Title :
Research issues in robot safety
Author :
Graham, James H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Math. & Comput. Sci., Louisville Univ., KY, USA
Abstract :
Major areas of research currently under investigation in the development of safe and reliable robots are summarized. These areas include human factors issues, the design of the robot itself, systems engineering issues and standards development. It is concluded that much more research needs to be done in preparation for more sophisticated robot applications
Keywords :
human factors; industrial robots; robots; safety; design; human factors; robot safety; systems engineering; Educational robots; Human factors; Human robot interaction; Personnel; Railway safety; Robot programming; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1988. Proceedings., 1988 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0852-8
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1988.12338
