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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Kenneth Edward Hunt, Rock Hill, SC (US);
David Roy Holm, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Edward Hunt, Rock Hill, SC (US);
David Roy Holm, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 75/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating a mower comprises defining a reference axis of rotation at a desired point along a path segment of the mower. A controller orients wheels of the mower generally tangentially to a circular region about the reference axis. A drive motor applies rotational mechanical energy to one or more of the wheels to rotate the mower by a desired angular amount about the reference axis.