Recognition-based industrial automation control with position and derivative decision reference

A method for performing industrial automation control, comprising:

• detecting, via a sensor system, positions of a human in an industrial automation system, wherein the positions correspond to one or more distances between the human and one or more components of the industrial automation system:
• generating a position function that represents the positions over a period of time with respect to one or more components of the industrial automation system;
• determining at least one derivative value based on the position function;
• determining a possible automation command and an undesirable condition based upon the at least one derivative value, wherein determining the possible automation command comprises determining whether the at least one derivative value is within a range of expected derivative values;
• modifying the possible automation command when the at least one derivative value is not within the range of expected derivative values, wherein the range of expected derivative values is determined based on the positions of the human;
• determining an importance factor that corresponds to the possible automation command based on the positions and the at least one derivative value, wherein the importance factor quantifies a timing for implementing the possible automation command;
• and
• implementing a control action based upon the determined possible automation command and the undesired condition.

A system for performing industrial automation control, comprising:

• a sensor system configured to detect positions or motions of a human;
• and
• a processing system configured to:
• interpret the detected positions or motions;
• identify a possible automation command based on the interpreted positions or motions, wherein the possible automation command is identified by determining whether at least one derivative value of the detected positions or motions is within a range of expected derivative values;
• determine undesirable conditions based on the at least one derivative value of the detected positions or motions;
• receive an automation system signal from at least one additional control component configured to detect a presence of a human in a predetermined position, wherein the automation system signal is associated with the possible automation command, wherein the automation system signal is used to confirm that the possible automation command is to be implemented when the human is present at the pre-determined position, and wherein the pre-determined position is associated with implementing the possible automation command;
• and
• implement a control action associated with the identified possible automation command and the undesired conditions only when the received automation system signal indicates that the human is present at the pre-determined position.