Title:
PROXIMITY DETECTION IN ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENTS HAVING MACHINERY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2020192671
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide systems and methods for proximity detection allowing automated machines to operate in unison with technicians in the same zone even if the technicians are obscured by large parts being worked on within the zone.SOLUTION: The method includes inserting an arm of a bracket into a part that is held by a cradle and that is worked on by a robot, placing positioning features at the bracket into contact with positioning features of the cradle, operating sensors at the bracket to directly detect a location of a first proximity detector worn by a technician and a location of a second proximity detector at the robot, and directing the first proximity detector to provide a warning to the technician if a distance between the first proximity detector and the second proximity detector is less than a threshold.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Inventors:
CHENG KEVIN
FARAHNAZ SISCO
CAI FEI
FARAHNAZ SISCO
CAI FEI
Application Number:
JP2020059266A
Publication Date:
December 03, 2020
Filing Date:
March 30, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOEING CO
International Classes:
B25J19/06; B23P19/00; G08B21/02; G08B25/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sonoda/Kobayashi Patent Business Corporation