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HUMAN SAFETY PROVISION IN MOBILE AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENTS

  • US 20140330433A1
  • Filed: 04/30/2014
  • Published: 11/06/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for operating mobile automated workstations comprising:

  • defining with a computer device an exclusionary volume having an outer exclusionary surface at least partially surrounding a mobile workstation operably disposed in a workspace;

    receiving data from at least one sensor at the computer device;

    determining a location of the workstation within the workspace with the computer device based on the data;

    determining a location of a human within the workspace with the computer device based on the data; and

    ,performing at least one of activating an indicator with the computer device and altering predetermined movement of the mobile workstation with the computer device after detection of at least one of the human overlapping the exclusionary volume and crossing the exclusionary surface.

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