Patents by Inventor Federico TESTOLIN
Federico TESTOLIN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240134394Abstract: An automatic working system, a turning method thereof, and a self-moving device. When the self-moving device reaches a boundary, a control module controls a movement module to turn to leave the boundary. In addition, the control module may control, based on coverage values corresponding to each movement range when the self-moving device reaches the boundary, the movement module to turn to a movement range with a coverage value that meets a preset requirement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Paolo ANDRIOLO, Federico TESTOLIN, Davide DALFRA, Emanuel CONTI
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Publication number: 20240114827Abstract: This application relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling an intelligent lawn mower, an intelligent lawn mower, a computer device, and a storage medium. In the method, output torque of a mowing motor during working of the intelligent lawn mower is detected, a wheel rotation speed of the intelligent lawn mower is reduced in response to the output torque reaches a first set threshold, and the intelligent lawn mower is controlled to operate based on the reduced wheel rotation speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventor: Federico Testolin
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Publication number: 20240019867Abstract: The present invention provides a self-moving device, including: a housing, in which a primary cavity is formed; a moving module, mounted on the housing, and configured to actuate the self-moving device to move; a primary working module, mounted on the housing, and configured to perform a work task; a control module, including a main control board, and configured to control the moving module to actuate the self-moving device to move, and control the primary working module to perform the work task, where: the main control board is disposed in the primary cavity, where at least one secondary cavity is further formed in the housing; the secondary cavity is configured to mount at least one functional module different from the moving module and the primary working module; and the self-moving device includes at least one first interface corresponding to the secondary cavity and capable of connecting to a second interface of the functional module, and the first interface is connected to the second interface, so thatType: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Paolo Andriolo, Davide DALFRA, Emanuel CONTI, Federico TESTOLIN, Zaiyue ZHANG
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Patent number: 11782445Abstract: The present invention provides a self-moving device, including: a housing, in which a primary cavity is formed; a moving module, mounted on the housing, and configured to actuate the self-moving device to move; a primary working module, mounted on the housing, and configured to perform a work task; a control module, including a main control board, and configured to control the moving module to actuate the self-moving device to move, and control the primary working module to perform the work task, where: the main control board is disposed in the primary cavity, where at least one secondary cavity is further formed in the housing; the secondary cavity is configured to mount at least one functional module different from the moving module and the primary working module; and the self-moving device includes at least one first interface corresponding to the secondary cavity and capable of connecting to a second interface of the functional module, and the first interface is connected to the second interface, so thatType: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Paolo Andriolo, Davide Dalfra, Emanuel Conti, Federico Testolin, Zaiyue Zhang
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Patent number: 11695359Abstract: The disclosure relates to an autonomous apparatus, moving and performing preset work in a defined working area, the autonomous apparatus including an energy module supplying energy to the autonomous apparatus, a motor, a sensor circuit, and a control circuit, the motor obtaining the energy from the energy module, to drive the autonomous apparatus to move and/or work in the working area, the sensor circuit detecting working parameters and environmental parameters of the autonomous apparatus, and transmitting detection results to the control circuit, the control circuit controlling the operation of the motor according to a signal transmitted by the sensor circuit, where the motor is a sensorless brushless motor, and before the motor rotates, the control circuit measures a resistance value of the motor, and estimates, one the basis of the resistance value of the motor, a rotor position of the motor, so as to control the operation of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., LtdInventors: Federico Testolin, Davide Dalfra
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Publication number: 20230084940Abstract: The disclosure relates to an automatic working system, a self-moving device and a control method therefor. The automatic working system includes a self-moving device configured to automatically move and work in a working region set by a user, a magnetic strip configured to generate a magnetic signal. The self-moving device includes a boundary recognizing module configured to recognize a boundary of the working region, a magnetic induction module configured to induce the magnetic signal, a control module configured to control the self-moving device to move along the boundary according to the boundary recognized by the boundary recognizing module and control the self-moving device to move along the magnetic strip according to the magnetic signal if the magnetic induction module induces the magnetic signal in process of moving along the boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Inventors: Davide DALFRA, Emanuel CONTI, Federico TESTOLIN
