Fall protection compliance system and method
AssigneeMSA Technology, LLC
InventorsMatthew Frederick Jacob, Vikram Thiruneermalai Gomatam
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Abstract
A fall protection compliance system includes a fall limiting device connected to an anchor. The fall limiting device comprises a connection device and a sensor system associated with the connection device. The sensor system is configured to determine whether a connector is connected to the connection device and to transmit a signal based on detecting that the connector is connected to the connection device, where operation of a machine associated with the anchor is controlled based on the signal.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a fall limiting device, the fall limiting device comprising:
- a connection device;
- and a sensor system associated with the connection device, wherein the sensor system is configured to determine whether an approved connector is connected to the connection device and to transmit a signal based on detecting that the approved connector is connected to the connection device, wherein operation of a machine associated with the approved connector is controlled based on the signal;
- wherein the approved connector is determined to be approved based on time of flight of signals from a plurality of transmitters at known locations.
A method of determining whether a fall limiting device is connected to an approved connector, comprising:
- detecting that a connection device of the fall limiting device is connected to a connector;
- receiving a signal from a first transmitter associated with a first known location;
- receiving a signal from a second transmitter associated with a second known location;
- determining an estimated location of the connector based on the signal from the first transmitter and the signal from a second transmitter;
- determining whether the estimated location is within a predetermined distance from a known location of an approved connection;
- and
- outputting a control signal based on the determination of whether the estimated location is within the predetermined distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.