An integrated monitoring system for the human robot collaborative workspace

Safety is a major concern in many complex robotized systems especially when the task implies collaboration between human and robot with the workspace sharing. In this research a theoretical representation of the integrated safety monitoring system is introduced. The monitoring system is modeled as a separated unit which decision making mechanism is based on the safety expert system (SES) data analysis and the danger index approach, and which operation relies on the safety related algorithms associated with four human-robot interaction levels. A new scale of the injury severity and likelihood for a HRI domain is proposed and the concept is integrated into the safety modes control algorithm. The case study analysis is modeled by means of the united modeling (UML) and the Visual C# Edition software(s).