Recognition-based industrial automation control with redundant system input support
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1. A method for performing industrial automation control, comprising:
- detecting, via a range camera system, positions or motions of a human in a predetermined space;
determining a possible automation command corresponding to the detected positions or motions;
receiving an automation system signal indicative of a presence of the human in the predetermined space during a time interval from a sensor system separate from the range camera system, wherein the sensor system is configured to generate the automation system signal during the time interval;
confirming the possible automation command in response to the automation system signal indicating that the time interval corresponds to when the positions or motions of the human are detected in the predetermined space;
implementing a control or notification action associated with the determined possible automation command in response to the received automation system signal confirming that the human is located in the predetermined space during the time interval; and
implementing the control action in response to the automation system signal matching an expected automation system signal of a plurality of expected automation system signals, wherein the expected automation system signal is determined based on the detected positions or motions, wherein each of a plurality possible automation commands is associated with a respective one of the plurality of expected automation signals.
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a method for performing industrial automation control in an industrial automation system. The method may include detecting, via a sensor system, positions and/or motions of a human. The method may then determine a possible automation command corresponding to the detected positions and/or motions, receive an automation system signal from at least one additional control component, and implement a control and/or notification action based upon the determined possible automation command and the received automation system signal.
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1. A method for performing industrial automation control, comprising:
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detecting, via a range camera system, positions or motions of a human in a predetermined space; determining a possible automation command corresponding to the detected positions or motions; receiving an automation system signal indicative of a presence of the human in the predetermined space during a time interval from a sensor system separate from the range camera system, wherein the sensor system is configured to generate the automation system signal during the time interval; confirming the possible automation command in response to the automation system signal indicating that the time interval corresponds to when the positions or motions of the human are detected in the predetermined space; implementing a control or notification action associated with the determined possible automation command in response to the received automation system signal confirming that the human is located in the predetermined space during the time interval; and implementing the control action in response to the automation system signal matching an expected automation system signal of a plurality of expected automation system signals, wherein the expected automation system signal is determined based on the detected positions or motions, wherein each of a plurality possible automation commands is associated with a respective one of the plurality of expected automation signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for performing industrial automation control, comprising:
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a range camera system configured to detect positions or motions of a human in a predetermined space; a processing system configured to determine a possible automation command based upon the detected positions or motions; a push button separate from the range camera system and configured to detect a presence of the human in the predetermined space during a time interval and generate an automation system signal indicative of the presence of the human in the predetermined space during the time interval; wherein the processing system is configured to; confirm the possible automation command in response to the automation system signal indicating that the time interval corresponds to when the positions or motions of the human are detected in the predetermined space; implement a control and notification action based upon the determined possible automation command in response to the automation system signal indicating that the human is located in the predetermined space during the time interval; and implement the control action in response to the automation system signal matching an expected automation system signal of a plurality of expected automation system signals, wherein the expected automation system signal is determined based on the detected positions or motions, wherein each of a plurality possible automation commands is associated with a respective one of the plurality of expected automation signals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for performing industrial automation control, comprising:
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detecting, via a range camera system, positions or motions of a human in a predetermined space; determining a possible automation command corresponding to the detected positions or motions; determining a confidence value associated with the detected positions, the detected motions, or the determined automation command; receiving an automation system signal indicative of a presence of the human in the predetermined space during a time interval from a pressure mat, wherein the pressure mat is configured to generate an automation system signal during the time interval; confirming the possible automation command in response to the automation system signal indicating that the time interval corresponds to when the positions or motions of the human are detected in the predetermined space; implementing a control or notification action associated with the determined possible automation command and the confidence value in response to the received automation system signal being indicative of the human being located in the predetermined space during the time interval; and implementing the control action in response to the automation system signal matching an expected automation system signal of a plurality of expected automation system signals, wherein the expected automation system signal is determined based on the detected positions or motions, wherein each of a plurality possible automation commands is associated with a respective one of the plurality of expected automation signals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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