There is provided a mobile autonomous agricultural system comprising: a powered mobile unit for carrying agricultural equipment, and configured to move along rows of 5 crops; at least one laser curtain sensor configured to project a laser curtain away from the mobile unit; a location module configured to monitor a location of the mobile unit relative to a row; a controller configured to control the travel of the mobile unit; a safety module configured to: receive a location signal from the location module related to the location of the mobile unit relative to a row, select a mode of operation to process the 10 laser curtain in a predefined laser curtain pattern, based on the received location signal, each mode of operation corresponding to a different predefined laser curtain pattern, and to generate a safety output in response to determining that the laser curtain is interrupted within the laser curtain pattern. 15 Figure 1 18a4 18a 18a 18b V1, Figure 1
A mobile autonomous agricultural system and method
23.01.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch