Autonomous Lawn Mower Camera Repositioning Across Operating Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing autonomous lawn mowers face challenges in efficiently operating in different modes due to limitations in identifying operation regions, constructing maps, and planning moving paths, leading to suboptimal performance.
Innovation Solution
The intelligent lawn mower features an image capturing module with adjustable operation positions for different modes, allowing for efficient mowing and monitoring by optimizing the image capturing module's position based on the current operation mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the image capturing module uses a fixed operation position, then the device structure is simple, but the operation effect is suboptimal in different operation modes
Solution Approach 1:
The image capturing module is made adjustable between a first operation position and a second operation position through an adjustment mechanism, allowing the system to dynamically adapt its configuration based on different operation modes (mowing vs. monitoring) to optimize performance for each specific task
2Productivity
If the image capturing module is positioned for mowing mode, then mowing performance is optimized, but monitoring capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically repositions the image capturing module based on the current operation mode: when in mowing mode, the module is positioned at the first operation position optimized for detecting grass and navigating; when in monitoring mode, it switches to the second operation position optimized for surveillance accuracy, thereby resolving the trade-off between mowing efficiency and monitoring precision
3Measurement precision
If the image capturing module is positioned for monitoring mode, then monitoring accuracy is improved, but mowing efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism enables the image capturing module to switch between operation positions based on operational requirements: during mowing operations, the module is positioned at the first location optimized for navigation and grass detection to maintain high mowing efficiency; during monitoring operations, it transitions to the second location optimized for surveillance accuracy
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple image capturing modules are used for different modes, then operation effectiveness in all modes is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single image capturing module is designed to perform multiple functions by being repositioned between different operation positions. The same module serves both mowing navigation and monitoring tasks, eliminating the need for separate dedicated modules for each function, thereby reducing device complexity and cost while maintaining high effectiveness in both operation modes
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AI summary
The present invention discloses an automatic operation system. The automatic operation system includes a lawn mower. The lawn mower may include: a housing; a moving module, configured to drive an intelligent lawn mower to move; a cutting module, configured to perform cutting; an energy module, configured to provide energy for the intelligent lawn mower; an image capturing module, configured to capture image information near the intelligent lawn mower, and control movement and/or operation of the intelligent lawn mower according to the captured image information; and a control module, electrically connected to the moving module, the cutting module, and the image capturing module and configured to control the intelligent lawn mower to move and/or operate within an operation region. The intelligent lawn mower includes at least two operation modes, and the image capturing module has at least two operation positions relative to the housing when the intelligent lawn mower operates in the at least two operation modes. Beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows. The intelligent lawn mower is more adaptable, and the image capturing module can have different operation positions, thereby achieving different operations.