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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Richard Galera, Nashua, NH (US);
James E. Dogul, Hudson, NH (US);
George E. Rollins, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Derek W. Jones, Dumfries Galloway, GB;
George K. Schuster, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Suresh R. Nair, Amherst, NH (US);
Ray C. Delcher, Oxnard, CA (US);
Richard Galera, Nashua, NH (US);
James E. Dogul, Hudson, NH (US);
George E. Rollins, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Derek W. Jones, Dumfries Galloway, GB;
George K. Schuster, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Suresh R. Nair, Amherst, NH (US);
Ray C. Delcher, Oxnard, CA (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
The claimed subject matter provides industrial automation systems and/or methods that evaluate a proximity to potential hazards. A plurality of sensors can provide redundant detected data. Additionally, a proximity evaluation component can evaluate the detected data, determine a location of at least one of a person and an object, and identify a distance from the location to one or more hazardous zones in a monitored region.