Patent ID: 8744626

Claim:
A method for managing autonomous machines, the method comprising: identifying a number of worksite areas for a worksite; performing an area coverage task in a first worksite area in the number of worksite areas using an autonomous machine; calculating an amount of work completed for the first worksite area by the autonomous machine to form a calculated value; a processor determining whether a threshold value is met using the calculated value, wherein the threshold value is a value associated with a percentage of an area covered for the first worksite area relative to a total area for the first worksite area, and wherein the percentage of the area covered is less than the total area; responsive to a determination that the threshold value is met, the processor determining whether there is a next worksite area that has not been reached by the autonomous machine; responsive to a determination that there is a next worksite area that has not been reached by the autonomous machine, the processor determining whether a number of conditions is met; and responsive to a determination that the number of conditions is met, moving the autonomous machine to the next worksite area.