Patent ID: 9380742
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A01D,B60L,G05D,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. An autonomous implement, comprising: at least one drive unit including at least one drive wheel; at least one sensor unit configured to detect at least one first characteristic value; at least one location-determining unit configured to detect at least one second characteristic value; at least one housing unit defining a vertical axis; and at least one evaluating unit configured to determine a slip of the at least one drive wheel from the at least one first characteristic value and the at least one second characteristic value, to determine a tilt of the at least one housing unit about a first axis that is different from the vertical axis, and to determine a third characteristic value of a lateral movement of the at least one housing unit from the determined slip of the at least one drive wheel and the determined tilt of the at least one housing unit, the lateral movement being different from a forward movement of the at least one housing unit.