Techniques for Secure Automated Operation with Cobots Participation

• Published in: 2020 21th International Carpathian Control Conference (ICCC) pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Vagas, Marek, Galajdova, Alena, Simsik, Dusan
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 27.10.2020
• Subjects: automation operation; cobot; Employment; Injuries; Robot sensing systems; Robots; Safety; Service robots; standards and directives
• DOI: 10.1109/ICCC49264.2020.9257277

each automated operation must be evaluated as safely regarding to the relevant standards and directives to the risk assessment. Particularly, if there is a cobot (collaborative robot) as a main part of workplace. This article concerns the chosen aspects for cobot implementation into the automated workplaces with emphasis to the safety as general and important factor. The article structure describes main techniques for safe operation in order to optimization of workplaces as an industry 4.0 concept. Their implementation is based on a proper understanding of on-site activities in the form of available information about material flow, number of produced components, quality or specific measured values from different sensor types. The information contributes to correct automated innovation implemented as a specified type of cobot with regard to safety as a main factor. The strict separation of robots, humans or other peripheral equipment is currently being phased out with a sensitive integration into group building of automated workplaces. For these reasons, discussions on safety categorization, standards and options for safe operation in automated workplaces are still ongoing.