Method of Securing a Hazard Zone
AssigneeSick AG
InventorsIngolf BRAUNE, Armin HORNUNG, Matthias NEUBAUER
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Abstract
A method of securing at least one hazard zone comprising a hazardous machine is provided, wherein objects are detected in an environment of the hazard zone from measured data of at least one 3D sensor, and wherein a safety directed reaction of the machine takes place on an impending danger. A switch is made to at least one new hazard zone to be activated during the operation of the machine and a check is made whether the new hazard zone to be secured is free of objects.
Claims12
A method of securing at least one hazard zone of a hazardous machine, wherein objects are detected in an environment of the hazard zone from measured data of at least one 3D sensor, and wherein a safety directed reaction of the machine takes place on an impending danger, wherein a switchover is made to at least one new hazard zone to be secured during the operation of the machine and a check is made whether the new hazard zone to be secured is free of objects.
A 3D sensor for monitoring an environment of at least one hazard zone comprising a hazardous machine, wherein the 3D sensor has at least one image sensor for detecting three-dimensional image data and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to detect objects in the environment with reference to the three-dimensional image data,
- wherein at least two configuration sets of hazard zones are stored in a memory of the 3D sensor and the control and evaluation unit is configured to switch over between the hazard zones and for this purpose to check whether a new hazard zone to be secured is free of objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.