CN214338686U

CN214338686U - Intelligent mower

Info

Publication number: CN214338686U
Application number: CN202023283031.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 卡尔.沃尔马克
Original assignee: Globe Jiangsu Co Ltd
Current assignee: Globe Jiangsu Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-30
Filing date: 2020-12-30
Publication date: 2021-10-08
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-30

Abstract

The utility model discloses an intelligent mower, intelligent mower includes: a body; a position sensor disposed on the body; the walking assembly is arranged on the machine body; the operation assembly is arranged on the machine body; the power supply assembly comprises a rechargeable battery arranged in the machine body and a solar panel arranged on the surface of the machine body; and the control unit is arranged on the machine body and is respectively connected with the position sensor, the walking assembly and the operation assembly. The intelligent mower of the utility model can not only realize self-energy supply, reduce the charging times returned to the charging station and improve the mowing efficiency; and the intelligent mower is controlled by the control unit to walk along different paths during each operation, so that ruts in a repeatedly rolled working area are avoided.

Description

Intelligent mower

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an intelligence lawn mower technical field, in particular to intelligence lawn mower.

Background

An intelligent lawn mower is a garden tool for trimming lawns, vegetation, and the like, and generally includes a self-propelled mechanism, a cutter mechanism, and a power source, which may be a gasoline engine, a battery pack, and the like. Existing intelligent mowers are typically designed based on the principle of random cutting or optimized routing. The intelligent mower designed by the random cutting principle can cut the lawn or vegetation in a random mode, the random cutting mode can still cover the whole area when the intelligent mower does not know the position of the intelligent mower, but the efficiency is relatively low, a working area can be completed within several days usually, the time for trimming the lawn cannot be estimated, and the time for the lawn to be ready cannot be known. The intelligent mower designed by the principle of the optimized path plans an optimal running path in advance for a working area map, and then always carries out mowing operation along the optimal path every time the intelligent mower carries out operation, so that lawns or vegetations can be repeatedly rolled, and the lawns or the vegetations can be damaged.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above prior art's shortcoming, the utility model aims to provide an intelligent lawn mower for there is the technical problem who rolls lawn or vegetation repeatedly in the intelligent lawn mower who adopts the optimization route among the solution prior art.

In order to achieve the above objects and other related objects, the utility model provides an intelligent mower, an intelligent mower includes:

a body;

a position sensor disposed on the body;

the walking assembly is arranged on the machine body;

the operation assembly is arranged on the machine body;

the power supply assembly comprises a rechargeable battery arranged in the machine body and a solar panel arranged on the surface of the machine body;

and the control unit is arranged on the machine body and is respectively connected with the position sensor, the walking assembly and the operation assembly.

In an alternative embodiment, the location sensor comprises a global positioning module.

In an optional embodiment, the walking assembly comprises a driving wheel and a driving motor, and the driving wheel and the driving motor are connected through a transmission shaft.

In an optional embodiment, a protective sleeve is arranged outside the transmission shaft.

In an alternative embodiment, the protective sleeve has a flexible section, and the length of the protective sleeve in the axial direction of the transmission shaft is changed by deformation of the flexible section.

In an alternative embodiment, the working assembly includes a cutting head and a cutting motor for driving the cutting head to operate.

In an optional embodiment, the power supply assembly further comprises a charging system, and the solar panel is connected with the rechargeable battery through the charging system.

In an optional embodiment, the intelligent mower further comprises a rain and snow sensor and/or a wind speed sensor.

In an optional embodiment, the intelligent lawn mower further comprises an antenna assembly arranged on the upper surface of the machine body and connected with the position sensor.

In an optional embodiment, the antenna assembly includes an antenna, an antenna housing and a soft buffer connector, the bottom of the antenna cavity is connected to the top of the buffer connector, and the bottom of the buffer connector is connected to the upper surface of the main body.

In an alternative embodiment, the soft buffer connecting piece is in a central symmetrical structure.

