Proximity detection in assembly environments having machinery

Systems and methods are provided for proximity detection in a fabrication environment. One embodiment is a method for reporting proximity in an assembly environment. The method includes equipping a technician with a first proximity detector, disposing a second proximity detector at a machine that mo...

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Main Authors Sisco, Farahnaz, Cai, Fei
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.10.2020
Subjects
ALARM SYSTEMS
ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
ORDER TELEGRAPHS
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
SIGNALLING
SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS
TESTING
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Summary:Systems and methods are provided for proximity detection in a fabrication environment. One embodiment is a method for reporting proximity in an assembly environment. The method includes equipping a technician with a first proximity detector, disposing a second proximity detector at a machine that moves within a cell of the assembly environment, operating sensors at the cell to indirectly detect a location of the first proximity detector and a location of the second proximity detector via mirrors when an obscuring object is present, and providing a warning to the technician if a distance between the first proximity detector and the second proximity detector is less than a threshold.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916683031