Abstract: In an electric grass cutting machine relating to the present invention, an electric motor for driving a traveling device having a pair of left and right front wheels and a pair of left and right rear wheels and a gear transmission for speed-changing output from the electric motor and transmitting the resultant power to the traveling device are disposed between the left and right rear wheels and arranged one after the other in the front/rear direction at positions laterally of a conveying duct for guiding cut grass pieces from a rear discharge type mower device to a grass collecting container supported to a rear portion of a machine body frame.

Abstract: A work area determination system for an autonomous traveling work vehicle includes a photographing device for photographing a predetermined area including a work area and acquiring a photographic image thereof, a positioning device for obtaining position information indicative of a position at which the photographic image has been acquired, a map generation section for generating a map based on the photographic image and the position information, a displaying section for displaying the map, and a work area determination section for determining the work area in which the autonomous traveling work vehicle is to work, based on an area designation for the map displayed in the displaying section.

Abstract: A work vehicle includes an inverter circuit (42) configured to provide electric current to a traveling motor unit (21, 22) based on an inverter drive signal, a target signal generation unit (51) configured to generate a control target signal for the inverter circuit (42) based on an operation detection signal, an inverter drive signal generation section (41) configured to generate an inverter drive signal based on the control target signal and output the inverter drive signal to the inverter circuit (42), a trouble detection section (53) configured to detect a vehicle trouble based on a state detection signal, and a signal superposition section (56) configured to superpose a pulsatory signal on the control target signal if the trouble detection section (53) detects a vehicle trouble and output a resultant superposed control target signal to the inverter drive signal generation section (41).

Abstract: Provided is a battery connector assembly that allows adaptation of a connector of a battery to both a connector of an electric work vehicle and a connector of a charger. The assembly includes, in a connector assembly box, a battery connecting connector removably connected to a battery side connector having a plurality of terminals to be connected to the battery a vehicle connecting connector removably connected to a vehicle side connector having a plurality of terminals to be connected to the electric work vehicle and a charger connecting connector removably connected to a charger side connector provided in a charger for charging power supplied from an external power source to the battery and having a plurality of terminals.

Abstract: A work vehicle comprising: a drive wheel unit that is provided in a vehicle body and is configured to be driven by a travel drive mechanism; a work unit that is provided in the vehicle body and is configured to perform work on a work target; a battery provided in the vehicle body; a motor that is configured to receive electric power from the battery and drive the work unit; an inclination sensor configured to detect an inclination of the vehicle body relative to a horizontal plane; and a first captured image acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image that shows surroundings of the vehicle body when the work is being performed.

Abstract: A work vehicle that performs an operation while traveling autonomously includes: a base frame configured to support a wheel; a unit frame configured to support an operation unit that performs the operation; a link frame capable of changing a relative height of the unit frame with respect to the base frame , the link frame spanning between the base frame and the unit frame; and a setting unit configured to set an operating height of the operation unit with respect to a working surface of a working field in which the operation is performed, in accordance with operation information indicating an operation target to be subjected to the operation.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a work vehicle that can be controlled automatically. The work vehicle includes HST's for feeding power for traveling to at least either front wheels or rear wheels mounted on a traveling vehicle body, traveling levers for operating driving of at least either the front wheels or the rear wheel, traveling links operably coupling the traveling levers with the HST's, traveling drive sections for driving either the traveling levers or the traveling links, and a traveling control section configured to activate the traveling drive sections in response to receipt of a traveling instruction for the traveling levers in the automatic control mode for automatically controlling the traveling vehicle body.

Abstract: Provided is a work evaluation system capable of appropriately evaluating a grass mowing work. A work evaluation system configured to effect evaluation of a grass mowing work performed by a work vehicle includes a state information acquisition section for acquiring vehicle state information indicative of a state of the work vehicle when performing the grass mowing work, a sound data acquisition section for acquiring sound data comprised of collection of sounds around the work vehicle, a foreign object amount calculation section for calculating an amount of foreign objects present in the work land which come into contact with a mowing blade in the course of the grass mowing work and an evaluation section for evaluating the grass mowing work performed in the work land, based on the vehicle state information and the foreign object amount.

Abstract: A lawn mower includes a mower device provided between a pair of right and left front wheels and a pair of right and left rear wheels and configured to mow grass on a traveling land surface; a grass collecting container provided rearwardly of a vehicle body, a conveyer duct extending between the mower device and the grass collecting container as extending through between the pair of right and left rear wheels and configured to convey grass clippings discharged from the mower device to the grass collecting container; and a belt conveyer configured to convey the grass clippings discharged from the mower device toward the grass collecting container. The belt conveyer forms a conveying bottom face of the conveyer duct.