The utility model discloses an intelligence lawn mower, when intelligence lawn mower mow the operation at every turn, all concentrated an arbitrary path map of choosing from the path map of prestoring to the moving path at every turn that makes intelligence lawn mower is different, has avoided rolling the problem that forms the rut repeatedly when walking along fixed path.

The utility model discloses an intelligence lawn mower compares in random operation mode, not only can 100% cover work area, but also can reduce unnecessary repeated operation, alleviates the pressure of spare part.

The utility model discloses an intelligent mower, if under the circumstances that the battery allows, can accomplish whole work area's operation when the one-time operation.

The utility model discloses an intelligent mower can realize self-power, reduces the number of times that returns the charging station and charge, improves the operating efficiency who mows.

The utility model discloses an intelligence lawn mower through setting up the antenna module, can strengthen position sensor's signal, improves positioning accuracy.

The utility model discloses an intelligent mower through set up the protective sheath on drive wheel and driving motor's transmission shaft, the protective sheath realizes along the axial length change of transmission shaft through the deformation of flexible section, effectively protects the transmission shaft, can increase intelligent mower's life.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows a flow chart of the control method of the intelligent mower of the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of the path planning of the intelligent lawn mower of the present invention.

Fig. 3a-3d show the path maps obtained by the intelligent mower control method of the present invention with different advancing angles and different working widths.

Fig. 4 shows a block diagram of the intelligent mower control system of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of the map-set acquisition module according to the present invention.

Fig. 6 shows a block diagram of the control unit according to the present invention.

Fig. 7 shows a block diagram of the intelligent lawn mower of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention is provided for illustrative purposes, and other advantages and effects of the present invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in the present specification can be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Please refer to fig. 1-7. It should be noted that the drawings provided in the present embodiment are only for illustrating the basic idea of the invention in a schematic manner, and only the components related to the invention are shown in the drawings rather than being drawn according to the number, shape and size of the components in actual implementation, and the form, quantity and proportion of the components in actual implementation may be changed at will, and the layout of the components may be more complicated.

In order to save the time of mowing operation and improve the mowing operation efficiency, the intelligent mower can move by adopting the optimized path map, and the growth of the lawn or vegetation in the rut area can be damaged because the lawn or vegetation is rolled along the same moving path in each mowing operation. In order to solve the problem, the utility model provides an intelligent mower control method and control system, intelligent mower all can be earlier concentrated from the path map of prestoring and select a path map at random (the path on every path map is all inequality) when operation at every turn, then follow the path map removal operation of choosing to avoid rolling lawn or vegetation repeatedly, protection lawn or preparation that can be better. Wherein, fig. 1 shows the flow schematic diagram of the control method of the intelligent mower of the present invention, and fig. 4 shows the structural block diagram of the control system of the intelligent mower of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, the intelligent mower control method includes the following steps:

step S10, controlling the intelligent mower to move to a starting point;

step S20, selecting a path map from a pre-stored path map set, wherein the path map set is a path map planned according to different traveling angles in advance according to the working area of the intelligent mower;

and step S30, controlling the intelligent mower to move according to the selected path map.

Referring to fig. 1, each time the intelligent lawn mower is controlled to move to a starting point in step S10, the starting point may be a selected point in the working area of the intelligent lawn mower, or a position of the charging station, or a point in a channel connecting the charging station and the working area.

Referring to fig. 1, in step S10, a path map set including different paths needs to be stored, downloaded, or imported in advance in the control unit of the intelligent lawn mower, so as to facilitate the call for moving the lawn mower. Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of the acquisition of a path map set.

