Robotic mowing of separated lawn areas
First Claim
1. A method of mowing at least two areas separated by a space, the method comprising:
- training a robotic mower to mow at least a first area and a second area, the first area separated from the second area by the space, including moving the robotic mower about the first and second areas while storing data indicative of a location of boundaries of each area relative to boundary markers;
storing data indicative of a traversal route between the first area and the second area;
storing data indicative of a bypass route that provides a path for the robotic mower to follow to traverse the first area; and
theninitiating a mowing operation causing the robotic mower to autonomously and in sequence;
disable a mowing function;
traverse the first area by following the bypass route without mowing the first area;
move from the first area to the second area across the space separating the first area from the second area by following the traversal route between the first area and the second area without mowing the traversal route;
activate the mowing function; and
mow the second area.
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Abstract
A method of mowing multiple areas includes training the robotic mower to move across a space separating at least two areas, and initiating a mowing operation. Training the robotic mower to move across the space separating the areas includes moving the robotic mower to a traversal launch point of a first of the areas, storing data indicative of location of the traversal launch point, moving the robotic mower to a traversal landing point of a second of the areas, and storing data indicative of location of the traversal landing point. The mowing operation causes the robotic mower to autonomously and in sequence mow the first of the areas, move to the traversal launch point, move from the traversal launch point across the space to the traversal landing point, and then mow the second of the areas.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of mowing at least two areas separated by a space, the method comprising:
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training a robotic mower to mow at least a first area and a second area, the first area separated from the second area by the space, including moving the robotic mower about the first and second areas while storing data indicative of a location of boundaries of each area relative to boundary markers; storing data indicative of a traversal route between the first area and the second area; storing data indicative of a bypass route that provides a path for the robotic mower to follow to traverse the first area; and
theninitiating a mowing operation causing the robotic mower to autonomously and in sequence; disable a mowing function; traverse the first area by following the bypass route without mowing the first area; move from the first area to the second area across the space separating the first area from the second area by following the traversal route between the first area and the second area without mowing the traversal route; activate the mowing function; and mow the second area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A robotic mower, comprising:
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a wheeled chassis; a motorized grass cutter carried by the wheeled chassis; and a controller carried by the chassis and configured to; (i) store data indicative of a location of boundaries of each of at least two areas to be mowed, wherein the at least two areas are separated by a space; (ii) store data indicative of a traversal route across the space; (iii) store data indicative of a bypass route that provides a path for the robotic mower to follow to traverse a first of the areas; (iv) control the robotic mower to perform a mowing operation in which the robotic mower autonomously and in sequence; disables the grass cutter; traverses the first of the areas by following the bypass route without mowing the first of the areas; moves from the first of the areas to a second of the areas across the space by following the traversal route between the first of the areas and the second of the areas without mowing the traversal route; activate the grass cutter; and mows the second of the areas. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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