I'm thinking alternatives for automatic height adjustment. One is for concave or convex terrain, that would need an auxiliary small wheel on one side with a spring, to measure height in the center. Other possibility is to measure rpm over current, that would give you the effort the motor is doing, and that could be used to tune height. Two crappy ideas but I like to play.
The entire terrain would be best mowed with the same blade distance from the ground regardless of terrain shape. From experience (on sloped terrain) the only time height needs to be adjusted is to prevent the deck from getting stuck on bumpy terrain, stones, roots, etc. I cut wild thick brush at a higher distance from the ground on the first pass. I go lower on the 2nd pass if I want to establish golf-like turf there. The height has to be maxed when coming out of a steep ditch and onto flat land - the peak tends to catch the mower's deck.
Look at it as the last/only mower one would ever buy. It's made entirely of steel and aluminum - built to outlast us. It's self-serviceable with no planned obsolescence built into the components
@@grator check the "hex cube" is fantastic for the price, and also you could add GPS-RTK to it. Plenty of possibilities. Good job, your mower is awesome.
@@victorgalvez927 Yes, Cubepilot was the initial plan. We will probably have to develop proprietary tech due to all the hurdles that come with steep slopes. For example if the mower slips, it will have to know to go back and finish the spot that was left out because of the slip. It will have to recognize trees, stones, etc. It's probably a job for AI
I'm thinking alternatives for automatic height adjustment. One is for concave or convex terrain, that would need an auxiliary small wheel on one side with a spring, to measure height in the center. Other possibility is to measure rpm over current, that would give you the effort the motor is doing, and that could be used to tune height. Two crappy ideas but I like to play.
The entire terrain would be best mowed with the same blade distance from the ground regardless of terrain shape. From experience (on sloped terrain) the only time height needs to be adjusted is to prevent the deck from getting stuck on bumpy terrain, stones, roots, etc. I cut wild thick brush at a higher distance from the ground on the first pass. I go lower on the 2nd pass if I want to establish golf-like turf there. The height has to be maxed when coming out of a steep ditch and onto flat land - the peak tends to catch the mower's deck.
@@grator good idea, nothing better than field experience
I see you are using two linear actuators. That would allow different height on the front vs back. Is there a use case for that?
Both move synchronously so that the deck is always level with the ground
Love it exept the price😊
How much are they
Look at it as the last/only mower one would ever buy. It's made entirely of steel and aluminum - built to outlast us. It's self-serviceable with no planned obsolescence built into the components
@@Goneoffdagasthey will be around 3900 EUR from February onwards
do you plan to upgrade it with a brain like "ardumower" or ardupilot-rov and gps?
yes, I'll be working on the autopilot module this year
@@grator check the "hex cube" is fantastic for the price, and also you could add GPS-RTK to it. Plenty of possibilities.
Good job, your mower is awesome.
@@victorgalvez927 Yes, Cubepilot was the initial plan. We will probably have to develop proprietary tech due to all the hurdles that come with steep slopes. For example if the mower slips, it will have to know to go back and finish the spot that was left out because of the slip. It will have to recognize trees, stones, etc. It's probably a job for AI