Referring to fig. 2, first, a work area map of the intelligent lawn mower needs to be defined: the intelligent mower can be controlled to walk along the edge 1 of the working area 3, and then the real-time position coordinates of the intelligent mower (as the position of the working area) are collected by using position sensing during walking and stored in a storage device as working area map data. The position sensor may employ a satellite-based navigation device, such as a global positioning module, GPS module for short; the signals of the GPS module can be corrected to improve positioning accuracy (real-time dynamic differential GPS, real-time dynamic carrier-phase differential GPS and the like). It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the position sensor may also have a laser and optics, for example, as sensors for positioning technology. Usually, there will be some obstacles 2 (such as trees, bushes, pools, raised structures exposed to the ground, etc.) in the working area 3 of the intelligent lawn mower, and such obstacles 2 need to be avoided during the operation of the intelligent lawn mower, and thus are identified in the working area map by the related art. Specifically, for example, the intelligent mower may be controlled to walk along the edge of an obstacle in the working area 3, the position of the obstacle is collected and stored by the position sensor, and the obstacle is identified as an exclusion area in the working area map, so that the exclusion area is automatically bypassed in the subsequent path planning. Then, after the work area map of the intelligent lawn mower is defined, the route map 6 of the intelligent lawn mower moving along different traveling angles in the work area 3 needs to be respectively planned according to the work area map of the intelligent lawn mower to form the route map set, wherein the traveling angle can be defined as an included angle between the traveling direction of the intelligent lawn mower and a certain reference line (for example, a straight line segment of a boundary line of the work area 3), and the traveling angle of the intelligent lawn mower is an arbitrary value between 0 ° and 180 °. As an example, for example, the route maps at the travel angles of 0 ° (180 °), 5 °, 10 °, 15 °, … …, 170 °, and 175 ° may be acquired respectively with an angle variable of 5 °, which may be set as needed, and the smaller the angle variable, the more route maps are generated, and the smaller the route maps are generated. In the course of planning the route, each of the route maps may be optimized so as to minimize the number of turns of the intelligent lawnmower or to minimize the total route. It is understood that the set of road maps may also be, for example, road maps planned in advance according to different travel angles and job widths according to the working area of the intelligent lawn mower, which may be generated by adjusting the travel angles and job widths, which are defined as the distance between two parallel interior lanes of the intelligent lawn mower or, in the case of a curved lane, the distance between partial parallel lanes. Fig. 3a to 3d are respectively corresponding to the planned path maps at different travel angles and different operation widths.

As shown in fig. 2, the positions of the charging station 4 and the guiding line 5 are further defined on the work area map, so that the intelligent lawn mower can be conveniently controlled to perform charging and discharging operations. The charging station 4 can be arranged either on the edge 1 of the work area or, as shown in fig. 2, at a location remote from the work area.

Referring to fig. 1, steps S20 and S30 are executed, and each time a mowing operation is performed, a route map needs to be selected from a set of pre-stored route maps, and then the intelligent mower is controlled to move according to the selected route map.

In step S20, a route map is selected from the stored route map set according to a designated map selection manner, for example, a route map may be randomly selected from the pre-stored route map set by a random manner, a route map may be selected from the pre-stored route map set by increasing or decreasing the travel angle each time, or a route map may be selected from the pre-stored route map set according to a received external instruction, so that it is basically ensured that the traveling route is different (two times of repetition may occur in random selection) in each mowing operation among a plurality of mowing operations, and the problem of forming a rut by repeated rolling when traveling along a fixed route is avoided. When a route map is selected from the pre-stored route map set in an increasing or decreasing manner according to the travel angle, for example, a route map may be sequentially increased or selected from the pre-stored route map set in an amount of change of the travel angle of 5 °, 10 °, 15 °, 30 ° (or other suitable values) each time until all the travel angles are traversed, and then a route map may be selected from the pre-stored route map set in an increasing or decreasing manner again.

In step S30, during the mowing operation, the mowing operation in the entire working area cannot be completed at one time due to the large area of the working area or the limited battery capacity of the intelligent mower, and when the electric quantity of the intelligent mower is insufficient, the intelligent mower may be controlled to return to the charging station and record the current position (i.e., the return point) of the intelligent mower, and the intelligent mower may be controlled to return to the return point after charging and continue to move along the original path.

