Patent ID: 11951338
Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  F  G | IPC A  B  F  G

Claim 10:
11. A safety system for preventing accidents, comprising:
a first sensor adapted to monitor whether a retractable safety line is in operation;
a second sensor adapted to monitor a location of manufacturing equipment;
a controller adapted to automatically determine whether the retractable safety line is in operation based on information from the first sensor and to automatically determine the location of the manufacturing equipment based on information from the second sensor such that the controller prevents movement of the manufacturing equipment within a predetermined distance from the retractable safety line when the retractable safety line is in operation; and
a user interface, wherein the predetermined distance is set by an operator of the safety system via the user interface based on a manufacturing task being performed by the user.