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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Javier Massanell, Markdorf, DE;
Thomas May, Constance, DE;
Manfred Strobel, Weingarten, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
PMDTECHNOLOGIES AG, Siegen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39387 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40202 (2013.01); G05B 2219/40203 (2013.01);
Abstract
A monitoring system includes at least one three-dimensional (3D) time-of-flight (TOF) camera configured to monitor a safety-critical area. An evaluation unit is configured to activate a safety function upon an entrance of at least one of an object and a person into the monitored area and to suppress the activation of the safety function where at least one clearance element is recognized as being present on the at least one of the object and the person.