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Dynamically determining workspace safe zones with speed and separation monitoring

US10882185B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 6, 2018
Grant dateJan 5, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S901/49
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for determining safe zones in a workspace calculate safe actions in real time based on all sensed relevant objects and on the current state of the machinery (e.g., a robot) in the workspace. Various embodiments forecast, in real time, both the motion of the machinery and the possible motion of a human within the space, and continuously update the forecast as the machinery operates and humans move in the workspace.

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