A transport system for transporting workpieces includes a plurality of objects disposed along a path of travel and a driverless transport vehicle having a workpiece holder and a personal protection sensor such as a laser scanner. The sensor has a transmitter for generating detection radiation and a receiver adapted to receive detection radiation generated by the transmitter and reflected from persons or objects located in a monitoring area that is monitored by the detection radiation. A control device steers the transport vehicle along the travel path so that it does not collide with the objects and triggers a safety measure if the personal protection sensor has detected a person in the monitoring area. The objects support a coating or cladding that absorbs detection radiation impinging thereon or reflects it in such a direction that it cannot reach the receiver. As a result, the objects become invisible to the personal protection sensor and cannot trigger any safety measures.


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    Title :

    Transport system for transporting workpieces and method for operating a transport system of this type with a personal protection sensor


    Contributors:
    JARSCH STEFAN (author) / EIPPER AXEL (author)

    Publication date :

    2025-04-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen



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