RECOGNITION-BASED INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION CONTROL WITH PERSON AND OBJECT DISCRIMINATION
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1. A method for controlling an industrial automation system, comprising:
- receiving, via a sensor system, image data representing a plurality of humans permissibly present in a control area, image data for one of the humans comprising indicia of operator authorization;
converting the image data into analytical representations of the humans, each representation comprising a plurality of data points;
distinguishing between the plurality of humans based upon the plurality of data points;
identifying as an authorized operator the human having the indicia of operator authorization;
interpreting a gesture of the authorized operator as corresponding to a control input for the industrial automation system; and
implementing control of the industrial automation system based upon the interpretation.
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a method for performing industrial automation control in an industrial automation system may include detecting, via a sensor system, positions and/or motions of one or more humans and/or one or more objects in an industrial automation system and distinguishing, via a programmed computer system, between one or more humans and one or more objects based upon the detected positions and/or motions. The method may then include implementing a control and/or notification action based upon the distinction.
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1. A method for controlling an industrial automation system, comprising:
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receiving, via a sensor system, image data representing a plurality of humans permissibly present in a control area, image data for one of the humans comprising indicia of operator authorization; converting the image data into analytical representations of the humans, each representation comprising a plurality of data points; distinguishing between the plurality of humans based upon the plurality of data points; identifying as an authorized operator the human having the indicia of operator authorization; interpreting a gesture of the authorized operator as corresponding to a control input for the industrial automation system; and implementing control of the industrial automation system based upon the interpretation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling an industrial automation system, comprising:
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receiving, via a sensor system, image data representing a plurality of humans permissibly present in a control area, image data for one of the humans comprising indicia of operator authorization; analyzing the image data to identify as an authorized operator the human having the indicia of operator authorization; interpreting a gesture of the authorized operator as corresponding to a control input for the industrial automation system; and implementing control of the industrial automation system based upon the interpretation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for performing industrial automation control, comprising:
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a sensor system configured to create image data representing a plurality of humans permissibly present in a control area, image data for one of the humans comprising indicia of operator authorization; processing circuitry configured to convert the image data into analytical representations of the humans, each representation comprising a plurality of data points, to distinguish between the plurality of humans based upon the plurality of data points, to identify as an authorized operator the human having the indicia of operator authorization, and to interpret a gesture of the authorized operator as corresponding to a control input for the industrial automation system; and a control component configured to implement control of the industrial automation system based upon the interpretation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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