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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2021
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Alexander Steven Frick, Farmington, MN (US);
Michael Jason Ramsay, Verona, PA (US);
David Arthur Larose, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stephen Paul Elizondo Landers, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Zachary Irvin Parker, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David Ian Robinson, Napier, NZ;
Christopher Charles Osterwood, Exeter, NH (US);
THE TORO COMPANY, Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
Vision systems for autonomous machines and methods of using same during machine localization are provided. Exemplary systems and methods may reduce computing resources needed to perform vision-based localization by selecting the most appropriate camera from two or more cameras, and optionally selecting only a portion of the selected camera's field of view, from which to perform vision-based location correction. Other embodiments may provide camera lens coverings that maintain optical clarity while operating within debris-filled environments.