Abstract
The needs for using robots to assist human workers in accomplishing heavy tasks in a variety of industries are increasing. Almost by default this implies sharing the work space between robots and human operators. As a consequence, safety issues must be carefully taken into account. We have implemented a pilot system based on a standard industrial robot (KUKA KR120 R2500) for interactive handling of heavy and/or large parts and loads. Here we report the safety analysis and risk assessment of such a system following the harmonized robot standards (ISO 10218-1 &-2), including Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), Use Case Safety Analysis (UCSA) and analysis of system functions and communications.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2015 ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications |
Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
Number of pages | 7 |
Volume | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-7918-5719-9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications : MESA-9 Mechatronics for Advanced Manufacturing, MESA 2015 - Boston, United States Duration: 2 Aug 2015 → 5 Aug 2015 |
Conference
Conference | ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications |
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Abbreviated title | MESA 2015 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Boston |
Period | 2/08/15 → 5/08/15 |
Keywords
- safety assessment
- robot
- handling task