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3D safety monitoring

Automotive Design & Production, April, 2007

The SafetyEYE system available from Pilz Automation Safety (www.pilz.com; Canton, MI) was developed by that company along with engineers from DaimlerChrysler in Germany. It consists of a sensing device (three cameras), a high-performance computer (which processes the input from the cameras and provides output), and a programmable safety and control system (which takes output from the computer). Consider application in a robotic workstation. The sensing device is located above it so that it views the operating range. The system is programmed such that there are virtual safety zones established. If a worker enters a zone where he is not in immediate danger, the system will reduce the speed of the robot arm and provide a signal to the worker. If the worker were to continue, then there would be a shutdown. This provides better control than systems that simply shut down operations.

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Automotive Design & Production, April, 2007

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