Control method for a robot vehicle, and robot vehicle
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1. Control method for controlling driving means which are designed to steer and move a robot vehicle that is designed as a lawn mowing vehicle, the method comprising:
- controlling the driving means to cause the robot vehicle to travel through several sections of a working area in each case in a specific movement pattern according to a section travel strategy with the help of dead reckoning such that in each case two adjoining course sections overlap with a predefined probability transversely to the direction of travel of the robot vehicle, wherein the position of the sections on the working area is set with the help of a higher-ranking travel strategy, wherein the higher-ranking travel strategy comprises at least one of;
a random navigation system, a satellite system, and a visual navigation system, wherein the driving means are controlled according to the section travel strategy, wherein a change in direction takes place when a standard deviation reaches a limit value, and wherein the limit value is calculated on the basis of a predefined probability, a predefined overlap of the adjoining course sections, and the sum of position estimation errors of the adjoining course sections.
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A method and apparatus for controlling driving means which are designed to steer and move a robot vehicle (3) that is designed as a lawn mowing vehicle. The driving means are controlled so that the robot vehicle (3) travels through several sections (2) of a working area (8) in a specific movement pattern according to a section travel strategy with the help of dead reckoning such that two adjoining course sections (5) overlap with a predefined probability transversely to the direction of travel of the robot vehicle (3).
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1. Control method for controlling driving means which are designed to steer and move a robot vehicle that is designed as a lawn mowing vehicle, the method comprising:
controlling the driving means to cause the robot vehicle to travel through several sections of a working area in each case in a specific movement pattern according to a section travel strategy with the help of dead reckoning such that in each case two adjoining course sections overlap with a predefined probability transversely to the direction of travel of the robot vehicle, wherein the position of the sections on the working area is set with the help of a higher-ranking travel strategy, wherein the higher-ranking travel strategy comprises at least one of;
a random navigation system, a satellite system, and a visual navigation system, wherein the driving means are controlled according to the section travel strategy, wherein a change in direction takes place when a standard deviation reaches a limit value, and wherein the limit value is calculated on the basis of a predefined probability, a predefined overlap of the adjoining course sections, and the sum of position estimation errors of the adjoining course sections.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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