US 12,459,492 B1
Stability control system
Alyn G. Brown, Indianapolis, IN (US); and Anthony Joseph Lapp, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US)
Filed by Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,513.
Application 18/363,513 is a continuation of application No. 17/157,536, filed on Jan. 25, 2021, granted, now 12,054,139.
Application 17/157,536 is a continuation of application No. 16/551,470, filed on Aug. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,899,342, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 16/551,470 is a continuation of application No. 15/707,869, filed on Sep. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,392,007, issued on Aug. 27, 2019.
Application 15/707,869 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/082,425, filed on Mar. 28, 2016, granted, now 9,764,734, issued on Sep. 19, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/138,872, filed on Mar. 26, 2015.
Int. Cl. B60W 30/04 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B62D 11/00 (2006.01); B62D 11/12 (2006.01); G01C 21/18 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 30/04 (2013.01) [B60L 15/2036 (2013.01); B60W 30/025 (2013.01); B62D 11/003 (2013.01); B62D 11/12 (2013.01); G01C 21/18 (2013.01); G05D 1/0891 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lawn mower having zero turn capabilities, the lawn mower comprising:
one or more mowing blades;
a set of driven wheels;
a set of electric motors, each of which is configured to drive a respective one of the set of driven wheels;
one or more first sensors configured to collect data indicative of a current heading of the lawn mower; and
one or more controllers configured to:
determine a target heading based on at least one steering input;
determine the current heading based on the data collected by the one or more first sensors; and
generate and send command signals for the set of electric motors to drive the set of driven wheels based on at least one target speed input, at least one steering input, and the current heading.