Intrusion Distance and Reaction Time Estimation for Safe and Efficient Industrial Robots

Aquib Rashid,Ibrahim Al Naser,Shuxiao Hou,Mohamad Bdiwi,Matthias Putz,Steffen Ihlenfeldt,Aquib Rashid,Ibrahim Al Naser,Shuxiao Hou,Mohamad Bdiwi,Matthias Putz,Steffen Ihlenfeldt

Circular economy and agile manufacturing require a safe and efficient industrial robot system working in close human proximity. Although, close proximity local sensing enables safe collaboration with small cobots. However, they cannot ensure safety at high velocities with a heavy-duty industrial robot. Stereo-camera and 3D LiDAR-based touch-less global sensing methods exist, but they do not addres...