In step S30, during mowing, when weather conditions are not suitable for the intelligent mower, for example, bad weather such as rain, snow, hail, strong wind, etc., the intelligent mower is controlled to return to the charging station and record a return point of the intelligent mower, and after charging is completed or when weather conditions are suitable for mowing by the intelligent mower, the intelligent mower returns to the return point and continues to move along the original path. The intelligent mower can judge whether the current weather condition is suitable for the intelligent mower to work by receiving local weather forecast, or can monitor external weather condition information by a sensor which can monitor the weather condition, such as a rain and snow sensor and a wind speed sensor arranged on the body of the intelligent mower, and a control unit of the intelligent mower determines whether the intelligent mower stops or stops mowing according to the monitored weather condition information.

It should be noted that the utility model discloses an intelligent mower control method still includes the step of presetting the period of mowing, and the user can set for the working period of intelligent lawn mower according to actual need, intelligent lawn mower carries out the operation of mowing in presetting the period of mowing, and other periods outside presetting the period of mowing intelligent lawn mower suspend or stop the operation of mowing. For example, a pre-set mowing period may be set, for example, between 10:00 and 20:00, to avoid work outside the pre-set period from affecting the rest of the user or neighbors.

As shown in fig. 4, an embodiment of the present invention further introduces an intelligent mower control system 100 for implementing the above-described intelligent mower control method. The intelligent mower control system 100 comprises a moving module 10, a map selecting module 20, an operation module 30 and a map set acquiring module 40. The moving module 10 is used for controlling the intelligent mower to move to a starting point; the map selection module 20 is configured to select a path map from a pre-stored path map set according to a preset rule, where the path map set is a path map planned in advance according to different traveling angles according to a working area of the intelligent lawn mower; the operation module 30 controls the intelligent mower to move and operate according to the selected path map; the map set obtaining module 40 is configured to obtain the road map set.

Referring to fig. 4, the operation module 30 further includes a charging module 31, configured to control the intelligent lawn mower to return to the charging station and record a return point of the intelligent lawn mower when the electric quantity of the intelligent lawn mower is insufficient, and the intelligent lawn mower returns to the return point after charging is completed and continues to move according to an original path; the charging module 31 is further configured to control the intelligent lawn mower to return to the charging station and record a return point of the intelligent lawn mower when the weather conditions are not suitable for the intelligent lawn mower to work, and the intelligent lawn mower returns to the return point and continues to move according to the original path after charging is completed or when the weather conditions are suitable for the intelligent lawn mower to perform mowing operation.

The utility model discloses in, intelligence lawn mower control system 100 still includes mowing period setting module (not shown) for predetermine the mowing period, in order to control intelligence lawn mower carries out the operation of mowing in predetermineeing the mowing period, and at other periods outside predetermined mowing period intelligence lawn mower stops the operation of mowing.

In the present invention, the map selecting module 20 may further include a first map selecting module, a second map selecting module and a third map selecting module; the first map selection module is used for selecting a path map from a pre-stored path map set in a random mode; the second map selection module is used for selecting a path map from a pre-stored path map set in a mode of increasing or decreasing the travel angle each time; the third map selection module is used for selecting a path map from a pre-stored path map set according to a received external instruction.

Referring to fig. 5, the map set acquiring module 40 includes a regional map defining module 41, an excluding module 42 and a route map planning module 43; the regional map defining module 41 is used for defining a working regional map of the intelligent mower; the excluding module 42 is configured to control the intelligent mower to walk along the edge of the obstacle in the working area, collect and store the position of the obstacle, and mark the position as an excluding area in the working area map; the path map planning module 43 is configured to respectively plan a path map of the intelligent lawn mower moving along different traveling angles in a working area according to the working area map of the intelligent lawn mower, so as to form the path map set. The regional map defining module 41 further includes a map obtaining module 411, configured to control the intelligent lawn mower to walk along the edge of the work region, and collect and store the position of the work region, so as to obtain the work region map. The route map planning module 43 further comprises a route optimization module 431 for optimizing the route map to minimize the number of turns of the intelligent lawn mower.

