A production system for a forestry application comprising a server and a wireless production network, configured to be connected to forest machines and vehicles, at least one forestry harvester vehicle and one forwarder vehicle, the vehicles having a wireless data connection to the production system server and network, having a positioning system, identify the type of processed logs, measure the amount of processed logs, measure the lengths of processed logs, measure the quality of the processes logs, visually record the vehicle surroundings, process the recorded images to identify objects, store them, and send them via the production network, the vehicles having a display so that the vehicle operator may compare images with different time stamps, the system adapted to visualize changes between the images based on the identified objects and time stamps, so that the vehicle operator may identify tracks, objects, logs, log piles during visually impaired conditions.

The present invention relates to a method for determining a work zone for an unmanned autonomous vehicle, comprising determining a set of points within the work zone, with the vehicle capturing at least one image of a ground at each point, and determining classifications for ground types, exploration by the vehicle of a contiguous part of the terrain up to a perimeter, starting from a point within the contiguous part, wherein an obstacle or a transition to a different ground type is part of the perimeter, wherein the vehicle determines a position during exploration, repeating the previous step from a next point, where the next point is not in an already explored part, and creating a map of the work zone, corresponding to the explored parts, based on the determined positions. The invention also relates to an unmanned autonomous vehicle and a use.

A method navigates a robotic mower (2) by means of a wire (4, 8). The robotic mower (2) comprises at least one sensor (12, 14). The method comprises controlling the robotic mower (2) to exit a parking position at a station (11), wherein in the parking position the robotic mower (2) is at least partially arranged at an inside of a loop (10) of the station (11), determining that the robotic mower (2) has moved further outside of the loop (10) by detecting at least one signal of the loop (10) by means of the at least one sensor (12, 14), detecting at least one signal of the wire (4, 8) by means of the at least one sensor (12, 14) and controlling the robotic mower (2) to straddle along the wire (4, 8).

The present disclosure relates to a robotic working tool system comprising a robotic working tool (1), and a navigation arrangement enabling the robotic working tool to navigate within a working area (3) defined by a working area boundary (13). A recording unit (62) is used to establish at least first and second sub-areas (21-47), defined by closed perimeters. A mapping unit (60) is used to provide the working area to the robotic working tool (1) as a composite area (49, 51) with a closed perimeter, which is defined by the union of said first and second sub-areas (21-47).

A work management system includes: a working robot configured to perform work while autonomously traveling on a field; a management facility configured to manage the field and balls; and a management device configured to know a management situation of the balls. A work schedule of the working robot is adjusted depending on a ball management situation known by the management device.

A lawnmower is instructed to move from a reference point along the boundary wire and to follow the boundary wire along a boundary path back to the reference point, using data from at least one wire sensor of the lawnmower. One or more elements are determined along the boundary path using distance data from at least one distance sensor of the lawnmower and using angular velocity data from at least one direction sensor of the lawnmower. The one or more elements are identified as one of at least three different types of elements. The mowing area is calculated from the identified types of the one or more elements and the distance data and angular velocity data received for the one or more elements. Other important features are obtained from the calculation of the mowing area including, but not limited to, multiple starting points and a parallel mowing pattern.

A vegetation monitoring device with at least one camera unit (28) for monitoring vegetation health in a garden (10), wherein the at least one camera unit (28) is configured to detect the garden area (30, 32, 34) in at least a first range of the electromagnetic spectrum, in particular in the visible light range, and in at least a second region of the electromagnetic spectrum, in particular in the infrared range, in order to determine at least one vegetation index of at least one garden area (30, 32, 34) of the garden (10), in particular in the region of visible light, and in at least one second region of the electromagnetic spectrum, in particular in the infrared range, wherein the camera unit (28) is provided for an arrangement at least substantially above ground level of the garden (10) and for an at least substantially stationary arrangement outside or in the vicinity of the garden (10), and a vegetation monitoring system is proposed.

A map generation system generates map data for an agricultural machine to automatically travel on a road around a field, and includes a storage to store feature block images associated with different types of road features, and a processor configured or programmed to acquire position distribution data on one or more types of road features, the position distribution data being generated based on at least one of sensor data from a LiDAR sensor and image data from an imager output while a movable body including at least one of the LiDAR sensor and the imager is moving along the road; read from the storage one or more types of feature block images associated with the one or more types of features; and align the feature block images in accordance with the position distribution data to generate map data on a region including the road.

A mobile outdoor power equipment machine for performing a controlled task within a work area includes a drive system for providing movement of the machine, a working apparatus for performing the task, and a scanning system for scanning an area surrounding the machine. The scanning system is configured to provide detection of physical elements in the environment to aid in navigation of the machine. In an embodiment, the scanning system and a control system are configured to scan the area, determine the presence of a physical element in the area, determine that the physical element is located within the work area, determine the proximity of the physical element to the machine, and direct a behavior of the machine.

A server device includes an area setting unit that sets a first area in which a first lawnmower executes first lawn-mowing work in a work area and a second area in which a second lawnmower executes second lawn-mowing work in the work area, a time calculation unit that obtains a first time necessary for the first lawnmower to execute the first lawn-mowing work in the first area and a second time necessary for the second lawnmower to execute the second lawn-mowing work in the second area, a machine number calculation unit that obtains the number of first lawnmowers and the number of second lawnmowers based on the first time and the second time, and a notification unit that notifies the number of first lawnmowers and the number of second lawnmowers to a smartphone. Consequently, a user can check the number of first lawnmowers and the number of second lawnmowers.