Method and device for the safe, systematic, exclusive assignment of the command authorization of an operator to a controllable technical installation
US8344848B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and appropriate devices for safely, unequivocally and exclusively, temporarily assigning the command authority of an operator (1) to a controllable technical system (60) using a mobile control device (2) which is technically suitable for periodically controlling a plurality of controllable technical systems (60), which is equipped as standard with safety switch elements (38, 39) such as an emergency stop switch, ok key and operating mode selection switches and for a data coupling with the controllable technical system (60) in spite of having only normal transmission means (6) or network technologies without any particular features specific to safety function.
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