Yarbo should use necessary power to throw the snow towards boundaries and as it gets closer to it it should dial down the power. It’s not always ideal to blow on balanced mode or turbo, it should be mixture
Thanks for your suggestion. Actually, Yarbo already adjusts the throwing distance based on its location during operation.
We appreciate your feedback on power control and mixed operating modes, as these insights are helpful for further optimization.
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In which mode does it do that? I’ve tried cycling through various modes and throwing distance is the same, also chute does not adjust deflect angles.
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Ok just set it lowest and highest range then watch it snow blow, do you see it adjusting it?
I haven’t actually tried it, but I think that’s how it’s intended.
But what does that actually mean? Can we get an example? If the diverter is higher at the beginning and then lowers towards the end? Sometimes to get max throw distance it would be better to blow the snow to the area edge and then in the last couple passes increase power and divert angle. Also if running perimeter passes and the chute can’t aim towards a throwing edge aiming down into the center of the area may be a better option than current throwing directions
Precisely! Right now chute is up all the way and snow gets thrown everywhere and some lands back. Here are some logic it should follow
When rover is closer to the edge chute should angle down and spinning should be slowest
When it’s farthest away from the edge, it should spin auger fastest while keeping chute at relevant angle to maximize distance, and I can tell you almost straight up is not optimal angle.
Auger should not be pausing and restarting at all. Not only it’s hard on battery, operationally it doesn’t make sense.
Rover should decide if fallen snow is minimal then drive faster so it can accumulate more snow in the auger base, and the opposite for higher snow load.
There’s just too much to write, plus I don’t know if it goes anywhere useful. It’s costly to revise rather than Yarbo just to come up with version 2 rover, and turn the book into the next chapter.
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If it doesn’t then it throws snow and ice into oncoming traffic while it adjusts the chute. It does make sense. This is one of the things they finally fixed.
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Yeah I am not a fan of this fix, but it makes sense and probably one of the only ways to be sure.
Makes sense, but it should not throw at any direction where it’s not set to. 
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Agreed. If you have a better idea on how to accomplish that post it. I’ve been asking them to fix the issue with throwing snow while adjusting the chute for over a year. They finally addressed it. I suppose they could add a toggle to disable the auger while adjusting the chute for those who don’t want that behavior. I personally want the auger to stop during chute adjustment
Now we need no throw zones implemented.
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As Kolbe mentioned earlier, this can be achieved by adjusting the allowed range of the deflector angle. Once that range is set, the system will automatically adjust the deflector angle within it based on the distance to the snow-throwing direction
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