ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM FOR LAWN MAINTENANCE VEHICLE

Abstract: a lawnmower including: a wheel; a motor operably coupled to drive the wheel; a user input configured to receive a steering control input from a user; and a controller configured to operate in a steering assist mode where the controller: receives information from the user input, the information including a position of the user input; compares the position of the user input to a gain profile saved in a memory of the controller; determines a scale factor from the gain profile based on the comparison; generates a command instruction to control a speed of the motor based on the position of the user input and the determined scale factor; and transmits the command instruction to the motor to affect a speed of the motor.

Inventor(s): Jonathan R. Feldkamp, Grzegorz Kondro, Robert T. Givens, Tanner Griffin, Jeff Wilson, Patrick Sanchez

CPC Classification: B62D11/003 (Steering non-deflectable wheels; Steering endless tracks or the like)

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