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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshiharu Tani, Kusatsu, JP;
Toshiyuki Higuchi, Kusatsu, JP;
Ikuo Matsukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Kudo, Kusatsu, JP;
Tetsuya Akagi, Kyoto, JP;
Satoru Shimokawa, Otsu, JP;
Kazushige Matsuoka, Otsu, JP;
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A monitoring system, a monitoring device, and a monitoring method are provided. The monitoring system includes a detection part that detects a position of a worker intruded into a work area, a first specifying part that specifies a worker movable area on the basis of a position of the worker, an image capturing part that captures an image of an area including at least the worker movable area and a predetermined robot occupied area, a second specifying part that specifies a robot movable area from the image of the area, a third specifying part that specifies a human body area of the worker from the image of the area, a measuring part that measures the distance between the robot movable area and the human body area, and a restricting part that restricts movement of the robot when the distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance.