A01D75/185

MOWER PATH ASSISTANCE SYSTEM
20210243965 · 2021-08-12 ·

A mower path assistance system to encircle an obstacle projecting from a ground surface, including a barrier mat formed with a barrier mat aperture enclosed by the barrier mat and having a barrier mat aperture diameter, a perimeter edge, and a barrier mat installation slit extending from the perimeter edge to the barrier mat aperture, wherein the barrier mat is deformable around the barrier mat installation slit to create a pathway having a pathway width through which the obstacle may pass from the perimeter to the barrier mat aperture. The barrier mat has a plurality of edges with axes that intersect at obtuse angles.

Collision detection for a robotic work tool

A robotic work tool comprising a motor for driving at least one wheel, an inclination sensor and a controller for controlling the operation of the robotic work tool, the controller being configured to; receive a signal indicating a collision; determine if the signal indicating a collision is above a collision threshold level and, if so, determine that a collision has been detected, the robotic work tool being characterized in that the controller is further configured to: receive an indication of an inclination; and to adapt the collision threshold accordingly based on said indication of an inclination.

Agricultural header with damage-reducing clutch

An agricultural header includes: a header frame; at least one cutting unit carried by the header frame and including a cutting element and a driveshaft coupled to the cutting element; and a gearbox configured to drive the cutting element. The gearbox includes a gearbox output rotatably coupled to the driveshaft; and a clutch including an intermediate shaft and at least one clutch shoe rotatably coupled to the intermediate shaft and displaceable between a non-engaging position where the at least one clutch shoe does not engage the gearbox output and an engaging position where the at least one clutch shoe engages the gearbox output. The clutch is configured such that the at least one clutch shoe displaces to the engaging position when a rotational speed of the intermediate shaft reaches a threshold value.

Attachment for a Walk-Behind Lawnmower
20210274709 · 2021-09-09 ·

An attachment is provided for a walk-behind lawnmower for use in protecting shrubs, plants and flowers & extension cords or other items in a lawn as it is mowed and includes a guard bar mounted on the lawnmower by a mounting assembly so as to extend along the side of the housing at a position above the front and rear wheels on that side. The guard bar further includes a downwardly turned front end portion with a front tip which is located in front of the housing at the ground to run at or just above the ground as the housing is moved forwardly. The front end portion includes an upwards curled tip and lies in a common vertical plane with the main portion along the side. An additional rear bar portion extends upwardly and rearwardly along one side rail of the handle from the rear end of the bar.

ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
20210185905 · 2021-06-24 · ·

The present disclosure provides a robot and a control method thereof. A robot according to the present disclosure includes a rotatable wheel, a cutter configured to cut an external object while the robot is moved by the wheel, a motor configured to rotate the cutter, a transceiver configured to receive GPS information of an external device outside the robot from the electronic device, and a processor configured to rotate the motor, obtain a distance between the robot and an object outside the robot while rotating the motor, and stop the motor based on the distance between the robot and the object. Accordingly, it is possible to protect a user from a danger of a blade and to safely use the robot.

CONTROL OF A HEADER OF A HARVESTER DURING A NON-HARVESTING MODE

An agricultural system includes a header and a controller. The controller is configured to receive an indication to operate the agricultural system in a non-harvesting mode, output a first signal to set the header in a set profile upon initialization of the non-harvesting mode, receive sensor feedback indicative of an obstacle position of an obstacle relative to the header while the agricultural system operates in the non-harvesting mode, and output a second signal to adjust the header to deviate from the set profile based on the sensor feedback while the agricultural system operates in the non-harvesting mode.

Mower path assistance system
10993384 · 2021-05-04 ·

A mower path assistance system to encircle an obstacle projecting from a ground surface, including a barrier mat formed with a barrier mat aperture enclosed by the barrier mat and having a barrier mat aperture diameter, a perimeter edge, and a barrier mat installation slit extending from the perimeter edge to the barrier mat aperture, wherein the barrier mat is deformable around the barrier mat installation slit to create a pathway having a pathway width through which the obstacle may pass from the perimeter to the barrier mat aperture. The barrier mat has a plurality of edges with axes that intersect at obtuse angles.

CUTTER BAR SUPPORT LINKAGE

An agricultural vehicle header having a frame having a main truss extending in a lateral direction, at least one support arm extending from the frame in the forward direction, a cutter assembly attached to a respective distal end of each at least one support arm, and a linkage connecting a respective proximal end of each at least one support arm to the frame. The linkage includes a virtual pivot located below the main truss, and at or behind the main truss with respect to the forward direction. An agricultural vehicle having the header is also provided.

INTUITIVE WORK VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED OPERATOR VISIBILITY
20230406211 · 2023-12-21 ·

A work vehicle has display devices and cameras coupled to display feeds at display areas. The cameras include a first set on the first side, second side, and central location relative to the first FOV and a second set on a first side, second side, and central location relative to the second FOV. A control system is configured to: in a first mode, display a first set of feeds from the first side, second side, and central location of the display areas so that the feeds are arranged at the first side, second side, and central location relative to the first FOV; and in a second mode, display a second set of feeds from the first side, second side, and central location of the second set at display areas so that the feeds are arranged at the first side, second side, and central location relative to the second FOV.

Robotic gardening device and method for controlling the same

The invention regards a robotic gardening device comprising driving means for propelling the robotic gardening device, a working tool for performing dedicated gardening work and a controlling unit for controlling said driving means and the working tool and a method for controlling the same. The robotic gardening device further comprises at least one environment sensor generating a signal indicative of objects in the environment of the robotic gardening device, a computing unit for classifying these objects, wherein the classes comprise at least two different classes for objects being determined to be humans. The computing unit is configured to control the driving means and/or the working device according to a predetermined behavior associated with the respective objects class.