89 results about "Robotic lawn mower" patented technology

A method of operating a mowing system, the method including mowing within a work area, wherein mowing is performed by a robotic lawn mower, and wherein the work area comprises a plurality of base stations each configured to charge the robotic lawn mower; determining when to charge the robotic lawn mower in view of a current charge level and a current location of the robotic lawn mower.

Provided is an autonomous lawn mowing system having improved safety. An autonomous lawn mowing system 1 is provided with: a position-information acquisition unit 14 that acquires position information concerning the position of an autonomous lawn mower 2 that is capable of travelling by itself; a moisture-information acquisition unit 15 that acquires moisture information concerning the moisture content of turf; a wet-ground identification unit 31 that identifies a wet region on the basis of the position information and the moisture information; and a control module 34 that controls the autonomous lawn mower 2 on the basis of the result identified by the wet-ground identification unit 31.

A robotic lawn mower (100) includes a traction motor system (114) and a blade motor system (116) that, respectively, drives wheels (110) and drives a blade (108) of the robotic lawn mower (100). The robotic lawn mower also includes processing circuitry (102) for receiving user inputs that indicate a boundary (432), a mow pattern (1210), and / or a pre-planned path for a location (400). The processing circuitry (102) may control the traction motor system (114) and the blade motor system (116), in accordance with the user input, such that the robotic lawn mower (100) mows a lawn (430) at the location (400) based on the boundary (432), the mow pattern (1210), and / or the pre-planned path. The processing circuitry (102) may also detect an obstacle (820) in the lawn (430) based on the data generated by sensors (810) and operate the robotic lawn mower (100) to avoid the obstacle (820) and continue to mow the lawn based on the boundary (432), mow pattern (1210), and / or pre-planned path.WO

A robotic lawn mower parking garage includes a lid part having a longitudinal extension running between a first and second end, and two opposing wall parts extending between a bottom plane and the lid part. The lid part and the wall parts include two pairs of a closed hinge slot and a respective hinge pin, where, for each pair, the hinge pin moves and pivots in the respective hinge slot, between a first and second slot end, when the lid part is moved relative the wall parts, around a pivot axis. The lid part and the wall parts include locking means adapted to be released from a locking position, where the lid part is prevented from pivoting around the pivot axis, to an open position, where the lid part pivots around the pivot axis when the hinge pins bear on a second end of the respective hinge slot, opposite the first end.

Charging stations for robotic lawn mowers (part of-)

A robotic lawn mower interaction station may be adapted to receive an oncoming robotic lawn mower. The interaction station includes a charging tower with a charging transmission arrangement that is adapted to provide a charge current, delivered from a station charging unit, to a charging reception arrangement of a docked robotic lawn mower. The interaction station includes a reception ground plate that extends from the charging tower towards a frontmost part, included in an entering edge. The ground plate is constituted by a plate part and one ridge part that extends a certain ridge height from the plate part.

Charging stations for Robotic lawn mowers

An out-of-bounds prevention control method for a robotic lawn mower. The method comprises: equipping a robotic lawn mower with a sensor assembly to perform boundary line and obstacle detection, wherein the sensor assembly is composed of a boundary line sensor and an obstacle sensor (S1); implementing sub-region division, performing boundary segmentation and operating node setting on sub-regions, accurately measuring operating node coordinates, and constructing quadrilateral cells (S2); on the basis of terrain and obstacle conditions, adjusting the specifications of all the quadrilateral cells, so as to obtain minimized local meshes (S3); using a formula to perform quality optimization on the minimized local meshes, so as to acquire a target region (S4); and on the basis of the target region, analyzing a travelling path of the robotic lawn mower, so as to acquire an abnormal signal, and taking into account the abnormal signal, further determining whether the robotic lawn mower is out of bounds (S5).

The embodiment of the application provides a mowing control method and an automatic mower. The method obtains load information of a cutting motor of the automatic mower, judges whether the load information satisfies a first preset condition, reduces a driving speed of the automatic mower if yes, then continues to judge whether the load information satisfies the first preset condition, and raises a height of a cutting piece driven by the cutting motor until the load information does not satisfy the first preset condition. In this way, the risk of excessive load of the cutting motor is effectively reduced, and the cutting integrity and neatness of a lawn with high cutting difficulty are improved.

1. The name of the design product: automatic mowing robot. 2. The use of the design product: for mowing. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best shows the design points: perspective view 1.

Methods and systems are provided for controlling automatic travel of a power machine, particularly a mower. A set of points associated with a geographical area can be used to define a work path for a work task associated with the geographical area. The power machine can be controlled to perform the work task by traveling along the work path.

Figure 1.1 is a perspective view of the lawnmower robot showing our new design. Figure 1.2 is its front view. Figure 1.3 is its back view. Figure 1.4 is its left side view. Figure 1.5 is its right side view. Figure 1.6 is its top view. Figure 1.7 is its bottom view. 1.1) Perspective view; 1.2) Front view; 1.3) Back view; 1.4) Left side view; 1.5) Right side view; 1.6) Top view; 1.7) Bottom view

The application relates to a control method of an automatic mower, which comprises the following steps: a, controlling the automatic mower to move along a first path with a first advancing direction, and the automatic mower generates two first imprints on the lawn; b, controlling the automatic mower to move along a second path with a second advancing direction, the second path is offset from the first path by a path offset B, and the automatic mower generates two second imprints on the lawn; c, controlling the automatic mower to move along a third path with the first advancing direction, the third path is offset from the second path by the path offset B, and the automatic mower generates two first imprints on the lawn; and d, controlling the automatic mower to move along a fourth path with the second advancing direction, the fourth path is offset from the third path by the path offset B, and the automatic mower generates two second imprints on the lawn.

An automatic lawnmower (100) and a method for controlling the automatic lawnmower (100) are disclosed. The lawnmower (100) includes: a body having a housing (101) and a driving mechanism (102) for moving the body; a main mowing unit (103) located below the housing (101) and having a first cutting area (108); a trimming unit (104) located outside the main mowing unit (103) and having a second cutting area (112) different from the first cutting area (108), wherein the side of the second cutting area (112) away from the first cutting area (108) is at least flush with and / or partially extends beyond the outer side of the housing (101); and a protective cover configured to at least cover the portion of the trimming unit (104) located outside the housing (101) and / or the portion flush with the outer side of the housing (101) when the trimming unit (104) is in operation. The automatic lawnmower (100) and the method of controlling the automatic lawnmower (100) can avoid injury to personnel when the trimming unit (104) is working, thus improving the safety of the automatic lawnmower (100).

Brief description of drawings; fig. 1.1 is a front elevation view of our new design, showing a robotic lawn mower; fig. 1.2 is a rear elevation view thereof; fig. 1.3 is a left side elevation view thereof; fig. 1.4 is a right side elevation view thereof; fig. 1.5 is a top plan view thereof; fig. 1.6 is a bottom plan view thereof; fig. 1.7 is a perspective view thereof; fig. 1.8 is another perspective view thereof; fig. 1.9 is an enlarged view of a part marked A in fig. 1.7; fig. 1.10 is an enlarged view of a part marked B in fig. 1.7;fig. 1.11 is an enlarged view of a part marked C in fig. 1.7; fig. 1.12 is an enlarged view of a part marked D in fig. 1.7; fig. 1.13 is an enlarged view of a part marked E in fig. 1.7; fig. 1.14 is an enlarged view of a part marked F in fig. 1.8; and fig. 1.15 is an enlarged view of a part marked G in fig. 1.8.

The even-dash broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the robotic lawn mower that form no part of the claimed design; the dot-dash broken lines in figs. 1.1, 1.5 and 1.9-1.11 are boundary lines that are included for reference purposes only to identify the enlarged views and form no part of the claimed design, and the numbers “1.9” and “1.10” in fig.1.1, "1.11" in fig.1.5 are included to show an enlarged partial view only and form no part of the claimed design.

