Systems and devices for lawn care

Abstract

A service vehicle for storing and transporting outdoor power equipment includes a loading/unloading ramp, a charging bay configured to charge a rechargeable battery pack mounted on a first piece of outdoor power equipment, a spare battery charging station configured to store and selectively charge a spare rechargeable battery pack, a user interface having a display, and a controller in communication with the user interface and having a processing circuit with a charging module. The controller is configured to receive a charge level of the rechargeable battery pack and the spare rechargeable battery pack from the charging module and instruct the user interface to display the charge levels.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A service vehicle for storing and transporting outdoor power equipment, the service vehicle comprising:
 a loading/unloading ramp;   a charging bay configured to charge a rechargeable battery pack mounted on a first piece of outdoor power equipment;   a spare battery charging station configured to store and selectively charge a spare rechargeable battery pack;   a user interface including a display; and   a controller in communication with the user interface and including a processing circuit with a charging module, the controller being configured to receive a charge level of the rechargeable battery pack and the spare rechargeable battery pack from the charging module and instruct the user interface to display the charge levels.   
     
     
         2 . The service vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the charging module is configured to control a rate of charge of the rechargeable battery pack and the spare rechargeable battery pack. 
     
     
         3 . The service vehicle of  claim 2 , wherein the charging module is configured to prioritize charging of the rechargeable battery pack over the spare rechargeable battery pack based on the first piece of outdoor power equipment being scheduled to be placed at a jobsite within a predefined time window. 
     
     
         4 . The service vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising a supplemental battery system dedicated to providing power to the charging bay or the spare battery charging station. 
     
     
         5 . The service vehicle of  claim 1 , further comprising a supplemental battery system dedicated to providing power to the charging bay and the spare battery charging station. 
     
     
         6 . A system for providing outdoor power equipment services, comprising:
 a first piece of outdoor power equipment, the first piece of outdoor power equipment including a removable battery pack and a drive motor powered by the removable battery pack; and   a service vehicle including:
 a loading/unloading ramp; 
 a charging bay configured to store the first piece of outdoor power equipment and selectively charge the removable battery pack; 
 a spare battery charging station configured to store and selectively charge a spare removable battery pack for the first piece of outdoor power equipment; and 
 a charging battery system configured to supply power to the charging bay and the spare battery charging station to charge one or more of the removable battery pack or the spare removable battery pack. 
   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the service vehicle further includes a user interface and a controller in communication with the user interface, wherein the controller includes a processing circuit with a charging module. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to receive a charge level of the removable battery pack or the spare removable battery pack from the charging module and instruct the user interface to display the charge level. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the charging module is configured to prioritize charging of the removable battery pack over the spare removable battery pack based on the first piece of outdoor power equipment being scheduled to be placed at a jobsite within a predefined time window. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the service vehicle is configured to selectively load and unload the first piece of outdoor power equipment at a jobsite based on instructions received by a controller of the service vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions are provided by a cloud-based service;
 wherein the cloud-based service determines a route for the service vehicle based on one or more parameters communicated to the cloud-based server from the first piece of outdoor power equipment and the service vehicle.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise one or more of a battery charge level of the removable battery pack, an operating time remaining for the first piece of outdoor power equipment, an estimated completion time, a percentage of job completed, or a location of the service vehicle. 
     
     
         13 . Outdoor power equipment comprising:
 a plurality of removable battery packs;   one or more electric drive motors supplied with electrical power from the plurality of removable battery packs;   one or more wheels, each selectively driven by one of the one or more electric drive motors;   an electric blade motor supplied with electrical power from the plurality of removable battery packs;   a cutting blade driven by the electric blade motor;   a sensor module including a roll sensor; and   a controller in communication with the one or more electric drive motors, the electric blade motor, and the sensor module, the controller being configured to:
 determine whether a roll angle measured by the roll sensor is greater than a first roll threshold; and 
 in response to determining that the roll angle is greater than the first roll threshold, instruct the one or more electric drive motors to drive at least two of the one or more wheels at different speeds. 
   
     
     
         14 . The outdoor power equipment of  claim 13 , wherein the sensor module includes one or more environmental sensors configured to detect a quality of a lawn, and the controller is configured to adjust at least one of a height of the cutting blade, a speed of the electric blade motor, or a speed of the one or more electric drive motors based on the quality of the lawn. 
     
     
         15 . The outdoor power equipment of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more environmental sensors include an air quality sensor, a temperature sensor, or a moisture sensor. 
     
     
         16 . The outdoor power equipment of  claim 13 , wherein the sensor module includes a chemical detection sensor configured to detect a level of a chemical of a lawn, and wherein the controller is configured to determine if an addition of the chemical is needed or if the level of the chemical requires reduction. 
     
     
         17 . The outdoor power equipment of  claim 13 , wherein the sensor module includes an object detection sensor, and the controller is configured to reduce a speed of the one or more electric drive motors in response to the object detection sensor detecting an object. 
     
     
         18 . The outdoor power equipment of  claim 13 , wherein the sensor module includes an object detection sensor, and the controller is configured to reduce a speed of the one or more electric drive motors and cease operation of the electric blade motor in response to the object detection sensor detecting an object. 
     
     
         19 . The outdoor power equipment of  claim 13 , wherein the sensor module includes an object detection sensor, and the controller is configured to cease operation of the one or more electric drive motors and the electric blade motor in response to the object detection sensor detecting an object. 
     
     
         20 . The outdoor power equipment of  claim 19 , wherein the controller requires a manual restart after ceasing operation of the one or more electric drive motors and the electric blade motor.