Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for defining a safety zone in an industrial automation environment. The method includes monitoring an object that approaches an operating zone where equipment is controlled within the operating zone. This includes determining the speed or direction that the object approaches the operating zone. The method includes dynamically adjusting a safety region in view of the determined speed or direction of the object and enabling or disabling the equipment within the operating zone based in part on the object entering the safety region.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 8, 2010
Publication date:
December 8, 2011
Applicants:
Cedes Safety & Automation AG, ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventors:
Martin Hardegger, Reto Berner, Richard Galera, Suresh Nair, Wei Jie Chen, Carl Meinherz, Craig Martin Brockman, Elik I. Fooks, Manfred Stein, Robert M. Black, Roger Merz, Steven A. Eisenbrown
Abstract: A plug-in module for mounting on a mounting device is provided, the plug-in module including a housing with a rear mounting face and plug regions on the front face. At least one additional plug region is formed between the front face and the rear mounting face on the housing.