Autonomous grounds maintenance machines with path planning for trap and obstacle avoidance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11350563
APP PUB NO 20190357430A1
SERIAL NO

16422153

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Operating an autonomous grounds maintenance machine includes determining a travel path for the machine to reach a destination waypoint in a zone of a work region. The travel path is analyzed for problem areas based on a predetermined terrain map. Rotations of the machine may be planned even before the machine begins to travel down the path to proactively prevent the machine from becoming trapped.

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  • THE TORO COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kraft, Jason T Stillwater, US 4 5

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