IP Library Granted Patent US 9,332,691
Granted Patent B2
US 9,332,691 · App. 14/646,669 · Granted May 10, 2016

Autonomous travel work system

Inventors: Toshio Fukuda (Nagoya, JP); Kosuke Sekiyama (Nagoya, JP); Keiji Matsumoto (Osaka, JP); Jun Terashima (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,332,691
App. No.
14/646,669
Granted
May 10, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An autonomous travel work system works, regarding a garden LD as a canvas and applying an arbitrary design to the garden LD, according the design. The autonomous travel work system includes an information terminal configured to be input means and transmit input information, a computer configured to receive the input information, and at least one electric lawn mower configured to work autonomously traveling in the garden LD. The information terminal includes a display, a work ground input, a design allocation input, and a work request device. The information terminal or the computer includes a work ground designation device, a design allocation device, a mapping route generator, and a work pattern generator.

Claims (48)

1. An autonomous travel work system which works, regarding a work ground as a canvas and applying an arbitrary design to the work ground, according to the design, the system comprising:

an information terminal configured to be input means and transmit input information;

a computer configured to receive the input information; and

at least one work vehicle configured to work autonomously traveling in the work ground, wherein

the information terminal includes:

display means for displaying a map image including the work ground;

work ground input means for inputting the work ground on the map image displayed on the display unit;

design allocation input means for inputting the arbitrary design to be allocated to the work ground; and

work request means for requesting a work,

the information terminal or the computer includes:

work ground designation means for generating location information about the work ground based on the work ground input on the map image;

design allocation means for allocating the input design to the work ground and generating location information about the design and contrast information about the design; and

work information generation means for generating geographical information about the work ground designated on the map image and the input design as work information.

2. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 1 , wherein the information terminal includes design generation means for creating the design.

3. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 1 , wherein

the information terminal or the computer includes the work fee calculation means for calculating a work fee estimation based on the work information,

the information terminal includes desired date/time input means for inputting a desired date and time for the work, and

the computer includes schedule management means for managing a schedule of the work based on the desired date and time.

4. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 1 , wherein the design allocation means sets the design based on constraint conditions on that the work vehicle is able to work.

5. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 1 , wherein the information terminal or the computer includes design extracting means for extracting a recommended design suitable for a shape of the work ground from existing designs.

6. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 1 , wherein

the information terminal or the computer includes storage means for storing the work information, and

the work request means included in the information terminal requests the work based on the work information.

7. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 1 , wherein the work request means performs settlement of the work fee when the work is requested.

8. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer is movable.

9. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 1 , wherein the work is a grass mowing work.

10. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 1 , wherein the work vehicle electrically travels and works.

11. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 2 , wherein

the information terminal or the computer includes the work fee calculation means for calculating a work fee estimation based on the work information,

the information terminal includes desired date/time input means for inputting a desired date and time for the work, and

the computer includes schedule management means for managing a schedule of the work based on the desired date and time.

12. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 2 , wherein the design allocation means sets the design based on constraint conditions on that the work vehicle is able to work.

13. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 3 , wherein the design allocation means sets the design based on constraint conditions on that the work vehicle is able to work.

14. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 2 , wherein the information terminal or the computer includes design extracting means for extracting a recommended design suitable for a shape of the work ground from existing designs.

15. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 3 , wherein the information terminal or the computer includes design extracting means for extracting a recommended design suitable for a shape of the work ground from existing designs.

16. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 4 , wherein the information terminal or the computer includes design extracting means for extracting a recommended design suitable for a shape of the work ground from existing designs.

17. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 2 , wherein

the information terminal or the computer includes storage means for storing the work information, and

the work request means included in the information terminal requests the work based on the work information.

18. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 3 , wherein

the information terminal or the computer includes storage means for storing the work information, and

the work request means included in the information terminal requests the work based on the work information.

19. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 4 , wherein

the information terminal or the computer includes storage means for storing the work information, and

the work request means included in the information terminal requests the work based on the work information.

20. The autonomous travel work system according to claim 5 , wherein

the information terminal or the computer includes storage means for storing the work information, and

the work request means included in the information terminal requests the work based on the work information.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2020
From: YANMAR CO., LTD.
To: YANMAR POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054162/0112 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2016
From: FUKUDA, TOSHIO; SEKIYAMA, KOSUKE; YANMAR CO., LTD.
To: YANMAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038186/0071 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2015
From: FUKUDA, TOSHIO; SEKIYAMA, KOSUKE; MATSUMOTO, KEIJI; TERASHIMA, JUN
To: FUKUDA, TOSHIO; SEKIYAMA, KOSUKE; YANMAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035697/0075 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-260897 · Nov 29, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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