Robotic mower launch point system
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1. A robotic mower launch point system, comprising:
- a user interface for an operator to enter a plurality of launch point locations, durations and frequencies where a robotic mower will start mowing a specified area; and
a vehicle control unit on the robotic mower storing the plurality of launch point locations, durations and frequencies, determining a sequence of launches based on the launch point frequencies, and commanding the robotic mower to exit a charging station and follow a boundary wire to each launch point location in the sequence where the robotic mower mows for that launch point'"'"'s duration before returning to the charging station.
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Abstract
A robotic mower launch point system includes a user interface for an operator to enter a plurality of launch point locations, durations and frequencies, and a vehicle control unit that stores the locations, durations and frequencies, determines a sequence of launches based on the launch point frequencies, and commands the robotic mower to exit a charging station and follow a boundary wire to each launch point in the sequence where the robotic mower mows for that launch point'"'"'s duration before returning to the charging station. The vehicle control determines the sequence based on the frequency of each launch point relative to a total of the launch point frequencies.
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1. A robotic mower launch point system, comprising:
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a user interface for an operator to enter a plurality of launch point locations, durations and frequencies where a robotic mower will start mowing a specified area; and a vehicle control unit on the robotic mower storing the plurality of launch point locations, durations and frequencies, determining a sequence of launches based on the launch point frequencies, and commanding the robotic mower to exit a charging station and follow a boundary wire to each launch point location in the sequence where the robotic mower mows for that launch point'"'"'s duration before returning to the charging station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A robotic mower launch point system, comprising:
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a robotic mower having a user interface for entering a location, frequency and duration for each of a plurality of launch points where the robotic mower will start mowing in a specified area; an electronic vehicle control unit communicating with the user interface and sequencing the launch points based on the frequency for each of the launch points; the electronic vehicle control unit directing the robotic mower to exit a charging station, follow a boundary wire to each launch point in the sequence, and mow for the duration of the launch point location; and the electronic vehicle control unit directing the robotic mower to return to the charging station after mowing for the duration of each launch point in the sequence until the end of the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A robotic mower launch point system, comprising:
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a vehicle control unit commanding a robotic mower traction drive system to travel along an outer boundary wire to a plurality of different launch points where the robotic mower will start mowing in a specified area in a sequence dependent on an operator-specified frequency for each launch point and includes at least one launch point for a plurality of non-consecutive launches during the sequence; a user interface on which the operator enters a location and a frequency for each launch point, and the user interface displays the location and frequency of each launch point. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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