Wire-Based Region Division for Accurate Mowing Robot Positioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional mowing robots experience low positioning accuracy due to the division of preset regions into sub-regions that may not contain the wire, leading to inadequate posture correction during operations.

Innovation Solution

A region division method that divides the preset region into sub-regions containing a respective section of the wire, allowing the robot to perform posture correction and improve positioning accuracy by moving along the wire.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If the preset region is divided into mesh-like sub-regions of equal size, then the region segmentation is simple and uniform, but the positioning accuracy of the robot decreases because sub-regions may not contain the wire for posture correction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveregion segmentation simplicityVSAvoidrobot positioning accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The preset region is divided into multiple sub-regions, but unlike conventional mesh-like division, each sub-region is specifically designed to contain at least one section of the wire. This segmentation approach maintains the benefits of region division while ensuring that each sub-region provides positioning reference through the wire, thereby resolving the contradiction between segmentation simplicity and positioning accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of uniform mesh-like division, the patent applies non-uniform division where each sub-region has the specific quality of containing a wire section. This local quality ensures that every sub-region provides posture correction capability, directly addressing the positioning accuracy issue while maintaining region segmentation benefits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Measurement precision

If the robot relies on the wire for posture correction, then positioning accuracy is maintained in regions with wire, but sub-regions without wire suffer from low positioning accuracy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepositioning accuracy in wire-containing regionsVSAvoidpositioning reliability across all sub-regions
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting the region such that each sub-region contains at least one wire section, the patent ensures that posture correction capability is distributed across all sub-regions. This eliminates the reliability issue of having wireless sub-regions while maintaining the effectiveness of wire-based positioning.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The wire serves multiple functions: it defines the boundary of the preset region and simultaneously provides positioning reference for each sub-region. This multi-functionality ensures that the wire benefits the entire workspace uniformly, resolving the reliability contradiction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP4678345A1Region division method, apparatus and computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.01.14 SHENZHEN LDROBOT CO LTD
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AI summary

The embodiments of the present application disclose an area division method, an apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium, which are used for improving robot positioning precision. The method in the embodiments of the present application comprises: on the basis of prearranged wires, determining a preset area range; and, on the basis of the wires, dividing the preset area range into a plurality of target sub-areas, of which each target sub-area contains a wire.