It should be noted that the utility model discloses an intelligent mower control system 100 is the system corresponding with above-mentioned intelligent mower control method, and functional module or functional submodule in intelligent mower control system 100 correspond corresponding step in the intelligent mower control method respectively. The utility model discloses an intelligent lawn mower control system 100 can cooperate implementation each other with intelligent lawn mower control method. The utility model discloses a relevant technical details that mentions in the intelligent mower control method still are effective in intelligent mower control system 100, for reduce the repetition, no longer describe here. Accordingly, the relevant technical details mentioned in the intelligent mower control system 100 of the present invention can also be applied to the above intelligent mower control method.

It should be noted that, all or part of the functional modules or functional sub-modules described above may be integrated into one physical entity or may be physically separated in actual implementation. And these units can be implemented entirely in software, invoked by a processing element; or may be implemented entirely in hardware; and part of the units can be realized in the form of calling software by the processing element, and part of the units can be realized in the form of hardware. In addition, all or part of the units can be integrated together or can be independently realized. The processing element described herein may be an integrated circuit having signal processing capabilities. In implementation, the steps of the above method or the above modules may be implemented by hardware integrated logic circuits in the elements of the processor 71 or instructions in the form of software.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 6, the intelligent mower control method of the present invention can also be implemented by a control unit 7 disposed on the body of the intelligent mower, where the control unit 7 includes a memory 73 and a processor 71 connected to each other, the memory 73 stores program instructions, and the program instructions are executed by the processor 71 to implement the intelligent mower control method. When communication with the outside is required, the control unit 7 further includes a communicator 72, and the communicator 72 is connected to the processor 71.

The processor 71 may be a general-purpose processor, and includes a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Network Processor (NP), and the like; or a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable logic device, a discrete Gate or transistor logic device, or a discrete hardware component; the Memory 73 may include a Random Access Memory (RAM), and may further include a Non-volatile Memory (Non-volatile Memory), such as at least one disk Memory.

It should be noted that the control program instructions in the memory 73 may be implemented in the form of software functional units and may be stored in a computer readable storage medium when sold or used as a stand-alone product. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium and includes a plurality of instructions for enabling a computer device (which may be a personal computer, an electronic device, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present invention.

The present invention may also provide a storage medium storing a program that when executed by the processor 71 implements the intelligent mower control method described above; the storage medium includes all forms of non-volatile memory, media and memory devices, including, for example: semiconductor memory devices such as EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices; magnetic disks, such as internal hard disks or removable disks; magneto-optical disks; and CD-ROM and DVD-ROM disks.

To sum up, the utility model discloses an intelligent lawn mower and control method, system and storage medium thereof, when intelligent lawn mower was mowed the operation at every turn, all concentrated arbitrary one route map of choosing from the route map of prestoring to the moving path at every turn that makes intelligent lawn mower is different, has avoided rolling the problem that forms the rut repeatedly when walking along fixed path. The utility model discloses an intelligent lawn mower and control method, system and storage medium thereof compares in random operation mode, not only can 100% cover work area, but also can reduce unnecessary repeated operation, alleviates the pressure of spare part. Utilize the utility model discloses an intelligent lawn mower control system 100 and method can accomplish whole work area's the operation of mowing in a run under the condition that intelligent lawn mower's battery allows. Utilize the utility model discloses an intelligent lawn mower control system 100 and method can predict the exact time that the lawn of pruning needs, can predict the time of lawn readiness in other words.

As shown in fig. 7, an embodiment of the present invention further discloses an intelligent lawn mower 200, where the intelligent lawn mower 200 includes a main body, a position sensor 50, a control unit 7, a walking assembly 60, an operation assembly 70, a power supply assembly 80, and an antenna assembly 90, which are disposed on the main body; the control unit 7 can control the intelligent mower 200 to walk along different paths during each operation, and rutting caused by repeated rolling of a working area can be avoided.

