Patent ID: 11926059
Assignee: KUKA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for automatically securing an operation of a robot system, wherein the operation is controlled by a mobile operating device, the method comprising:
periodically receiving presence signals by the robot system via a short-range first signal connection, the signals being transmitted to the robot system by the mobile operating device configured for operation of the robot system;
transmitting a configuration signal derived from the result of a presence check to the mobile operating device for requesting a configuration of a user interface of the mobile operating device, the user interface being provided for operating the robot system on the basis of the result of the presence check;
receiving an operating signal transmitted to the robot system by the mobile operating device via a second signal connection designed to be independent of the first signal connection, the operating signal containing a control command identified as safety-relevant according to a specified safety criterion for the robot system;
releasing the safety-relevant control command for execution by the robot system only when the presence check has ascertained that the last received presence signal satisfies a presence criterion which is specified with respect to the determination of a spatial proximity of the mobile operating device to the robot system;
subjecting each operating signal received via the second signal connection and containing a control command to a safety check prior to releasing the control command for execution thereof, wherein the safety check determines whether the control command is safety-relevant to a specified safety criterion; and
releasing the respective control command for execution by the robot system without, or independently of, a previous performance of the presence check or a result thereof only when the result of the safety check determines that the control command is not safety-relevant to the specified safety criterion.