US 12,153,435 B2
Robotic work tool system and method for defining a working area
Stefan Grufman, Bankeryd (SE); Björn Mannefred, Jönköping (SE); Fredrik Kallström, Huskvarna (SE); Patrik Jägenstedt, Tenhult (SE); Jonas Agerhall, Taberg (SE); Kent Askenmalm, Huskvarna (SE); and Göran Calás, Forserum (SE)
Assigned to HUSQVARNA AB, Huskvarna (SE)
Appl. No. 17/057,381
Filed by HUSQVARNA AB, Huskvarna (SE)
PCT Filed Jun. 4, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/064481
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 20, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/234020, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1850686-5 (SE), filed on Jun. 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0200228 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 69/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/42 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0219 (2013.01) [A01D 34/008 (2013.01); G05B 19/42 (2013.01); G05D 1/0227 (2013.01); G05D 1/0246 (2013.01); G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); A01D 69/02 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A robotic work tool system for defining a working area in which a robotic work tool is subsequently intended to operate, the robotic work tool system comprising:
a robotic work tool comprising at least one sensor unit configured to collect sensed input data, wherein the at least one sensor unit is configured to collect the sensed input data while the robotic work tool is driven at least a portion of a lap around the working area to preliminarily define a perimeter around the working area;
at least one controller configured to establish a preliminary working area perimeter; and
at least one memory configured to store a perimeter adjustment function and further including instructions that, when executed by the at least one controller, cause the at least one controller to adjust the perimeter of the working area by applying the perimeter adjustment function to the preliminary working area perimeter and thereby produce an adjusted working area perimeter, wherein the perimeter adjustment function is based on the collected sensed input data and wherein the sensed input data corresponds to terrain features;
wherein adjusting the perimeter of the working area comprises:
detecting one or more edges in the working area, wherein the one or more edges correspond to terrain feature edges; and
applying the perimeter adjustment function to the preliminary working area perimeter to align the adjusted working area perimeter to be substantially parallel with and spaced apart from the one or more edges.