Safety fieldbus and robots at BMW

Abstract

Availability, reliability, flexibility and comprehensive diagnostics are the most significant demands placed upon safety systems today. Increasing characteristics of robot processes, with increasing payloads, work ranges, and cycle times necessitate a more flexible approach to safety, which cannot be addressed with traditional methods. A safety system for industrial robots incorporating the safety-related fieldbus is developed. BMW are the first to directly integrate robotic safety functions using a safety-related fieldbus.