Patent ID: 8657041

Claim:
A control system for a lawnmower vehicle having a plurality of electric motors, at least two of the electric motors being two left and right drive wheel electric motors that are linked with left and right drive wheels of the lawnmower vehicle so that motive power is transmitted between the drive wheel electric motors and the drive wheels, and another one of the electric motors being a mower-related electric motor that is linked with a mower blade so that motive power is transmitted between the mower-related electric motor and the mower blade, the control system comprising: at least one controller, wherein the controller detects a signal indicating an on/off state of a mower starting switch provided near a seat and operated by a user, and based on that detection, controls operation of a driver for driving the mower-related electric motor by outputting an instruction to the driver to cause the mower-related electric motor to activate or stop, and wherein, in response to signals from two operator sensors that detect states of two left and right lever-type operators provided on left and right sides of the seat and operated by the user, the controller controls operation of the left drive wheel electric motor by controlling operation of a left drive wheel driver associated with the left lever-type operator, and also controls operation of the right drive wheel electric motor by controlling operation of a right drive wheel driver associated with the right lever-type operator.