Positec Power Tools (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.

Positec Power Tools Co., Ltd.

Davide Dalfra

Federico Testolin

Paolo Andriolo

Jiang Du

Dong Wang

Emanuel Conti

Bincai Lan

Roberto Capanna

Alessandro Berlato

Zaiyue Zhang

An automatic working system, a turning method thereof, and a self-moving device. When the self-moving device reaches a boundary, a control module controls a movement module to turn to leave the boundary. In addition, the control module may control, based on coverage values corresponding to each movement range when the self-moving device reaches the boundary, the movement module to turn to a movement range with a coverage value that meets a preset requirement.

Automatic work system and turning method therefor, and self-moving device

A outdoor robot includes an execution apparatus and an execution motor for driving the execution apparatus to perform a work task. The control method includes: obtaining a load parameter of the execution motor during running of the outdoor robot; calculating a change rate parameter of a load; and when it is determined that the change rate parameter of the load represents that the load increases and the change rate parameter of the load exceeds a preset threshold range, braking running of the execution apparatus.

Outdoor robot and control method therefor

The present invention relates to a self-moving device, where the self-moving device includes at least two non-contact obstacle detection modules, respectively located on two side of a housing in a moving direction and configured to transmit detection signals and receive reflected detection signals, to detect an obstacle in the moving direction of the self-moving device; the self-moving device further includes a control module, and the control module turns on each obstacle detection module in a time-sharing manner to transmit the detection signal and turns on each obstacle detection module in the time-sharing manner to receive the reflected detection signal, to obtain detection data; and the control module determines a location of the obstacle according to the obtained detection data, a corresponding identity of the obstacle detection module that transmits the detection signal, and a corresponding identity of the obstacle detection module that receives the detection signal, to control the self-moving device to move and/or turn to avoid the obstacle, and the identities of the obstacle detection modules are related to positions of the obstacle detection modules relative to the housing.

Self-moving device, obstacle detection method thereof, and obstacle detection module

A disclosed automatic working system includes at least one task execution device and at least one forwarding device. The forwarding device communicates with the task execution device to manage the running of the task execution device and/or acquire status information of the task execution device and/or a working region. The forwarding device may be connected to a remote data processing center to acquire control information and manage the running of the task execution device. The forwarding device may also be configured to output status information received from the task execution device and/or the working region to the remote data processing center.

Automatic working system, forwarding device, and task execution device

The present invention provides a self-moving device, including: a housing, in which a primary cavity is formed; a moving module, mounted on the housing, and configured to actuate the self-moving device to move; a primary working module, mounted on the housing, and configured to perform a work task; a control module, including a main control board, and configured to control the moving module to actuate the self-moving device to move, and control the primary working module to perform the work task, where: the main control board is disposed in the primary cavity, where at least one secondary cavity is further formed in the housing; the secondary cavity is configured to mount at least one functional module different from the moving module and the primary working module; and the self-moving device includes at least one first interface corresponding to the secondary cavity and capable of connecting to a second interface of the functional module, and the first interface is connected to the second interface, so that the functional module is mounted to the secondary cavity.

Self-moving device, functional module, and automatic working system

The disclosure relates to an autonomous apparatus, moving and performing preset work in a defined working area, the autonomous apparatus including an energy module supplying energy to the autonomous apparatus, a motor, a sensor circuit, and a control circuit, the motor obtaining the energy from the energy module, to drive the autonomous apparatus to move and/or work in the working area, the sensor circuit detecting working parameters and environmental parameters of the autonomous apparatus, and transmitting detection results to the control circuit, the control circuit controlling the operation of the motor according to a signal transmitted by the sensor circuit, where the motor is a sensorless brushless motor, and before the motor rotates, the control circuit measures a resistance value of the motor, and estimates, one the basis of the resistance value of the motor, a rotor position of the motor, so as to control the operation of the motor.

Autonomous apparatus

Embodiments of the present invention relates to a self-moving device, moving and working in a working region, and including: a housing; a movement module, mounted at the housing, and driven by a drive motor to enable the self-moving device to move; a control module, controlling movement and working of the self-moving device; and a detection unit, electrically connected to the control module, and detecting a movement and/or status parameter of the self-moving device, where when the detection unit detects that the movement and/or status parameter of the self-moving device satisfies a preset condition, the control module alternately decreases and increases an acceleration of the movement of the self-moving device, so as to keep a speed of the movement of the self-moving device in a preset range.