As shown in fig. 7, the walking assembly 60 includes two driving wheels and at least one supporting wheel, the two driving wheels are respectively disposed on two sides of one end of the main body, the supporting wheel is disposed on the other end of the main body, and the intelligent lawn mower 200 is supported by the driving wheels and the supporting wheel for walking, and the supporting wheel can be, for example, a universal wheel, so that the intelligent lawn mower 200 can steer. The driving wheel can be connected with the driving motor through the transmission shaft, for example, and the transmission shaft is provided with a protective sleeve, the protective sleeve comprises a flexible section, the protective sleeve realizes the length change along the axial direction of the transmission shaft through the deformation of the flexible section, the transmission shaft is effectively protected, and the service life of the intelligent mower 200 can be prolonged. The control unit 7 controls the walking direction and speed of the intelligent mower 200 by controlling the rotating speeds of the two driving motors, and when the rotating speeds of the driving motors are different, the intelligent mower 200 can realize turning; when the rotation speeds of the driving motors are the same, the intelligent mower 200 can walk linearly, and when the rotation speeds of the driving motors are opposite, the intelligent mower 200 can achieve in-situ zero steering.

As shown in fig. 7, the working assembly 70 comprises a cutting motor and a cutting head driven by the cutting motor, the working assembly 70 is approximately positioned at the center of the intelligent mower 200, the rotating shaft of the cutting motor is approximately vertical to the horizontal plane, and the working assembly 70 can be adjusted in height with the ground by an operator to realize the adjustment of the cutting height.

As shown in fig. 7, the power supply assembly 80 includes a rechargeable battery, a charging system for supplying power to the rechargeable battery, and a solar panel disposed outside the body and connected to the rechargeable battery through the charging system. Considering that the intelligent lawn mower 200 generally works outdoors, the rechargeable battery can be charged during the mowing operation of the intelligent lawn mower 200, so that the operation time of the intelligent lawn mower 200 is effectively prolonged, and the number of times of returning to a charging station for charging is reduced.

As shown in fig. 7, the control unit 7 may receive various signals transmitted to the intelligent lawn mower 200 or signals collected by the position sensor 50, generate corresponding control signals through a built-in processor, and control the traveling unit or the working unit according to the generated control signals, so that the intelligent lawn mower 200 performs a mowing operation along a planned route, in addition to the above-described functions.

The intelligent lawn mower 200 further comprises a rain and snow sensor and/or a wind speed sensor arranged on the body, and is used for monitoring weather condition information of a working place of the intelligent lawn mower 200 and transmitting the weather condition information to the control unit 7, and the control unit 7 controls the intelligent lawn mower 200 to execute corresponding operations according to the weather condition information, which is described in detail in the relevant parts above and is not described herein again.

As shown in fig. 7, the position sensor 50 may be, for example, a GPS module, and in order to include the GPS module, the GPS module is generally disposed inside the main body, which may affect the signal strength of the GPS module, and in order to solve this problem, an antenna assembly 90 may be externally disposed on the GPS module to enhance the signal strength of the GPS module and improve the positioning accuracy of the intelligent lawn mower 200. The antenna assembly 90 includes an antenna, an antenna housing and a soft buffering connector, the soft buffering connector can be a soft rubber with good elasticity and capable of automatically recovering the original shape, such as rubber, silica gel and the like, the antenna is usually made of conductive metal, the antenna is wrapped by the antenna housing for protection, the bottom of the antenna housing can be fixed on the soft buffering connector in a pasting mode, the soft buffering connector is fixed on the antenna housing through a screw or a pasting mode, the antenna housing is basically vertical relative to the upper surface of the antenna housing, the shape of the soft buffering connector is centrosymmetric, and the purpose is to balance the tensile force of the soft buffering connector acting on the antenna housing and to cancel each other in the horizontal direction. The soft buffer connecting piece fixes the antenna shell on the machine body, fills the gap between the antenna shell and the machine body, and can prevent water vapor from entering the interior of the machine to damage electrical elements. When the mobile robot is not acted by external force, the antenna shell is basically vertical to the machine body, when the antenna shell is acted by external force, the antenna shell inclines relative to the machine body, the soft buffering connecting piece is pulled to deform, elastic potential energy is stored, when the external force acted on the antenna shell disappears, the soft buffering connecting piece releases the elastic potential energy, and under the action of the soft buffering connecting piece, the antenna shell returns to the vertical state.

