Towards a Modular Human-Robot Safety Control System Using Petri Nets

Philipp Kranz, Fabian Schirmer, Marian Daun, Tobias Kaupp

2024

Abstract

In industrial human-robot collaboration, where humans and robots operate in a shared workspace, the paramount concern is the safety of the human operator. The prevailing safety practices evaluate safety based on the overall assembly sequence, with the most critical task within the sequence being the limiting factor for all other tasks. This approach often results in significant limitations and the potential exclusion of collaborative interaction. However, the integration of human and robotic capabilities can facilitate the automation of processes, enhancing overall flexibility. The modular safety control system presented in this work employs a decentralized approach using Petri nets to evaluate the safety of humans and robots on a task-basis. This enables bridging the gap between the current, static regulatory framework and the necessary adaptivity of modern production systems.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kranz P., Schirmer F., Daun M. and Kaupp T. (2024). Towards a Modular Human-Robot Safety Control System Using Petri Nets. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO; ISBN 978-989-758-717-7, SciTePress, pages 384-391. DOI: 10.5220/0013011900003822

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco24,
author={Philipp Kranz and Fabian Schirmer and Marian Daun and Tobias Kaupp},
title={Towards a Modular Human-Robot Safety Control System Using Petri Nets},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO},
year={2024},
pages={384-391},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013011900003822},
isbn={978-989-758-717-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO
TI - Towards a Modular Human-Robot Safety Control System Using Petri Nets
SN - 978-989-758-717-7
AU - Kranz P.
AU - Schirmer F.
AU - Daun M.
AU - Kaupp T.
PY - 2024
SP - 384
EP - 391
DO - 10.5220/0013011900003822
PB - SciTePress