Flexible sensor concept and an efficient integrated sensing controlling for an efficient human-robot collaboration using 3D local global sensing systems
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Abstract
Human-robot collaboration with traditional industrial robots is a cardinal step towards agile manufacturing and re-manufacturing processes. These processes require constant human presence, which results in lower operational efficiency based on current industrial collision avoidance systems. The work proposes a novel local and global sensing framework, which discusses a flexible sensor concept comprising a single 2D or 3D LiDAR while formulating occlusion due to the robot body. Moreover, this work extends the previous local global sensing methodology to incorporate local (co-moving) 3D sensors on the robot body. The local 3D camera faces toward the robot occlusion area, resulted from the robot body in front of a single global 3D LiDAR. Apart from the sensor concept, this work also proposes an efficient method to estimate sensitivity and reactivity of sensing and control sub-systems The proposed methodologies are tested with a heavy-duty industrial robot along with a 3D LiDAR and camera. The integrated local global sensing methods allow high robot speeds resulting in process efficiency while ensuring human safety and sensor flexibility.
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Original language | English |
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Article number | 1028411 |
Journal | Frontiers in robotics and AI |
Volume | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
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Keywords
- collision avoidance, distance sensors, human–robot collaboration, intrusion distance, sensor concept