Mowing robot with mowing boundary area and grass length recognizer
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1. A mowing boundary area recognizing apparatus of a mowing robot, the mowing boundary area recognizing apparatus comprising:
- a ground state measurer configured to acquire environment data of a ground based on a grass length on the ground;
a determiner configured to determine the grass length on the ground on a basis of the ground environment data to recognize a mowing boundary area; and
a controller configured to control running of the mowing robot to a mowing area for which mowing is needed,wherein, the ground state measurer comprises a ground slip state measuring unit configured to estimate a friction coefficient of a wheel of the mowing robot on a basis of frictional force of the wheel of the mowing robot, andwhen the friction coefficient of the wheel of the mowing robot acquired from the ground slip state measuring unit is equal to or less than a certain value the determiner recognizes the ground as the mowing area.
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A mowing boundary area recognizing apparatus of a mowing robot includes a ground state measurer configured to acquire environment data of a ground based on a grass length on the ground, a determiner configured to determine the grass length on the ground on a basis of the ground environment data to recognize a mowing boundary area, and a controller configured to adjust running of the mowing robot to a mowing area for which mowing is needed.
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1. A mowing boundary area recognizing apparatus of a mowing robot, the mowing boundary area recognizing apparatus comprising:
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a ground state measurer configured to acquire environment data of a ground based on a grass length on the ground; a determiner configured to determine the grass length on the ground on a basis of the ground environment data to recognize a mowing boundary area; and a controller configured to control running of the mowing robot to a mowing area for which mowing is needed, wherein, the ground state measurer comprises a ground slip state measuring unit configured to estimate a friction coefficient of a wheel of the mowing robot on a basis of frictional force of the wheel of the mowing robot, and when the friction coefficient of the wheel of the mowing robot acquired from the ground slip state measuring unit is equal to or less than a certain value the determiner recognizes the ground as the mowing area. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A mowing boundary area recognizing method of a mowing robot, the mowing boundary area recognizing method comprising:
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acquiring environment data of a ground based on a grass length on the ground; determining the grass length on the ground on a basis of the ground environment data to recognize a mowing boundary area; and adjusting running of the mowing robot to a mowing area for which mowing is needed, wherein the acquiring of environment data comprises; estimating a friction coefficient of a wheel of the mowing robot on a basis of frictional force of the wheel of the mowing robot; and recognizing the mowing area on a basis of the estimated friction coefficient of the wheel of the mowing robot. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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