Path-consistent safety in mixed human-robot collaborative manufacturing environments

摘要: In order to improve production flexibility, it is widely agreed that future working environments will be populated by both humans and robot manipulators, sharing the same workspace. This scenario introduces a series of safety issues which are uncommon in industrial settings where physical separation areas typically enforced. While several approaches for safe human-robot interaction exist, none them can easily integrated with constraints. paper discusses composition constraints ones. An algorithm derived maximize productivity, while guaranteeing distance from human. Experimental results showing effectiveness approach typical setting also discussed.