PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving object traveling area recognition system and a moving object traveling area recognition method capable of highly accurately recognizing a traveling area of a moving object without being influenced by weather (cloudy) or an obstacle and capable of reducing operation cost and labor and improving working efficiency.SOLUTION: A moving object traveling area recognition system includes a plurality of markers 2 installed on respective corners P of an operation target area and a grass mower 1 moving in the operation target area, each marker 2 includes electromagnetic wave transmission means 3 for transmitting an electromagnetic wave with a long wavelength, and the grass mower 1 includes calculation means 4 for receiving electromagnetic waves transmitted from respective electromagnetic wave transmission means 3 by a rotary antenna 11 and finding out a position of the grass mower 1 from a reference line A of the grass mower 1 and angles α, β of respective markers 2.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】 天気(曇り)や障害物により影響を受けることなく、高い精度で走行エリア認識ができ、運用コスト及び労力の軽減と作業効率の向上が図れる移動体の走行エリア認識システム及び移動体の走行エリア認識方法の提供。【解決手段】 作業対象エリアの各コーナーPに設置する複数のマーカー2と、作業対象エリア内を移動する草刈機1とを備え、マーカー2には、波長の長い電磁波を発信する電磁波発信手段3を備え、草刈機1には、各電磁波発信手段3から発信する電磁波を回転型アンテナ11で受信し、草刈機1の基準線Aと各マーカー2の角度α、βから草刈機1の位置を割り出す演算手段4を備える。【選択図】 図1
