An idea for all modules; opportunistic charging (i.e. head back to charge when Yarbo is physically close to the docking station).
The idea here is to add another battery threshold above the “Recharge Battery Level”, which sets a range in which Yarbo should head back to charge when its close to the docking station, rather than waiting until the Recharge Battery Level threshold.
Example: If I have the opportunistic recharge threshold at 30% and the recharge at 20%; if Yarbs is below 30 but above 20, head to recharge when it is at a part of the work plan closest to the docking station. If it drops to 20%, head to the docking station regardless of location.
I’ve seen Yarbles many times be close to the recharge threshold, but continue working away and end up furthest from the docking station when it hits the recharge threshold, then have to drive all the way back. Seems inefficient.
Love this. I think it could be combined with some other recommendations like if it hits the recharge limit and there’s only a few mins left in the plan, then it will finish and then go recharge. Also, on these same lines, if it doesn’t have enough charge but only has a little bit left in the plan, go top off just enough with 5-10% buffer to finish. This is extremely important for staying on top of the snow clearing.
Thanks for the suggestion. This approach could definitely add more flexibility to the charging behavior and help Yarbo operate more efficiently. If more users express interest in this idea, I’ll be happy to pass it along to our product team for further consideration.
How are those 4 sidewalks working for you on the right side of your map. They all run independently? No cross up down one sidewalk and back on another? Any reverse run sidewalks?
Yeah, I seem to have sidewalks that do weird things and they don’t appear to be as stacked together as yours. Just curious if those bunched up sidewalks always act independently.
