Against the backdrop of accelerated development in intelligent manufacturing and logistics automation, palletizing robots have become the core equipment for improving production efficiency and reducing labor costs. However, with the increasing complexity of application scenarios, the limitations of traditional security measures are becoming increasingly prominent.
Traditional safety barriers can only cover fixed linear areas and cannot meet the protection needs of irregular paths such as shelf edges and equipment connection ports; In narrow spaces or areas with irregular equipment, the installation of physical fences is restricted and there are blind spots for protection.
Therefore, designing more intelligent and flexible safety protection facilities has become an urgent problem to be solved in the application of palletizing robots.
Scenario requirements
In the context of automated warehousing and logistics, robot palletizing operations require collaboration with dynamic equipment such as AGVs, manual workstations, and conveyor belts in narrow spaces.
Traditional safety gratings can only cover fixed linear areas and cannot meet the following requirements:
1. Irregular area protection: It is necessary to set alarms for irregular areas such as shelf edges and equipment connection ports;
2. Multi level response: It is necessary to trigger deceleration, pause or emergency stop in stages according to the distance of obstacles (such as 10m, 5m, 2m)
3. Anti interference capability: It is necessary to filter environmental interference such as dust and reflective metals.
solution
Using Akusense Sensing's laser obstacle avoidance radar AS-33C, the pain points in robot palletizing are accurately solved through the following technological advantages:
1. Customized protection for irregular areas
Support software division into three independent alarm areas, covering critical paths within a radius of 10m for palletizing robots;
Example
Set a first level alarm zone within 5 meters around the rotation axis of the robotic arm, and a third level alarm zone within 10 meters at the top of the shelf.
2. Multi level response and dynamic management
Triggering graded response based on obstacle distance:
Alarm zone (<3m): trigger emergency stop to avoid direct collision of the robotic arm;
Warning zone (3-5m): The robot slows down to 30%, leaving room for emergency avoidance;
Attention zone (5-10m): Sound and light alarm and record obstacle coordinates, prompting manual intervention.
3. Anti interference and high-precision measurement
Using the Time of Flight (ToF) pulse method, the measurement distance is greater than 10m (70% reflectivity target) with an accuracy of ± 2cm. Through AI filtering algorithm, it effectively filters environmental interference such as dust and reflective metals, with a false alarm rate of less than 0.1%.
4. Flexible deployment and compact design
Radar body height<7.2cm, base edge length 5cm, suitable for installation in narrow spaces;
Supports RS485/Modbus TCP communication, seamlessly integrated into PLC or MES systems.
Akusense AS-33C laser obstacle avoidance radar provides a safe, efficient, and flexible solution for robot palletizing through customized irregular areas, multi-level response, and anti-interference design. In the context of upgrading intelligent manufacturing, our technological value will further extend to cutting-edge fields such as multi robot collaboration and digital twins, helping users build "zero accident, high-efficiency" intelligent factories.
