Abstract:In many applications, a light curtain is used to detect the intrusion of a human (or other protected object) into the danger zone. After detecting the interruption of the light curtain, a safety function is activated to bring the danger zone into a safe state (nonhuman). If the space taken by the light curtain is at the same time a working space, it is necessary to distinguish whether the light curtain interrupt is caused by man or material (material flows cannot cause the dangerous zone to be put into a safe … Show more
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