Title :
Risk management simulator for low-powered human-collaborative industrial robots
Author :
Ogure, Takuya ; Nakabo, Yoshihiro ; Jeong, SeongHee ; Yamada, Yoji
Author_Institution :
Intell. Syst. Res. Inst., Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind., Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
It is believed that from this point forward, there will be a need for industrial robots that work alongside and cooperatively with humans. However, the current development of existing robotics technology is inadequate to ensure the safety of such new industrial robots. Our research proposes a safety-planning technology called coexistence hazard avoidance technology, designed for use with a low-powered human-collaborative industrial robot. We load this technology into a risk-management simulator and verify that by using it, a dynamic planning method for the safe operation of robots can be reasonably undertaken in terms of both theory and calculation.
Keywords :
industrial robots; planning; risk management; coexistence hazard avoidance technology; dynamic planning method; low-powered human-collaborative industrial robots; risk management simulator; safety-planning technology; Aging; Hazards; Human robot interaction; Intelligent robots; Manufacturing industries; Orbital robotics; Risk management; Safety; Service robots; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2009. IROS 2009. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
St. Louis, MO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3803-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3804-4
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2009.5354519