Safety, Reliability and Human Factors in Robotic Systems

Abstract

Overview of robot safety. Reliability and human factors. NIOSH research on robotic safety. Industrial practices for robotic safety. Development of the ANSI/RIA robot safety standard. Reliability and safety in teleoperation. Safety considerations for laboratory automation. A multilevel robot safety and collision avoidance system. An intelligent safety system for robots and automatic machines. A study of worker intrusion into robot work envelope. Reliability based control of intelligent machines.