In the description herein, numerous specific details are provided, such as examples of components and/or methods, to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that an embodiment of the invention can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other apparatus, systems, assemblies, methods, components, materials, parts, and/or the like. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not specifically shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of embodiments of the invention.

It will also be appreciated that one or more of the elements shown in the figures can also be implemented in a more separated or integrated manner, or even removed for inoperability in some circumstances or provided for usefulness in accordance with a particular application.

Additionally, any reference arrows in the drawings/figures should be considered only as exemplary, and not limiting, unless otherwise expressly specified. Further, as used herein, the term "or" is generally intended to mean "and/or" unless otherwise indicated. Combinations of components or steps will also be considered as being noted where terminology is foreseen as rendering the ability to separate or combine is unclear.

The above description of illustrated embodiments of the invention, including what is described in the abstract of the specification, is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed herein. While specific embodiments of, and examples for, the invention are described herein for illustrative purposes only, various equivalent modifications are possible within the spirit and scope of the present invention, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognize and appreciate. As noted, these modifications may be made to the present invention in light of the foregoing description of illustrated embodiments of the invention and are to be included within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

The system and method have been described herein in general terms as providing details to facilitate the understanding of the invention. Furthermore, various specific details have been given to provide a general understanding of the embodiments of the invention. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that an embodiment of the invention can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other apparatus, systems, assemblies, methods, components, materials, parts, and/or the like. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, and/or operations are not specifically shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of embodiments of the invention.

Thus, although the present invention has been described herein with reference to particular embodiments thereof, freedom of modification, various changes and substitutions are intended in the foregoing disclosure, and it should be understood that in some instances some features of the present invention will be employed without a corresponding use of other features without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention as set forth. Accordingly, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the essential scope and spirit of the present invention. It is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular terms used in following claims and/or to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this invention, but that the invention will include any and all embodiments and equivalents falling within the scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is to be determined solely by the appended claims.

Claims

1. An intelligent lawn mower, comprising:

a body;

a position sensor disposed on the body;

the walking assembly is arranged on the machine body;

the operation assembly is arranged on the machine body;

2. The intelligent lawn mower of claim 1, wherein the location sensor comprises a global positioning module.

3. The intelligent mower of claim 1 wherein the walking assembly comprises a drive wheel and a drive motor, the drive wheel and the drive motor connected by a drive shaft.

4. The intelligent mower according to claim 3, wherein a protective sleeve is disposed outside the drive shaft.

5. The intelligent mower of claim 4 wherein the protective sleeve has a flexible section, the protective sleeve effecting a length change in an axial direction of the drive shaft by deformation of the flexible section.

6. The intelligent mower of claim 1 wherein the task module includes a cutting head and a cutting motor to drive the cutting head into operation.

7. The intelligent lawn mower of claim 1, wherein the power supply assembly further comprises a charging system, the solar panel being connected to the rechargeable battery via the charging system.

8. The intelligent lawn mower of claim 1, further comprising a rain and snow sensor and/or a wind speed sensor.

9. The intelligent lawn mower of any one of claims 1-8, further comprising an antenna assembly disposed on an upper surface of the main body and coupled to the position sensor.

10. The intelligent lawn mower of claim 9, wherein the antenna assembly comprises an antenna, an antenna housing, and a soft cushioning connector, wherein a bottom portion of the antenna housing is connected to a top portion of the cushioning connector, and wherein a bottom portion of the cushioning connector is connected to an upper surface of the main body.