LiDAR-Based Maintenance of a Safe Distance between a Human and a Robot Arm.

ABSTRACT: This paper demonstrates the capabilities of three-dimensional (3D) LiDAR scanners in supporting a safe distance maintenance functionality in human-robot collaborative applications. The use of such sensors is severely under-utilised in collaborative work with heavy-duty robots. However, even with a relatively modest proprietary 3D sensor prototype, a respectable level of safety has been achieved, which should encourage the development of such applications in the future. Its associated intelligent control system (ICS) is presented, as well as the sensor's technical characteristics. It acquires the positions of the robot and the human periodically, predicts their positions in the near future optionally, and adjusts the robot's speed to keep its distance from the human above the protective sep

SUBMITTER: Podgorelec D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10181461 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature