EP3562630A4 - Robot lawn mower bumper system - Google Patents

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EP3562630A4
EP3562630A4 EP16901162.4A EP16901162A EP3562630A4 EP 3562630 A4 EP3562630 A4 EP 3562630A4 EP 16901162 A EP16901162 A EP 16901162A EP 3562630 A4 EP3562630 A4 EP 3562630A4
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lawn mower
bumper system
robot lawn
robot
bumper
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EP3562630A1 (en
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Russell Walter Morin
Travis PIERCE
Chris Bradley
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iRobot Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/02—Measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux
    • G01R33/06—Measuring direction or magnitude of magnetic fields or magnetic flux using galvano-magnetic devices
    • G01R33/07—Hall effect devices
    • G01R33/072—Constructional adaptation of the sensor to specific applications
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D34/00—Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course or altitude of land, water, air, or space vehicles, e.g. automatic pilot
    • G05D1/02—Control of position or course in two dimensions
    • G05D1/021—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles
    • G05D1/0227—Control of position or course in two dimensions specially adapted to land vehicles using mechanical sensing means, e.g. for sensing treated area
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N52/00—Hall-effect devices
EP16901162.4A 2016-12-30 2016-12-30 Robot lawn mower bumper system Pending EP3562630A4 (en)

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PCT/US2016/069530 WO2018125222A1 (en) 2016-12-30 2016-12-30 Robot lawn mower bumper system

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EP3562630A4 true EP3562630A4 (en) 2020-09-02

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