a position sensor configured to detect a position of the steering wheel, memory for storing a target heading of the lawn mower, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine the target heading based on the position of the steering wheel, determine a current heading of the lawn mower based on the orientation data collected by the one or more first sensors, and transmit a course correction signal for at least one of the pair of electric motors based on a comparison between the current heading and the target heading.