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Patent number: 11503761Abstract: A lawn mower including a housing; a walking mechanism, supporting the housing and driving the housing to move, and including at least one drive wheel; at least one motor to drive the at least one drive wheel to rotate; and a control apparatus, preset with a first and a second torque threshold. And when the motor is switched from a stopped state to a running state, the control apparatus controls a difference between a maximum operating output torque of the motor and the first threshold to be within a predetermined range, when the motor is in the running state, the control apparatus controls an operating output torque of the at least one motor to at most increase to the second threshold, the first threshold is less than or equal to a maximum output torque of the motor, and the second threshold is less than the first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: POSITEC POWER TOOLS (SUZHOU) CO., LTDInventors: Federico Testolin, Davide Dalfra
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Publication number: 20220121217Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-moving device, where the self-moving device includes at least two non-contact obstacle detection modules, respectively located on two side of a housing in a moving direction and configured to transmit detection signals and receive reflected detection signals, to detect an obstacle in the moving direction of the self-moving device; the self-moving device further includes a control module, and the control module turns on each obstacle detection module in a time-sharing manner to transmit the detection signal and turns on each obstacle detection module in the time-sharing manner to receive the reflected detection signal, to obtain detection data; and the control module determines a location of the obstacle according to the obtained detection data, a corresponding identity of the obstacle detection module that transmits the detection signal, and a corresponding identity of the obstacle detection module that receives the detection signal, to control the self-moving device toType: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Davide DALFRA, Emanuel CONTI, Federico TESTOLIN
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Publication number: 20210384856Abstract: The disclosure relates to an autonomous apparatus, moving and performing preset work in a defined working area, the autonomous apparatus including an energy module supplying energy to the autonomous apparatus, a motor, a sensor circuit, and a control circuit, the motor obtaining the energy from the energy module, to drive the autonomous apparatus to move and/or work in the working area, the sensor circuit detecting working parameters and environmental parameters of the autonomous apparatus, and transmitting detection results to the control circuit, the control circuit controlling the operation of the motor according to a signal transmitted by the sensor circuit, where the motor is a sensorless brushless motor, and before the motor rotates, the control circuit measures a resistance value of the motor, and estimates, one the basis of the resistance value of the motor, a rotor position of the motor, so as to control the operation of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Federico TESTOLIN, Davide DALFRA
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Publication number: 20210165411Abstract: The present invention provides a self-moving device, including: a housing, in which a primary cavity is formed; a moving module, mounted on the housing, and configured to actuate the self-moving device to move; a primary working module, mounted on the housing, and configured to perform a work task; a control module, including a main control board, and configured to control the moving module to actuate the self-moving device to move, and control the primary working module to perform the work task, where: the main control board is disposed in the primary cavity, where at least one secondary cavity is further formed in the housing; the secondary cavity is configured to mount at least one functional module different from the moving module and the primary working module; and the self-moving device includes at least one first interface corresponding to the secondary cavity and capable of connecting to a second interface of the functional module, and the first interface is connected to the second interface, so thatType: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Paolo Andriolo, Davide Dalfra, Emanuel Conti, Federico Testolin, Zaiyue Zhang
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Publication number: 20200201347Abstract: The invention relates to a self-moving device, including: a housing, a movement module configured to drive the housing to move, a drive module configured to drive the movement module to move, and a control module configured to control the self-moving device. A non-contact obstacle recognition sensor assembly is disposed on the housing. After the obstacle recognition sensor assembly detects that an obstacle exists in a movement direction, the control module controls the self-moving device to continue moving and steer until the obstacle is avoided. The movement direction is a forward driving direction of the self-moving device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Davide Dalfra, Emanuel Conti, Federico Testolin, Xiaochu Sheng, Yuanzhong Ran, Yanjun Pang, Jiang Du, Xinghong Li
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Publication number: 20190343040Abstract: The invention relates to a lawn mower, including: a housing; a walking mechanism, supporting the housing and driving the housing to walk, and including a drive wheel; a motor, used to drive the drive wheel to rotate; and a control apparatus, preset with a first torque threshold and a second torque threshold, where as the motor is switched from a stopped state to a running state, the control apparatus controls a difference between a maximum actual output torque of the motor and the first torque threshold to be within a predetermined range, when the motor is in the running state, the control apparatus controls an actual output torque of the at least one motor to at most increase to the second torque threshold, the first torque threshold is less than or equal to a maximum output torque of the motor, and the second torque threshold is less than the first torque threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Federico TESTOLIN, Davide DALFRA