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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Richard Mcmurtry, Bristol, GB;
Ben Mcmurtry, Horsley, GB;
Inventors:
Richard McMurtry, Bristol, GB;
Ben McMurtry, Horsley, GB;
Assignee:
McMurtry Ltd., Stancombe, Gloucestershire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/00 (2006.01); A01D 75/28 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of operating an automated land maintenance vehicle over a work area includes (a) determining a work regime by dividing the work area into regions; selecting at least one instruction for the vehicle to follow with respect to each region; providing data relating to the regions and to the associated instructions to a processor; computing, by the processor, the work regime for the vehicle from the data; and (b) providing data relating to the work regime to a controller of the vehicle, whereby the vehicle is operated to follow the work regime.