{"id":153,"date":"2013-12-19T11:18:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T11:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grauonline.de\/cms2\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2022-01-09T19:54:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T19:54:15","slug":"custom-hardware-software-solutions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/main.grauonline.de\/de\/custom-hardware-software-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Entwicklung autonomer Roboter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We build autpilot software (localization, mapping, path planning, navigation, obstacle avoidance etc.) and hardware components (PCB, motor controllers for steering, traction etc.) for autonomous self-driving robots for various applications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • small robotic garden mowers (rotary mower, reel mower, …)<\/li>
  • ride-on mower conversions (e.g. golf mower)<\/li>
  • snow blower robots<\/li>
  • indoor \/ outdoor transport robots<\/li>
  • seed and plant robots<\/li>
  • leaf \/ weed removal robots<\/li>
  • etc. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Below you can find two examples of software and hardware components for self-driving robotic lawn mowers we built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \"self_driving_mowers\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    1. Turn your park or sports field mower<\/strong> into an autonomous mower<\/strong> with precise virtual perimeter mowing, obstacle detection, arbitrary mowing patterns, arbitrary turns etc.:<\/p>\n

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    • Autonomous mower retrofit kit <\/strong>(autopilot for RTK-GPS based localization, radar-based obstacle detection)<\/li>\n
    • Autopilot software<\/strong> (automatic mapping & path tracking) for autonomous mowers<\/li>\n
    • Mobile apps<\/strong> for autonomous mowers (Android and iPhone)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Autopilot software features:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \"self_driving_mowers_sw\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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      • cm-precise<\/strong> mowing (based on RTK -GPS localization)<\/li>\n
      • arbitrary shapes<\/strong> and mowing patterns <\/strong>(can be adjusted to your target domain, football ground, farming, park, private garden etc.)
        <\/strong><\/li>\n
      • automatic mapping<\/strong> of the path layout after learning the perimeter (can be adjusted to your target domain like football ground, farming, park, private garden, golf course etc.)<\/li>\n
      • shortest-path finding with obstacle avoidance<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • arbitrary clearance distance to perimeter and obstacles<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • adjustable<\/strong> to other hardware (e.g. riding mowers, seed and plant robots<\/strong>), different types of steerings like differential wheel steering or ackerman steering and path planning and tracking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Sports field mower retrofit kit <\/strong>overview:
        <\/strong><\/p>\n

        \"self_driving_golf_mower_components1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

        The front (and rear) obstacle detection can detect people, trees etc. and smaller objects. The autonomous mower will slow down when objects are approaching and stop when objects are getting too near.
        \"golf_mower_radar1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

        Testing camera-based detection of balls and flagpoles (detection works at night and day):<\/p>\n