Provided are a mowing path generation method and a related apparatus. The mowing path generation method comprises: acquiring a mowing map and machine data; on the basis of the mowing map, determining a plurality of obstacle regions (51, 52, 53, 54); on the basis of the plurality of obstacle regions (51, 52, 53, 54) and the machine data, determining at least one concentric pattern, wherein each concentric pattern of the at least one concentric pattern surrounds at least one corresponding obstacle region; and on the basis of the at least one concentric pattern, determining a target mowing path. At least one concentric pattern is determined on the basis of the plurality of obstacle regions (51, 52, 53, 54) and machine data of an automatic mower (110), each concentric pattern surrounds at least one corresponding obstacle region, and the target mowing path is then determined on the basis of the at least one concentric pattern, such that the automatic mower (110) creates a concentric pattern around a landscape feature on a lawn according to the target mowing path, so as to beautify the lawn around the landscape feature, reduce the visual abruptness of the landscape feature on the lawn and improve the overall presentation effect of the pattern on the lawn, thereby improving the user experience.

The invention relates to methods for correcting a pose of a mobile device, in particular a robotic lawn mower, which moves or is intended to move in an environment, comprising the following steps: providing (400) a reference data set, which has a reference image (300a) of the environment captured by means of a sensor of the mobile device and a reference pose of the mobile device when the reference image is captured; providing a current data set, which has a current image (300b) of the environment captured by means of the sensor of the mobile device and a current pose of the mobile device when the current image is captured, wherein the current image has been captured after a movement of the mobile device in the environment has taken place, and wherein the current pose of the mobile device has been determined in particular on the basis of SLAM and the performed movement; tracking one or more features (F1, F2, F3, F4, F5) between the current image and the reference image to obtain a differential pose; correcting the current pose of the mobile device based on the differential pose in order to obtain a corrected pose of the mobile device; and providing the corrected pose of the mobile device, in particular for navigation of the mobile device.

A robotic lawn mower includes an environmental detection system that in turn comprises at least one camera arrangement adapted to capture environmental images and a control unit adapted to process the captured images to provide environment data. Each camera arrangement comprises an image sensor and at least two light sources adapted to emit light towards the environment. At least two co-operating light sources of said light sources have mutually different optical characteristics that confer mutually different light distribution characteristics.

A supplemental monitoring and security function and system for use with an autonomous working machine such as a robotic lawn mower. The system may use cameras associated with the machine to capture image data and transmit the data to a remote computer. The system may be utilized as a theft deterrent for the mower itself, as well as provide a mobile sentry mode for surveilling and observing a property.

A robotic lawn mower (14) comprises a chassis (18) and a housing (20) defining an exterior face of the robotic lawn mower (14), the housing (20) comprising a skirt surrounding the chassis (18) at a distance from the chassis. A sensor module (30; 34) comprises a chassis connection interface for mechanically connecting the sensor module (30; 34) to a module connection interface located on the chassis (18). The sensor module (30; 34) holds the sensor outside a vertical projection of the chassis (18) between the chassis (18) and the skirt. The module connection interface is located on a top face of the chassis (18) and the sensor module accommodation extends downwards to a position below the module connection interface in a vertical direction. The cantilever member holds a main accommodation body of the sensor module (30; 34) such that a horizontal gap exists between the main accommodation body and the chassis (18).

The present disclosure relates to an automatic lawn mower, comprising: a moving assembly for driving the automatic lawn mower to move within a working area; a cutting assembly for performing cutting tasks to form a cutting area; and a controller for controlling the automatic lawn mower to operate within the working area, wherein the working area comprises a first area and a second area, the first area being adjacent to the second area, and the boundary between the two areas being a common boundary; the cutting assembly is controlled to perform cutting on the first area at a first cutting height and on the second area at a second cutting height, the first cutting height being less than the second cutting height; when the cutting assembly performs cutting tasks at the first cutting height, the moving assembly is controlled to move along the common boundary, while ensuring that at least part of the cutting area is within the first area. The present disclosure not only avoids missing a spot during cutting along the common boundary, but also prevents the cutting area from excessively extending to the second area, so as to prevent an excessive amount of grass height in the second area from being cut off at once, thereby reducing the risk of the lawn turning yellow due to excessive exposure and water loss.