Automatic working system, self-moving apparatus and control method thereof

An automatic working system comprises a self-moving device moving and working in a working region, a handheld device and a control module. The handheld device is configured to move along a perimeter of the working region with a user and comprises a detecting module, detecting the perimeter information of the working region; and an input module, receiving a command of the user for detecting the perimeter information. The control module comprises a perimeter setting unit, generating virtual data of the perimeter, an area calculation unit calculating the area of the working region and a scheduling unit generating a working schedule. The self-moving device comprises a working module, a driving module and a controller. The controller controls the self-moving device to work according to the working schedule.

Self-moving device, working system, automatic scheduling method and method for calculating area

A lawn mower including a housing; a walking mechanism, supporting the housing and driving the housing to move, and including at least one drive wheel; at least one motor to drive the at least one drive wheel to rotate; and a control apparatus, preset with a first and a second torque threshold. And when the motor is switched from a stopped state to a running state, the control apparatus controls a difference between a maximum operating output torque of the motor and the first threshold to be within a predetermined range, when the motor is in the running state, the control apparatus controls an operating output torque of the at least one motor to at most increase to the second threshold, the first threshold is less than or equal to a maximum output torque of the motor, and the second threshold is less than the first threshold.

Lawn mower

A self-moving device is provided and includes a signal detector configured to detect a boundary wire signal, a coordinate obtaining module, and a control module. The control module includes a program module and a processing module. When the signal detector does not detect the boundary wire signal, the self-moving device inputs location coordinates obtained by the coordinate obtaining module into the program module, to obtain a first determining result whether the self-moving device is within the boundary wire, and the processing module controls the self-moving device to move and work; and when the signal detector detects the boundary wire signal, the self-moving device inputs the boundary wire signal obtained by the signal detector into the program module, to obtain a second determining result whether the self-moving device is within the boundary wire, and the processing module controls the self-moving device to move and work.

Self-moving device and working system, identification method, and working method thereof

A self-moving device capable of automatically recognizing an object in front is provided. The self-moving device includes a signal transmission module, a gradient determination module, and a control module. The signal transmission module transmits recognition signals propagated along at least two different paths. The gradient determination module obtains, according to the recognition signals, a first determination result indicating whether an object in front is a slope. The control module controls a traveling path of the self-moving device according to the first determination result.

Self-moving device capable of automatically recognizing an object in front, and recognition method thereof

A autonomous moving device, moving and working in a working region limited by a boundary wire, and including at least one boundary sensor, detecting boundary signal and outputting boundary signal output; a control module, electrically connected to the boundary sensor, and judging type of the boundary signal output, wherein the control module comprises an estimation unit, estimating whether the type of the boundary signal output in a predetermined estimation period is consistent or not, and if consistent, the control module judges that the boundary signal output is stable; the control module judges position relation of the boundary sensor relative to the boundary wire based on the type of the stable boundary signal output.

Automatic working system, self-moving device and control method therefor

A control method of an automatic working system, which comprises the following steps: a signal generating device generates a boundary signal; the boundary signal flows through the boundary wire to generate an electromagnetic field; a detecting device on an automatic moving device detects the electromagnetic field to generate a detection signal, amplify the detection signal to form a gain signal, compare an feature point of the gain signal with a preset condition, the preset condition comprising: the feature point is lower than an upper threshold value and higher than a lower threshold value, then automatically adjust the gain signal according to a comparing result, such that the feather point of the gain signal formed after adjusting accords with the preset condition, further to process the gain signal, An automatic working system and an automatic moving device also be disclosed.

Automatic moving device, automatic working system and control method thereof

Disclosed is an apparatus and a control method of an automatic working system, and the control method comprises the following steps: generating a boundary signal by a signal generating apparatus; generating an electromagnetic field as the boundary signal flows by the boundary wire; detecting the electromagnetic field by an automatic moving device to at least generate a first detection signal and a second detection signal, and multiplying the first detection signal and the second detection signal to generate a product signal; determining a first signal point and a second signal point by the product signal; generating characteristic values based on parameters of the first signal point and the second signal point, comparing the characteristic values with preset thresholds, and judging whether the first detection signal is interfered by noise, thereby effectively removing an interference signal. Also disclosed is an automatic working system executing the above control method.

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Davide Dalfra