A walk-behind lawnmower includes a mower deck, a plurality of wheels coupled to the mower deck, a drive motor configured to operate at a drive speed to drive at least one of the plurality of wheels, and a handle coupled to the mower deck. The handle includes a user interface having a variable speed control configured to be actuated an actuation percentage, and a maximum speed control including a setting corresponding to a maximum mower speed. The drive speed of the drive motor is determined using the actuation percentage of the variable speed control scaled by the setting of the maximum speed control.

A battery powered lawnmower having a blade motor coupled to at least one blade, a user input device configured to receive a blade motor control signal and a bail control bar. The bail control bar is coupled to a position sensor configured to determine a position of the bail control bar. The battery powered lawnmower further includes a controller coupled to the position sensor and configured to control an operation of the blade motor. The controller is configured to receive a blade motor control command and determine a position of the bail control bar based on data provided by the position sensor. The controller is further configured to, in response to determining that the bail control bar is in a closed position, control the blade motor based on the received blade motor control command.

A lawnmower may include an inertial measurement device configured to capture data indicative of an orientation of a housing of the lawnmower. The lawnmower may also include a controller coupled (i) to a motor configured to rotate one or more cutting blades and (ii) to the inertial measurement device. The controller may be configured to receive, from the inertial measurement device, the data indicative of the orientation of the housing. The controller may be further configured to determine a three-dimensional position of the housing based on the data. The three-dimensional position of the housing may indicate whether the orientation of the housing is desirable for operation of the lawnmower. The controller may be further configured to control the motor based on the three-dimensional position of the housing.

An agricultural device associated with reduced tillage techniques in a field includes a frame and at least one mower module supported by the frame, the at least one mower module positionable to cut plant matter between adjacent crop rows in the field. The plant matter has penetrated a previously formed mat of at least partially crushed residual plant matter.

A work vehicle includes a cutter device for cutting plant in a field, a storage section for storing plant cut by the cutter device, an inclination angle sensor for detecting an inclination angle ((θd)) of the vehicle body, a display device for displaying the inclination angle detected by the inclination angle sensor, and a reporting device for reporting the inclination angle exceeding a permissible inclination angle ((θa)).

An outdoor power equipment with steering and/or speed controlled via foot-based inputs is discussed. One example embodiment is an outdoor power equipment, comprising: a frame; a plurality of drive elements coupled to the frame; a prime mover configured to provide power to the plurality of drive elements; one or more controls configured to receive foot-based inputs from an operator of the outdoor power equipment; and a control system configured to control a steering and a speed of the outdoor power equipment based on the foot-based inputs. Various foot-based embodiments and control systems can be employed based on the embodiment.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system comprising a zero turn riding lawnmower. The zero turn riding lawnmower is steerable solely via a first foot pedal and a second foot pedal. Each of the first foot pedal and the second foot pedal coupled to a mower linkage of the zero turn riding lawnmower. The first foot pedal is constructed to cause at least one wheel on a first side the zero turn riding lawnmower to be powered in a forward direction or a reverse direction. The second foot pedal is constructed to cause at least one wheel on a second side the zero turn riding lawnmower to be powered in a forward or reverse direction.

A hand-push garden tool and a control method thereof. The hand-push garden tool comprises a main body, wheel and a handle assembly. The wheels are mounted on the main body, the handle assembly is mounted on the main body. The handle assembly comprises a handle, a first control rod and a second control rod. The first control rod is mounted on the handle and can rotate relative to the handle, the second control rod is mounted on the handle and can rotate relative to the handle, and the first control rod and the second control rod are coaxially arranged. The first control rod and the second control rod of the hand-push garden tool can coaxially rotate and cannot affect each other, the garden tool is convenient, beautiful and clean and tidy, and design spaces are saved.

A dual handle speed adjustment device includes left and right handles, a link and a slider. The left and right handles each have an actuating end, an operating end and a handle hinge as a pivot axis. The slider has a first connection end connected to the actuating ends of the left and right handles, a second connection end connected to a speed control device, and a part between the first and second connection ends hinged to one end of the link, which has the other end thereof provided with a link rotation axis. The left and right handles independently drive the slider to move when they are turned. The invention can realize the separate operation of two speed adjusting handles.

A lawn mowing apparatus may include sensors that are fastened to both its mower deck and its chassis. The sensors may sense a position of the mower deck in relation to the chassis. The sensed position of the mower deck may be presented to the operator via a dashboard display of the lawn tractor or transmitted via a wireless signal to another device. Based on such sensed position, an operator of the lawn tractor may manually adjust the position of the mower deck until the sensed position of the mower deck is within an acceptable operating range. In some embodiments, servomotors may used to adjust the position of the mower deck until the sensed position of the mower deck is within an acceptable range.