Provided in the present application are a control method for a robotic lawn mower, and a robotic lawn mower. The control method comprises: acquiring a position where a robotic lawn mower is placed in a target region; taking, as a starting position, the position where the robotic lawn mower is placed in the target region, controlling the robotic lawn mower to travel in the target region so as to execute a mowing operation; and during the operation, when a target return condition is met, controlling the robotic lawn mower to return to the starting position from the current position. By means of the present application, the retrieving of a drop-and-mow robotic lawn mower is facilitated, and in particular, in a lawn which has a relatively large area or complex terrain, and a user needs to only go to a starting position to retrieve the robotic lawn mower and does not need to look around for the robotic lawn mower on the lawn, thereby significantly reducing the burden on the user, and also improving the drop-and-mow flexibility of the robotic lawn mower.

The invention relates to methods for determining a pose of a mobile device, in particular of an at least partially automatedly moving vehicle or robot, in particular a robotic lawn mower, which moves or is intended to move in an environment, comprising the following steps: providing (400) a reference data set (402) which has multiple reference images of the environment captured by means of a sensor of the mobile device and a respective reference pose of the mobile device when the respective reference image is captured, wherein the reference poses correspond at least within predefined tolerances, and wherein the multiple reference images have each been captured under different capturing and / or environmental conditions (404); providing (410) a current data set (412) which has a current image of the environment captured by means of the sensor of the mobile device; determining (420) a selected reference image (428) from the multiple reference images; determining (430) a new pose (432) of the mobile device based on the reference pose, the selected reference image and the current image; and providing (440) the new pose of the mobile device, in particular for navigation of the mobile device.

Provided are a mowing path generation method and a related apparatus. The mowing path generation method comprises: acquiring a mowing map and machine data; on the basis of the mowing map, determining a plurality of obstacle regions (51, 52, 53, 54); on the basis of the plurality of obstacle regions (51, 52, 53, 54) and the machine data, determining at least one concentric pattern, wherein each concentric pattern of the at least one concentric pattern surrounds at least one corresponding obstacle region; and on the basis of the at least one concentric pattern, determining a target mowing path. At least one concentric pattern is determined on the basis of the plurality of obstacle regions (51, 52, 53, 54) and machine data of an automatic mower (110), each concentric pattern surrounds at least one corresponding obstacle region, and the target mowing path is then determined on the basis of the at least one concentric pattern, such that the automatic mower (110) creates a concentric pattern around a landscape feature on a lawn according to the target mowing path, so as to beautify the lawn around the landscape feature, reduce the visual abruptness of the landscape feature on the lawn and improve the overall presentation effect of the pattern on the lawn, thereby improving the user experience.

A robotic lawn mower may be adapted for a forward travelling direction and a reverse travelling direction and include a body that has a frontmost end adapted to face the forward travelling direction and ground during normal operation, and a rearmost end adapted to face the reverse travelling direction and ground during normal operation. The robotic lawn mower includes a pair of drive wheels, a further wheel, and a rotatable grass cutting disc having a disc rotation axle. The robotic lawn mower includes a mat arrangement that includes a mat positioned between the frontmost end and the rearmost end, having a mainly longitudinally running first edge that runs mainly across the forward running direction and is adapted to be the part of the mat that is closest to ground during normal operation. The mat arrangement includes a mat attachment arrangement connecting the mat to the body in a movable manner.

1. The name of the design product: automatic mower shell. 2. The use of the design product: used for automatic mower or other self-moving equipment assembly shell. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best shows the design points: perspective view 1.