# US 2026/0060171 A1 · Identification of areas suitable for autonomous mowing

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- Number: US 2026/0060171 A1
- Document ID: US20260060171A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/818,234
- Filed: 2024-08-28
- Published: 2026-03-05
- Earliest claimed: 2024-08-28
- Assignees: Scythe Robotics, Inc.
- Applicants: Scythe Robotics, Inc.
- Inventors: Andres Leonardo MILIOTO; Evan Thomas KAUFMAN; Shawn Karl HANNA; Kevin Eliot STONE; Isaac Heath ROBERTS; Andrew Joseph KRAMER; Zachary Austin GOINS
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260060171A1

## CPC

- A01D 34/008: {for automated or remotely controlled operation}
- G01C 21/00: Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 (measuring distance traversed on the ground by a vehicle G01C22/00; control of position, course, altitude or attitude of vehicles G05D1/00; traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968)
- G01C 21/20: Instruments for performing navigational calculations (G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence)
- G05D 1/248: generated by satellites, e.g. GPS
- G05D 1/617: Safety or protection, e.g. defining protection zones around obstacles or avoiding hazards (arrangements for controlling the position or course of two or more vehicles for avoiding collisions therebetween G05D1/693; arrangements for reacting to or preventing system or operator failure G05D1/80)
- G05D 1/6482: {by dividing the whole area or space in sectors to be processed separately}
- A01D 2101/00: Lawn-mowers
- G05D 2105/15: for harvesting, sowing or mowing in agriculture or forestry
- G05D 2107/23: {Gardens or lawns}
- G05D 2109/10: Land vehicles
- G06Q 50/02: Agriculture; Fishing; Forestry; Mining
- H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services
- H04W 4/38: for collecting sensor information
- A01D: HARVESTING; MOWING
- G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S)
- G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

Methods and systems include receiving sensor data obtained from mowing at least one part of an area; and determining, based at least on the sensor data, whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
receiving sensor data obtained from mowing at least one part of an area; and
determining, based at least on the sensor data, whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing includes calculating a suitability score based at least on the sensor data and comparing the suitability score to a threshold suitability score.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein calculating the suitability score includes calculating a probability of successful autonomous mowing to a certain level.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the suitability score is calculated based at least upon the sensor data including at least one of location of a mower, GNSS attributes, cell signal level, camera data, perceived obstacles, presence of turf, kinematic metrics, or ground plane angle.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising designating subareas within the area that are suitable and unsuitable for autonomous mowing based at least in part on the determining whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, further comprising generating a coverage plan for autonomously mowing the of the subareas that designated as being suitable for autonomous mowing.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein: determining whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing includes:
comparing the sensor data to respective threshold values associated with one or more autonomous mowing conditions; and
determining whether one or more autonomous mowing conditions are satisfied.

### Claim 8

A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving sensor data obtained from mowing at least one part of an area; and
determining, based at least on the sensor data, whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein determining whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing includes calculating a suitability score based at least on the sensor data and comparing the suitability score to a threshold suitability score.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein calculating the suitability score includes calculating a probability of successful autonomous mowing to a certain level.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The system of claim 9, wherein the suitability score is calculated based at least upon the sensor data including at least one of location of a mower, GNSS attributes, cell signal level, camera data, perceived obstacles, presence of turf, kinematic metrics, or ground plane angle.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, further comprising designating subareas within the area that are suitable and unsuitable for autonomous mowing based at least in part on the determining whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The system of claim 12, further comprising generating a coverage plan for autonomously mowing the of the subareas that designated as being suitable for autonomous mowing.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The system of claim 8, wherein: determining whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing includes:
comparing the sensor data to respective threshold values associated with one or more autonomous mowing conditions; and
determining whether one or more autonomous mowing conditions are satisfied.

### Claim 15

One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
receiving sensor data obtained from mowing at least one part of an area; and
determining, based at least on the sensor data, whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15, wherein determining whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing includes calculating a suitability score based at least on the sensor data and comparing the suitability score to a threshold suitability score.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 16, wherein calculating the suitability score includes calculating a probability of successful autonomous mowing to a certain level.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15, further comprising designating subareas within the area that are suitable and unsuitable for autonomous mowing based at least in part on the determining whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 18, further comprising generating a coverage plan for autonomously mowing the of the subareas that designated as being suitable for autonomous mowing.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15, wherein determining whether the at least one part of the area is suitable for autonomous mowing includes:
comparing the sensor data to respective threshold values associated with one or more autonomous mowing conditions; and
determining whether one or more autonomous mowing conditions are satisfied.