Systems and algorithms for development of the robot safety function

As interests on the safety for manufacturing robots have grown, robot safety functions have become an important part of the robot system. The robot safety functions are required to flexible tasks such as a human-robot collaboration. In particular, because the safety issue is related to personal injuries, reliable safe systems are necessary. This paper presents systems and algorithms for the electronically controlled robot safety function which is developed in Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.