Abstract: A grass mower includes a vehicle speed instruction value calculation section (53) for generating a vehicle speed instruction value including a maximal vehicle speed, based on an operational position of a man-operable vehicle speed controlling tool (15), a mode selection section (70) for selecting a control mode from a plurality of control modes, a control table (52) in which a plurality of control parameters are set, a vehicle speed control target value calculation section (54) configured to calculate a vehicle speed control target value, based on a vehicle speed instruction value generated by the vehicle speed instruction value calculation section (53) and a selected control parameter corresponding to the control mode selected by the mode selection section (70), a cutter blade control target value calculation section (55) configured to calculate a rotational speed control target value for a cutter blade (30), based on the selected control parameter, and a cutter blade control section (4B) configured to contr

Abstract: An electric work vehicle includes a carrier provided separately from a vehicle body for mounting/dismounting a battery, a carrier storage section provided in the vehicle body for attaching the carrier to the vehicle body, and an attachment mechanism for attaching/detaching the carrier to/from the carrier storage section.

Abstract: An electrically powered work vehicle includes a left driving wheel and a right driving wheel that are supported to a vehicle body, a left motor for driving the left driving wheel and a right motor for driving the right driving wheel, a steering wheel, an acceleration operation tool, a turning command calculation section for calculating a tuning command based on a steering operation amount of the steering wheel, a turning torque calculation section for calculating a turning torque based on the turning command, a vehicle speed command calculation section for calculating a vehicle speed command based on an acceleration operation amount of the acceleration operation tool, a vehicle speed torque calculation section for calculating a vehicle speed torque based on the vehicle speed command, and a speed command calculation section for calculating a left motor speed command and a right motor speed command based on the turning torque and the vehicle speed torque.

Abstract: A work area determination system for an autonomous traveling work machine which is controlled autonomously based on self machine position information indicative of a self machine position, the work area determination system including an operation terminal capable of determining a work area. The operation terminal includes a positioning device for acquiring terminal position information indicative of a position of the operation terminal, a work area determination section that determines the work area based on the terminal position information, and a work area information outputting section for outputting work area information which is information relating to the determined work area.

Abstract: A work vehicle 1 configured to carry out a utility work while traveling autonomously includes an implement unit 53 mounted on a vehicle body for carrying out the work, a work subject information acquisition section 21 for accruing work subject information indicative of information on a work subject, a load calculation section 24 for calculating a load of the work based on the work subject information, a storage section for storing driving conditions of the implement unit 53 in advance, and a driving section 26 configured to retrieve a driving condition stored in the storage section 25 according to the load calculated by the load calculation section 24 and to drive the implement unit 53 based on the retrieved driving condition.

Abstract: A management system 100 for a work vehicle configured to carry out a utility work while traveling autonomously includes a work field information acquisition section 21 for acquiring work field information indicative of information relating to a work field where the work is to be carried out, a route information acquisition section 22 for acquiring route information indicative of a traveling route along which the vehicle has traveled while carrying out the work in the work field, a consumed electric power information acquisition section 23 for acquiring electric power information indicative of consumed electric power required for the work of an amount of electric power stored in a battery mounted on the work vehicle, a tilt angle information acquisition section 24 for acquiring tilt angle information indicative of a tilt angle of the work field relative to the horizontal plane, and a calculation section 25 for calculating a cost required for the work, based on the work field information, the route information,

Abstract: A work vehicle for managing lawn while traveling incudes a positioning module for outputting positioning data, a self-vehicle position calculation section for calculating a self-vehicle position based on the positioning data, an activity determination device for determining activity of the lawn, and a lawn condition information generation section configured to generate lawn condition information by correlating the activity with the self-vehicle position as a determination point of the activity.

Abstract: An autonomous traveling work vehicle includes a traveling vehicle body, a positioning device mounted on the traveling vehicle body and configured to acquire self-vehicle position information indicative of a self-vehicle position, a work device for effecting a work for a field, a determining device for determining a condition of at least either one of the traveling vehicle body and the work device during traveling of the traveling vehicle body, an abnormality detection section for detecting abnormality in the field based on determination data determined by the determining device, and an abnormality information outputting section for outputting, as abnormality information, the self-position information in the case of detection of abnormality by the abnormality detection section.

Abstract: A work area determination system for an autonomous traveling work vehicle includes a photographing device for photographing a predetermined area including a work area and acquiring a photographic image thereof, a positioning device for obtaining position information indicative of a position at which the photographic image has been acquired, a map generation section for generating a map based on the photographic image and the position information, a displaying section for displaying the map, and a work area determination section for determining the work area in which the autonomous traveling work vehicle is to work, based on an area designation for the map displayed in the displaying section.

Abstract: An electric work vehicle includes: a battery accommodating portion that is provided in the vehicle body and accommodates a battery; a first connector provided on the battery accommodating portion; a second connector provided on the battery; and an operating tool for moving the battery and the second connector, and switching from a pre-attachment orientation in which the second connector opposes the first connector to an attachment orientation in which the second connector is joined to the first connector.

Abstract: An electric work vehicle includes a carrier provided separately from a vehicle body for mounting/dismounting a battery, a carrier storage section provided in the vehicle body for attaching the carrier to the vehicle body, and an attachment mechanism for attaching/detaching the carrier to/from the carrier storage section.