Navigate autonomous mobile robots safely

Safety and Security Navigate autonomous mobile robots safely

2024-05-04 A guest post by Manuel Schön, Product Manager Robotic, Pilz | Translated by AI 5 min Reading Time

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Free-navigating mobile robots drive around obstacles or people. They plan their paths independently. The safety functions according to the relevant standard ISO 3691-4 are complex. A quick switch between multiple protection zones must be possible. Find out how a comprehensive safety package ensures Safety and Security in the following article.

Pilz offers a complete solution for securing driverless transport systems, including sensors, control technology, and security.(Image: Pilz) — Pilz offers a complete solution for securing driverless transport systems, including sensors, control technology, and security.
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The future of intra-logistics is above all one thing: flexible. With the desire for more flexibility, the demands on safety also increase. Therefore, for AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robots) according to ISO 3691-4 "Industrial trucks - safety requirements and verification - Part 4: Driverless industrial trucks and their systems" a equally flexible solution concept is needed, so that safety always travels along. An essential component is the onboard sensor technology. Safety laser scanners must not only master the switching of protection zones when cornering, but also cover localization - up to the second highest safety level PL d. And from the safety control for switching the protective zones according to PL d, appropriate parameter setting options are also required.

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