The brand new Flexi Cell Security Controller from Sick Sensor Intelligence has been designed to make sure security in dynamic cellular robots. The answer is ideally suited to each indoor and out of doors off-highway autonomous automobiles (AMRs, AGVs, IMRs) and equipment, together with indoor service robots, driverless vans, service robots and transport automobiles. Key functions vary from off-road, logistics and agricultural makes use of to materials dealing with, mining, logistics, municipal equipment, ports, airports and building.
The corporate says its Flexi Cell delivers glorious atmosphere notion and protected movement monitoring for AGVs/AMRs in indoor and out of doors settings to optimise the productiveness and security of automated processes even in confined areas.
Flexi Cell’s cabinet-free clever set up idea and autonomous automobile capabilities allows space-saving integration into driverless vans for as much as two axes. It’s attainable to securely join sensors in collection with out further wiring through rectangular multi-pin connectors on wire harnesses, supporting cost-efficient collection manufacturing of cellular machines, and making including and eradicating particular person security gadgets easy.
Flexi Cell is programmable utilizing a complete of 512 operate blocks, together with TUV-certified devoted differential drive operate blocks to speed up the event of standard-compliant AGVs and AMRs. Protected movement options are attainable as much as PLe/SIL 3, together with nearly all protected movement operate blocks from the Sick Flexisoft controller, assembly required security efficiency ranges for dynamic cellular platforms. Protected kinematics enhance productiveness even in confined environments and Flexi Cell facilitates omnidirectional drive ideas.
Complete, process-oriented intuitive configuration of Flexi Cell gadgets might be achieved utilizing Sick’s free-to-use, drag-and-drop security designer software program. Security Designer makes it simple to configure, doc and consider full security functions throughout a variety of Sick security elements with only one software. Offering important security information, stories and steady diagnostics, Sick Security Designer reduces unplanned downtime and supplies authorized certainty within the type of dependable, detailed, standard-compliant security documentation. It’s even attainable to just about create functions earlier than buying {hardware} without charge.
The Flexi Cell Security Controller might be mounted on cellular automobiles in robust environments with out a management cupboard. Its sturdy shock and vibration-resistant aluminium housing supplies safety in opposition to environmental influences (IP66, IP67 & IP69K) making certain glorious capabilities in opposition to dust and ingress. The machine has excessive passive cooling capability and has been rigorously examined to withstand excessive stress, in addition to floor temperatures starting from -40C – +80 C. Flexi Cell additionally has a formidable 4 m/s cycle time, is rated as much as PLe/SIL3, options Modbus TCP fieldbus for diagnostics and may accommodate as much as three Flexi Loop chains.
Its modular design means Flexi Cell might be tailor-made to satisfy the wants of various autonomous cellular functions, with quite a lot of I/O enlargement modules in addition to Ethernet, Modbus TCP, SLMP, CAN and CANopen interfaces accessible.
“We’re excited to launch the Sick Flexi Cell vary, bringing collectively all the advantages of Sick’s Flexi Smooth know-how and our many years of expertise in autonomous cellular functions. Strong, rugged and simply configured utilizing devoted operate blocks and the distinctive free Sick Security Designer software, Flexi Cell is able to withstanding the rigorous calls for of AMR and AGV functions while assembly all of the related security requirements with out the necessity for a management cupboard, offering simple and quick design and validation of cellular platforms,” says Dr Martin Kidman, Sick security product supervisor.
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