Automated human personnel fall arresting system and method
US10347109B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA62B35/0006
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automated human personnel fall arresting system including a holonomic base platform, a boom arm movably mounted to and depending from the base platform, at least a portion of the arm being movable in three degrees-of-freedom relative to the base platform, a tether supported by the arm, an operator harness coupled to the tether so as to be dependent from the arm, at least one sensor disposed on the arm and configured to sense movement of the portion of the arm in two degrees-of-freedom of the three degrees-of-freedom, and a controller mounted to the base platform and communicably coupled to the at least one sensor, the controller being configured to automatically control position of the base platform in two orthogonal translational directions and one rotation direction controlled independently from translation, relative to the operator harness, based on signals from the at least one sensor.
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