FULLY AUTONOMOUS OR REMOTELY OPERATED GOLF BALL PICKING SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention regards a motorised system with electric traction with computer vision for outdoor environments, which can interact with the surrounding environment in an autonomous way or remotely operated. This vehicle tows a trailer that permits, amongst other functions, to perform golf balls picking. The totally autonomous golf picking system comprises : a base (1) with, at least, two linked wheels, each driven by an independent motor; a vision system (8) with a variable amount of video cameras; a set of sensors - humidity, accelerometer, compass, coders, temperature, ultrasounds, GPS, that allow the path optimisation of the system; an image acquisition and processing system; a continuous processing unit of sensor data and motor control; a trailer with a mechanical device for picking the balls (3) and a ball container (2) with an automatic opening system (4) to an unloading dock; and a unit of rechargeable batteries through external terminals.