An operating machine information acquisition unit acquires information on an operating machine, including position information on the operating machine. A terminal device is carried by a worker around the operating machine, capable of displaying information, and includes a terminal device information acquisition unit. The terminal device information acquisition unit acquires position information and orientation information of the terminal device. A calculation unit causes the terminal device to display state information relating to a state of the operating machine based on the position information of the operating machine and the position information and the orientation information of the terminal device.

Various embodiments for enforcing safe operation of machinery performing an activity in a three-dimensional (3D) workspace includes computationally generating a 3D spatial representation of the workspace; computationally mapping 3D regions of the workspace corresponding to space occupied by the machinery and a human; and based thereon, restricting operation of the machinery in accordance with a safety protocol during physical performance of the activity.

Systems and methods for determining safe and unsafe zones in a workspace—where safe actions are calculated in real time based on all relevant objects (e.g., some observed by sensors and others computationally generated based on analysis of the sensed workspace) and on the current state of the machinery (e.g., a robot) in the workspace—may utilize a variety of workspace-monitoring approaches as well as dynamic modeling of the robot geometry. The future trajectory of the robot(s) and/or the human(s) may be forecast using, e.g., a model of human movement and other forms of control. Modeling and forecasting of the robot may, in some embodiments, make use of data provided by the robot controller that may or may not include safety guarantees.

A method using a safety system and a safety system for localizing at least one object, with varying locations, having at least one control and evaluation unit, and having at least one radio location system, wherein the radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations; wherein at least one radio transponder is arranged at the object; wherein position data of the radio transponder and thus position data of the object can be determined by means of the radio location system; wherein the position data can be transmitted from the radio station of the radio location system to the control and evaluation unit, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to cyclically detect the position data of the radio transponder and wherein a first inspection unit is provided, with the first inspection unit being connected to the control and evaluation unit, and with the control and evaluation unit being checked by the first inspection unit.

A web material converting line is disclosed, in particular for converting tissue paper, including a plurality of converting sections arranged in sequence along a feeding direction of a web material to be converted, each section including a converting machine; at least one converting section of the converting line includes a detection system for detecting the presence of people near the converting section. The detection system includes at least a first presence sensor and is adapted to detect the presence of people in at least a controlled area. The controlled area is subdivided into an accessible area 5 that can be accessed when the line is working, and an alarm area. The detection system is adapted to distinguish between the presence of an individual in the accessible area and the presence of an individual in the alarm area. The detection system is connected to a control unit adapted to intervene on the operation of the converting section based on information provided by the detection system.

A system includes at least one article of personal protective equipment, one or more industrial devices, an industrial controller device configured to output industrial controller data indicative of one or more attributes of the one or more industrial devices, and a computing device. The computing devices is configured to determine a set of one or more safety rules corresponding to a work environment at the first time and determine a change in an attribute of the one or more attributes of the one or more industrial devices. The computing device is further configured to identify an updated set of one or more worker safety rules corresponding to the work environment at the second time and determine whether the status of at least one article of personal protective equipment satisfies the updated set of one or more worker safety rules. The computing devices is further configured to perform at least one action based on determining whether the at least one article of personal protective equipment satisfies the updated set of one or more worker safety rules.

A safety monitoring system (1) is provided with: a second sensor (30) for monitoring a second area; a first sensor (20) for monitoring a first area; a first processing unit (100) for detecting an approach of a human (6) to the second area; a second processing unit (200) for detecting an entry of the human into a dangerous area; and a mode determination unit (300). The mode determination unit determines a first mode when an approach of the human to the second area is not detected, and a second mode when an approach of the human to the second area is detected, and the operation differs between the first mode and the second mode.

A method using a safety system for localizing at least one object, having at least one control and evaluation unit, having at least one radio location system, wherein the radio location system has at least three arranged radio stations, wherein at least one mobile device having at least one radio transponder is arranged at the object, wherein position data of the radio transponder and thus position data of the objects can be determined by means of the radio location system, wherein the radio transponder has an identification, wherein a respective radio transponder is associated with at least either a person or a mobile object, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to distinguish the persons and mobile objects, and wherein a spatially expanded protected volume is formed around the radio transponder.

A technique is directed to methods and systems of a dynamic geofence in a worksite environment. In some cases, cameras and sensors are placed on the machines to monitor the worksite and automatically create a geofence around a machine as it operates. The geofence can dynamically change as the machine navigates in the worksite. Machine operators or site personnel can receive an alert regarding the proximity of people or objects to the geofence around the machine. In some implementations, the machines are autonomous, semi-autonomous, or remote controlled from a modular and customized virtual cab. A remote-controlled machine can provide full machine maneuverability with the user at a safe distance from potentially hazardous environments. In some cases, the geofence is automatically created to cover the work area based on the semi-autonomous command assigned to the machine.

A method using a safety system and a safety system for localizing at least one person or at least one object in a monitored zone, having at least one control and evaluation unit, having at least one radio location system, wherein the radio location system has arranged radio stations; wherein position data of the person or object can be determined by means of the radio location system; wherein the monitored zone has a plurality of sectors and a plurality of passage zones between the sectors, at least one spatially resolving sensor is associated with each passage zone, and wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured to cyclically compare the position data of the radio location system and the presence data of the spatially resolving sensor in each respective passage zone and to cyclically form status information for the sector.