Patent · US Active

Control system for an autonomous garden tool, method and apparatus

US9883114B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH · DE

Inventors

Nils Einecke · Offenbach, DE
Mathias Franzius · Offenbach am Main, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 2014
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/16
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a control system for an autonomous garden tool that is equipped with at least one camera and one motor. The control system comprises a camera control module and an image generation module. With the camera control module the camera settings are controlled that are used for capturing images. With the image generation module two consecutive images in a sequence of images that is captured by the camera is determined whereby theses two consecutive images are captured on the basis of different camera settings. The two determined pictures are used as a basis for generating an HDR image in an HDR mode of the control system.

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