Systems for adjusting travel patterns for autonomous vehicles are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of sensor nodes positioned on a roadway., where each sensor node is operably coupled to at least one distinct sensor node. The system also includes an autonomous vehicle (AV) computing device(s) in electronic communication with the plurality of sensor nodes. The AV computing device(s) adjusts travel patterns for an autonomous vehicle on the roadway by detecting a first sensor node of the plurality of sensor nodes and obtaining positional data for the first sensor node and each subsequent sensor node. The computing device(s) then generate a modified travel pattern for the autonomous vehicle based on positional data for each sensor node, and/or accessibility status for each sensor node. Additionally, the computing device adjusts an initial travel pattern of the autonomous vehicle on the roadway to the modified travel pattern.

A combine (work vehicle) is provided with: a positioning unit that obtains a measurement point indicating a position of a vehicle body; an initial external shape generating unit that generates an initial external shape of an agricultural field on the basis of a travel trajectory of the vehicle body constituted of a plurality of measurement points obtained when the vehicle body was manually driven along an external edge of the agricultural field; and an obstacle identification unit that identifies an obstacle for travel on the basis of the travel trajectory and generates an obstacle area including the identified obstacle.

A method for use in a robotic work tool system (200) comprising a server (240) and a robotic work tool (100) arranged to operate in an operational area (205) based on a satellite navigation sensor (175), wherein the method comprises: receiving (410) one or more safety boundaries (220, 220-1, 220-2) and storing these in a safety map (120A-1) of the operational area (205), receiving (420) one or more zone boundaries (220-3, 220-4, 220-5, 220-6) and storing these in a zone map (120A-2) of the operational area (205), and operating (440) according to the one or more zone boundaries (220-3, 220-4, 220-5, 220-6) and the one or more safety boundaries (220, 220-1, 220-2), wherein the one or more zone boundaries (220-3, 220-4, 220-5, 220-6) are related to an operating schedule and the one or more safety boundaries (220, 220-1, 220-2) are related to safety concerns for the robotic work tool (100) and wherein the method is characterized in that the one or more zone boundaries (220-3, 220-4, 220-5, 220-6) are received by the server (240) and in that the method further comprises confirming (430) the one or more safety boundaries (220, 220-1, 220-2) on location in the operational area (205) prior to operating (440) according to the one or more safety boundaries (220, 220-1, 220-2).

Embodiments provided include a method that includes creating a first restriction zone for a covered environment, where the first restriction zone defines an area within which a vehicle must comply with a first policy, defining the first policy, and defining a second policy for the first restriction zone. Some embodiments include determining a location and an orientation of the vehicle, determining from the location and the orientation, that the vehicle is approaching the first restriction zone, and in response to determining that the vehicle is approaching the first restriction zone, determining whether the first policy applies to the vehicle and, in response to determining that the first policy applies to the vehicle, sending the vehicle the first policy, which causes the vehicle to adjust current operation to comply with the first policy when the vehicle enters the first restriction zone.

Systems, devices, and methods including a processor having addressable memory, the processor configured to: determine coordinates of one or more equipment groups; determine coordinates of one or more flight lines about the determined coordinates of the one or more equipment groups; generate one or more waypoints along the determined coordinates of the one or more flight lines; and generate a flight path along the generated one or more waypoints.

A setting device for a sensor that measures a distance to an object by two- dimensionally scanning light at a first angular interval includes a distance map generation unit that generates a distance map with respect to the light that is scanned, based on a measured distance to the object and using a plurality of beams sampled at a second angular interval, a display control unit that updates the distance map displayed on a display unit in a predetermined display cycle, a reception unit that receives an instruction of a user, and a setting unit that sets at least one of the second angular interval and the predetermined display cycle in accordance with the instruction of the user received by the reception unit.

Techniques are directed to controlling a mower. Such techniques involve initiating an automated mowing task that directs the mower to operate in a geographic area defined by a virtual boundary. Such techniques further involve electronically detecting presence of a device within the geographic area defined by the virtual boundary. Such techniques further involve suspending the automated mowing task in response to detecting the presence of the device within the geographic area defined by the virtual boundary.

A setting device for a sensor configured to perform a two-dimensional scan with light and detect a target object entering a predetermined area, the setting device including: an area setting unit configured to assign an ID to each of a plurality of detection areas for detecting entry of the target object and set a shape of the detection area; and an area set setting unit configured to set a plurality of detection area sets including at least one of the plurality of detection areas, and when a shared ID is assigned to the plurality of detection areas included in at least two of the plurality of detection area sets, the area set setting unit sets the plurality of detection area sets by using the plurality of detection areas to which the shared ID is assigned.

A guidance system for controlling operation of an agricultural vehicle includes at least one processor and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the guidance system, during an agricultural process, to receive thermal image data from a thermal camera, receive additional image data from at least one additional image sensor, generate a three-dimensional environmental model utilizing at least the received additional image data, based at least partially on the received thermal image data, identify heat signatures represented in thermal image data, analyze the identified heat signatures to determine a presence and a type of an object, mark an area around the object within a digital map, and adjust operation of the agricultural vehicle when the agricultural vehicle is proximate to the area around the object.

A method includes receiving sensor data of an environment about a robot and generating a plurality of waypoints and a plurality of edges each connecting a pair of the waypoints. The method includes receiving a target destination for the robot to navigate to and determining a route specification based on waypoints and corresponding edges for the robot to follow for navigating the robot to the target destination selected from waypoints and edges previously generated. For each waypoint, the method includes generating a goal region encompassing the corresponding waypoint and generating at least one constraint region encompassing a goal region. The at least one constraint region establishes boundaries for the robot to remain within while traversing toward the target destination. The method includes navigating the robot to the target destination by traversing the robot through each goal region while maintaining the robot within the at least one constraint region.