Chapter 2: Safety
You can also block off these area using forbidden zones in the MobilePlanner software, but
that should be in addition to physical barriers.
Public Access
The platform is designed for operating in indoor industrial or professional environments. It
must be deployed in a manner that takes into account potential risks to personnel and equip-
ment. The product is not intended for use in uncontrolled areas without risk analysis, for
example, areas open to general public access. Use in such areas may require deployment of
additional safety measures.
Clearance
The platform is designed to operate in an environment that is generally level and has no doors
or other restricted areas too narrow for the AMR. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that
adequate clearance is maintained on each side of the AMR, so that a person cannot get
trapped between the AMR and a wall or other fixed object. You should consult the applicable
standards for your area. An exception to side clearance can exist at pickup and dropoff loc-
ations where the AMR must get close to conveyors or other fixed objects.
The primary direction of travel of the platform is forward. When the platform is turning in
place, with no forward movement, the detection of an obstacle in its path of rotation will not
trigger an obstacle-detection condition.
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CAUTION:
PERSONAL INJURY RISK
Personnel who work with or around the AMR should not stand close to the
AMR when it is turning in place (with no forward motion).
Obstacles
If the AMR will be entering high-traffic areas, the user must take appropriate precautions to
alert people in those areas that a AMR will enter. If the traffic consists of other machines, the
user must adjust the AMR‘s and/or the other machine’s parameters to reduce the risk of a col-
lision.
Safety Scanning Laser Emergency Stop
If an obstacle enters the AMR’s immediate path, the safety scanning laser will trigger an emer-
gency stop. After the AMR has come to a complete stop, it will wait a minimum of two
seconds before resuming commanded motion, with no human intervention necessary.
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If the obstacle is still in the AMR’s path, and there is adequate room, it will first attempt
to safely path plan and maneuver around the obstacle.
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If the AMR can’t simply maneuver around the obstacle, it will search for another path
to reach its goal.
If it can’t find another path, it will wait for human intervention.
Safety System Overspeed Faults
A CPLD Channel 1 or 2 fault, is a system fault, reported by independent safety system to the
firmware controlling the robot.
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