Husqvarna Ab

Magnus Öhrlund

Patrik Jägenstedt

Mats R Svensson

Stefan Grufman

Mattias Kamfors

Peter Reigo

Fredrik Kallström

Björn Mannefred

Olle Markusson

Eric Lennings

Jonas Holgersson

Fredrik Edholm

Mikael Willgert

Martin Elonsson

Tomas Wykman

Jonathan Björn

Andreas Källming

Magnus Bergenholm

Pär Christensson

Anders Mattsson

Johan Deimert

Tom Söberg

Johan Öster

Pär-Ola Svensson

A robotic work tool system, comprising a charging station and a robotic work tool, said robotic work tool comprising two charging connectors arranged on an upper side of the robotic work tool and said charging station comprising two charging connectors and a supporting structure arranged to carry said charging connectors and to extend over and above said robotic work tool as the robotic work tool enters the charging station for establishing electrical contact between the charging connectors of the robotic work tool and the charging connectors of the charging station from above, wherein said supporting structure is arranged to allow the robotic work tool exit the charging station by driving through the charging station without reversing.

Robotic work tool system and a charging connector arrangement for a robotic work tool system

A robotic work tool having a chassis, a cover and a controller for controlling the operation of the robotic work tool. The robotic work tool further has a lift/collision detection device () connected to the controller for providing sensor input, and which Hft/coUision detection device () includes a first sensor element () and a second sensor element (). The controller () is configured to receive sensor input of a distance value indicating a distance between the first sensor element () and the second sensor element (), determine that a lift has been detected, fay comparing the distance value with a lift detection threshold and/or determine that a collision has been detected, by comparing the distance value with a collision detection threshold, wherein the collision detection threshold is different from the lift detection threshold.

Robotic work tool and a method for use in a robotic work tool comprising a lift/collision detection device

Some example embodiments may provide a capability for intelligent control or management of a number of assets in connection with yard maintenance with the assistance or inclusion of a management unit having distributed properties. Thus, for example, sensor equipment and task performance equipment operation may be coordinated between local management and remote management entities for efficient monitoring and maintaining of lawn wellness.

Lawn monitoring and maintenance via a robotic vehicle

A robotic work tool system, comprising a robotic work tool, said robotic work tool comprising a position determining device for determining a current position and at least one deduced reckoning (also known as dead reckoning) navigation sensor, the robotic work tool being configured to determine that a reliable and accurate current position is possible to determine and in response thereto determine an expected navigation parameter, compare the expected navigation parameter to a current navigation parameter to determine a navigation error, determine if the navigation error is negligible, and if the navigation error is not negligible, cause the robotic work tool to change its trajectory to accommodate for the navigation error. Wherein the robotic work tool () is further configured to change the trajectory by aligning the trajectory with an expected trajectory, wherein the expected trajectory is determined as an expected direction originating from an expected position and wherein the robotic work tool () is configured to change the trajectory by returning to a position that should have been visited and aligning the trajectory with the expected direction originating from the expected position, said position that should have been visited being aligned with the expected direction originating from the expected position.

Navigation for a robotic work tool

A robotic vehicle may be configured to incorporate multiple sensors to make the robotic vehicle capable of collecting, feeding, and uploading weather data into an aggregation agent to form a geospatial map or weather service. In this regard, in some cases, the robotic vehicle may include an onboard vehicle positioning module and sensor network to give the robotic vehicle a collective understanding of its environment, and enable it to autonomously collect and upload weather data to an aggregation agent for corresponding locations.

Weather collection and aggregation via robotic vehicle

A robotic vehicle may include a first chassis platform including a first wheel assembly, a second chassis platform including a second wheel assembly where the first and second chassis platforms are spaced apart from each other, and a combination linkage operably coupling the first and second chassis platforms. The combination linkage may be operably coupled to the first chassis platform via a first link and is operably coupled to the second chassis platform via a second link. The combination linkage employs at least two different coupling features to operably couple the first and second chassis platforms. The at least two different coupling features include at least any two among a fixed attachment, an attachment that enables rotation about a turning axis, and an attachment that enables pivoting about a pivot axis that is substantially perpendicular to the turning axis.

All wheel drive robotic vehicle with steering brake

A robotic work tool system () comprising further comprising a charging station () and a robotic work tool (), the robotic work tool system () being configured to determine a change in weather and to take preservation action. The robotic work tool may detect the change in weather by detecting an electrical charge buildup in the boundary wire. The robotic work tool may take the preservative action by the robotic work tool () distancing itself from the charging station ().

Operation of a robotic work tool by adapting the operation to weather conditions

A robotic vehicle may include one or more functional components configured to execute a lawn care function, a sensor network comprising one or more sensors configured to detect conditions proximate to the robotic vehicle, an object detection module configured to 5 detect objects proximate to the robotic vehicle using contact-less detection, a positioning module configured to determine robotic vehicle position, and a mapping module configured to generate map data regarding a parcel on which the robotic vehicle operates.

Multi-sensor, autonomous robotic vehicle with lawn care function

A robotic work tool system, comprising a robotic work tool, said robotic work tool comprising a controller being configured to cause said robotic work tool to operate in a first operating mode, which first operating mode is based on a current position, said current position being determined based on signals received from a position determining device, such as Global Navigation Satellite System device; determine that said received signals are not reliable, and in response thereto cause said robotic work tool to operate according to second operating mode, which second operating mode is not based on a current position being determined based on said received signals.

Navigation for a robotic working tool

A robotic work tool () comprising an altitude sensor () for providing a current altitude reading (HRL) and a controller () configured to receive the current altitude reading (HRL) from the altitude sensor (); determine an altitude (H) based on the current altitude reading (HRL); determine a current position; and generating a map indicating elevations by including the determined altitude (H) for the current position in the map. A robotic work tool system () comprising a robotic work tool () and a reference altitude sensor () for providing a reference altitude reading (HCS), wherein the robotic work tool () is further configured to receive the reference altitude reading (HCS) from the reference altitude sensor (); and determine the altitude (H) based on the current altitude reading (HRL) and the reference altitude reading (HCS).

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