Control apparatus for utility machine
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1. A control apparatus for a utility machine configured to automatically work outdoors, comprising:
- a work actuator installed in the utility machine;
a setting unit configured to set a time schedule of the utility machine in advance;
an information acquiring unit configured to acquire current and future weather information for a work site or nearby;
an adjusting unit configured to adjust the time schedule based on the weather information acquired by the information acquiring unit; and
an actuator control unit configured to control the work actuator so that the utility machine works in accordance with a time schedule adjusted by the adjusting unit.
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Abstract
A control apparatus for a utility machine configured to automatically work outdoors including a work actuator installed in the utility machine, a setting unit setting a time schedule of the utility machine in advance, an information acquiring unit acquiring current and future weather information for a work site or nearby, an adjusting unit adjusting the time schedule based on the weather information acquired by the information acquiring unit, and an actuator control unit controlling the work actuator so that the utility machine works in accordance with a time schedule adjusted by the adjusting unit.
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14 Claims
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1. A control apparatus for a utility machine configured to automatically work outdoors, comprising:
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a work actuator installed in the utility machine; a setting unit configured to set a time schedule of the utility machine in advance; an information acquiring unit configured to acquire current and future weather information for a work site or nearby; an adjusting unit configured to adjust the time schedule based on the weather information acquired by the information acquiring unit; and an actuator control unit configured to control the work actuator so that the utility machine works in accordance with a time schedule adjusted by the adjusting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A control apparatus for a utility machine, the control apparatus comprising:
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a work actuator and a central processing unit (CPU) installed in the utility machine; and a relay apparatus communicatively coupled to the utility machine; the relay apparatus is configured to set a time schedule of the utility machine in advance, to acquire weather information for a work site, to adjust the time schedule based on the weather information, and to output commands to the CPU in the utility vehicle; the CPU is configured to control the work actuator based on the commands so that the utility machine works in accordance with the time schedule as adjusted.
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14. A control apparatus for a lawn mower that navigates autonomously, the control apparatus comprising:
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a work actuator, travel actuators, and a central processing unit (CPU) installed in the lawn mower; and a relay apparatus communicatively coupled to the lawn mower via wireless signals; the relay apparatus is configured to set a time schedule of the lawn mower in advance, to acquire weather information for a work site, to forecast weather at the work site for a period extending from a present time to a future time, to adjust the time schedule based on the weather forecast, and to output commands to the CPU in the lawn mower to comply with the time schedule as adjusted; the CPU is configured to control the work actuator and the travel actuators to perform work in the work site in response to a work-start command from the relay apparatus, and to control the work actuator and the travel actuators to stop work in the work site in response to a work-stop command from the relay apparatus.
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