Patent ID: 8816872
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A unitizer monitoring system comprising: at least one processor; at least one sensor interface device configured to detect an output of at least one sensor associated with a unitizer; at least one display device; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one sensor interface device, the at least one memory device, and the at least one display device to: (a) store an indication of the output of the at least one sensor, (b) determine whether a safety violation has occurred based on whether the stored indication of the output indicates an operator is under a platen of the unitizer when the platen is in an unlatched state, and (c) if the determination is that the safety violation has occurred, display an indication of the safety violation to at least one factory manager.