Weed control system

A weed control system, comprising:

• an autonomous work device, including:
• driving means configured to move the autonomous work device in an environment and a control circuit configured to control the driving means to navigate the autonomous work device in the environment;
• and
• at least one releasable shading plate arranged attached to a release mechanism of the autonomous work device,
• wherein the control circuit is configured to obtain information on a location of an identified target plant, and to control the release mechanism to release the releasable shading plate onto the location of the identified target plant;
• and
• the control circuit is configured to perform a mapping function, and to record at least one of the location of the identified target plant and a location of the releasable shading plate in a map.

A weed control system, comprising:

• an autonomous work device, including:
• driving means configured to move the autonomous work device in an environment and a control circuit configured to control the driving means to navigate the autonomous work device in the environment;
• and
• at least one releasable shading plate arranged attached to a release mechanism of the autonomous work device, wherein the releasable shading plate comprises at least one ground spike;
• wherein the control circuit is configured to obtain information on a location of an identified target plant, and to control the release mechanism to release the releasable shading plate onto the location of the identified target plant, and
• the control circuit is configured to control the driving means to move the autonomous work device onto the releasable shading plate after releasing the releasable shading plant.