The invention relates to a
control system and a control method. An automatic walking device can be controlled to work on the basis of a preset working area. The control method includes the following steps that a positioning device outputs position information of the automatic walking device to a
central processing unit, the
central processing unit determines a position, corresponding to the working area, of the automatic walking device according to the position information, a corresponding
control signal is produced on the basis of the position, corresponding to the working area, of the automatic walking device, and the automatic walking device adjusts a working mode according to the
control signal. According to the
control system and the control method, on the basis of a virtual working area which is preset in the
central processing unit, when the automatic walking device is controlled to work in a practical environment, working is conducted in a practical working area which is matched with the virtual working area, therefore, a user does not need to pave a
border line by hand to plan the practical working area of the automatic walking device, and work for planning the working area of the automatic walking device by the user is greatly simplified.