An autonomous mower conversion kit and method for autonomously controlling a zero-turn mower. The conversion kit include a vehicle control unit containing a navigation processor in data communication with one or more global positioning (GPS) devices configured for inputting GPS coordinates to the navigation processor. The navigation processor is configured to send a signal to a pair of high torque servo motors attached to a housing of a mower. Each of the pair of high torque servo motors has a tie rod removably attached on a first end to one of the pair of high torque servo motors and on a distal end to a mower steering arm. A safety override switch is connected to the vehicle control unit and is configured for converting the mower to autonomous control.

An agricultural autonomous vehicle is provided which is operable to traverse a field and perform one or more detection tasks.

An agricultural autonomous vehicle is provided which is operable to traverse a field and perform one or more detection tasks.

A lawn mower control method and device, a lawn mower, and a storage medium. The method comprises: detecting operating data and sensing data of a plurality of operating sensors provided on a lawn mower, wherein the plurality of operating sensors comprise at least two different types of sensors; fusing the sensing data of the plurality of operating sensors to obtain environment data around the lawn mower; determining, when it is detected that a fault occurs in any of the operating sensors, a fault type of a faulty sensor according to the operating data of the faulty sensor and the environment data around the lawn mower; and controlling, if the fault type of the faulty sensor is a first fault type, the faulty sensor to stop operating, and a backup sensor corresponding to the faulty sensor to start operating.

The autonomous working apparatus is adapted to perform at least one working task in a working area. A control method includes: obtaining at least one working parameter when the autonomous working apparatus performs a current working task; determining, according to the at least one working parameter, whether the autonomous working apparatus needs to return to a preset parking position located outside the working area, and if a determining result is yes, controlling the autonomous working apparatus to travel to a preset position to wait for a user operation to be applied, where the preset parking position is different from the preset position; and enabling the autonomous working apparatus to return to the preset parking position based on the applied user operation, and switching to a state of waiting to perform a next working task or shutting down.

A mobile agricultural machine obtains an agricultural characteristic map indicative of agricultural characteristics of a field, wherein the agricultural characteristic map is based on data collected at or prior to a first time. The mobile agricultural machine obtains supplemental data indicative of characteristics relative to the worksite, the supplemental data collected after the first time. An agricultural characteristic confidence output, indicative of a confidence level in the agricultural characteristics indicated by the agricultural characteristic map, is generated based on the agricultural characteristic map and the supplemental data. In some examples, an action signal is generated to control an action of the mobile agricultural machine based on the agricultural characteristic confidence output.

A route planning device according to the present disclosure acquires target work start position information, target work start posture information, current position information, and current posture information, and generates a movement route for causing a work machine to reach a target work start position in a target work start posture, by combining a forward route along which the work machine moves forward and a backward route along which the work machine moves backward, based on the target work start position information, the target work start posture information, the current position information, and the current posture information.

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 second lawn-mowing work in the work area, a zone dividing unit that divides the work area into plural virtual zones, a time range setting unit that sets a first time range in which the first lawnmower executes the first lawn-mowing work in each of the virtual zones included in the plural virtual zones and a second time range in which the second lawnmower executes the second lawn-mowing work in each of the virtual zones included in the plural virtual zones, and a notification unit that notifies the first time range and the second time range to a smartphone. Consequently, a user can check a possibilty of contact between the first and second lawnmowers.

A system searches for a track for a vehicle to travel automatically. The system includes a processor. The processor includes a route search unit, a restriction condition generation unit, and a track search unit. The route search unit searches for a series having elements of a position and posture of the vehicle, which is a route for moving from an initial position to a target position of the vehicle, based on a first restriction condition representing a position of an obstacle. The restriction condition generation unit generates a second restriction condition in which a penalty value increases according to a deviation distance from the route. The track search unit searches for a series having elements of a position, posture, speed, and steering angle of the vehicle, which is a track for moving from the initial position to the target position of the vehicle, based on the second restriction condition.

A work vehicle that performs auto-steer driving in forward travel and backward travel includes a position sensor to output chronological position data of the work vehicle, a controller configured or programmed to, in an automatic steering mode, perform steering control for the work vehicle based on the chronological position data and a target path that is previously set, and a toggling switch to switch between forward travel and backward travel of the work vehicle. In the automatic steering mode, when a moving speed of the work vehicle is lower than a first speed, the controller is configured or programmed to determine a traveling direction of the work vehicle based on the chronological position data and a state of the toggling switch.