US 12,464,978 B2
Navigating a robotic mower along a wire
Andre Lundkvist, Habo (SE); and Daniel Truong, Torshälla (SE)
Assigned to Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., Changzhou (CN)
Filed by Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd., Changzhou (CN)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/327,868.
Application 18/327,868 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/139432, filed on Dec. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320267 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/247 (2024.01); G05D 105/15 (2024.01); G05D 107/20 (2024.01)
CPC A01D 34/008 (2013.01) [G05D 1/247 (2024.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01); G05D 2105/15 (2024.01); G05D 2107/23 (2024.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for navigating a robotic mower (2) by a wire (4, 8), said robotic mower (2) comprising at least one sensor (12; 14), the method comprising:
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 the at least one sensor (12, 14),
detecting at least one signal of the wire (4, 8) by the at least one sensor (12, 14) and
controlling the robotic mower (2) to straddle along the wire (4, 8).