Autonomous Mower Path Planning and Control

Doosan Bobcat Computer Science/Mathematics, 2024–25

Liaison(s): Dylan Stokosa, Anthony Kang ’24, Jacob Huesman
Advisor(s): Ben Morris
Students(s): Gibson Friedman (TL-F), Eric Wang (TL-S), Ryan Ramos, Jacoby Lockman, Kenyatta Dumisani

Doosan Bobcat is a leader in the compact equipment industry, including lawn mowers and other grounds maintenance equipment. The 2024–2025 Bobcat Clinic team was tasked with designing, coding and implementing an autonomous path planning system for the Bobcat Zero-Turn Riding Mower, building on the work of previous Engineering Clinic teams. The final deliverable is a graphical user interface that takes in a map of an area to be mowed and produces a planned path that the mower will autonomously follow.