Mower castor swivel and steering control systems may include a pair of castor wheel engaging assemblies carried by the lawnmower frame of the riding lawnmower. The pair of castor wheel engaging assemblies may be configured for selective actuation to prevent swiveling of the pair of front castor wheels, respectively, on the riding lawnmower. At least one actuating device may operably engage the pair of castor wheel engaging assemblies. The at least one actuating device may be configured to actuate the pair of castor wheel engaging assemblies responsive to selective actuation by a mower operator of the riding lawnmower. A castor wheel steering assembly may operably engage the pair of castor wheel engaging assemblies. The castor wheel steering assembly may be configured to steer the pair of front castor wheels responsive to selective actuation by the mower operator simultaneous with actuation of the at least one actuating device.

Mower castor swivel and steering control systems may include a pair of castor wheel engaging assemblies carried by the lawnmower frame of the riding lawnmower. The pair of castor wheel engaging assemblies may be configured for selective actuation to prevent swiveling of the pair of front castor wheels, respectively, on the riding lawnmower. At least one actuating device may operably engage the pair of castor wheel engaging assemblies. The at least one actuating device may be configured to actuate the pair of castor wheel engaging assemblies responsive to selective actuation by a mower operator of the riding lawnmower. A castor wheel steering assembly may operably engage the pair of castor wheel engaging assemblies. The castor wheel steering assembly may be configured to steer the pair of front castor wheels responsive to selective actuation by the mower operator simultaneous with actuation of the at least one actuating device.

The present disclosure provides a moving robot including a body which forms an appearance, a traveler which moves the body, a boundary signal detector which detects a boundary signal generated in a boundary area of a traveling area, and a controller which controls a traveler so that the traveler performs pattern traveling a plurality of times in the traveling area, and controls the traveler so that a traveling angle during first pattern traveling and a traveling angle during second pattern traveling are different from each other. Accordingly, when the pattern traveling is performed a plurality of times, the pattern traveling is performed at angles different from each other based on a reference axis, and it is possible to minimize an area which cannot be mowed and improve efficiency.

To properly determine a state in which driving of the work unit should be prohibited in power equipment, the power equipment (1) includes: a main body (2); a work unit provided on the main body; a work motor (8) that drives the work unit; a tilt angle detector (41) that detects a tilt angle of the main body; and a control unit (10) that drive-controls the work motor, wherein the control unit performs prohibition control to prohibit driving of the work motor when the tilt angle becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined tilt angle determination value and a change rate of the tilt angle becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined change rate determination value.

To properly determine a state in which driving of the work unit should be prohibited in power equipment, the power equipment (1) includes: a main body (2); a work unit provided on the main body; a work motor (8) that drives the work unit; a tilt angle detector (41) that detects a tilt angle of the main body; and a control unit (10) that drive-controls the work motor, wherein the control unit performs prohibition control to prohibit driving of the work motor when the tilt angle becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined tilt angle determination value and a change rate of the tilt angle becomes greater than or equal to a predetermined change rate determination value.

According to a moving robot and a control method of a moving robot of the present disclosure, it is possible to reset a position of the moving robot by returning to a charging station after completing a work in one traveling zone and continuously perform a work.

According to a moving robot and a control method of a moving robot of the present disclosure, it is possible to reset a position of the moving robot by returning to a charging station after completing a work in one traveling zone and continuously perform a work.

The present disclosure provides a moving robot including a body which forms an appearance, a traveler which moves the body with respect to a traveling surface in a traveling area, a sensing unit which acquires environment information of the traveling area, and a controller which sets a parameter tailored to the traveling area according to the environment information and performs pattern traveling of the traveling area. Accordingly, even when information on an environment in which the moving robot is installed is not obtained from a manufacture in advance, the moving robot can directly obtain information on the corresponding environment and set an optimum parameter according to the environment to increase efficiency.

A mowing device for mowing material between rows of planted crops in an agricultural field, comprising a series of mower assemblies attached to a tractor and spaced from each other so that each mower assembly is located between an adjacent pair of rose of a printed crop. Multiple blades are mounted for rotation on each mower assembly for cutting material growing in the space between adjacent pairs of rows of a planted crop. A first deflector in front of each mower assembly moves planted crops around the outside of the mower assemblies so as not to be cut by the mower assemblies. A second deflector may be provided within each mower assembly and located rearwardly of the blades to push mowed material laterally toward the adjacent rows of a planted crop.

A system may include a mowing apparatus for mounting on a tractor to move with the tractor to cut vegetation growing from a ground surface, with the tractor being of the type having a primary wheel assembly with a pair of primary wheels rotatable about an axle axis, the axle axis lying in a substantially vertical axle plane. The mowing apparatus may include a primary mowing assembly mountable on the tractor, and the primary mowing assembly may include at least one primary rotating blade structure. The mowing apparatus may further include a supplemental mowing assembly mountable on the tractor, with the supplemental mowing assembly having an outboard supplemental rotating blade structure rotating about a rotation axis lying in the axle plane defined by the primary wheel assembly.