On the Proposal of a Unified Safety Framework for Industry 4.0 Multi-Robot Scenario

Abstract

Within the context of Industry 4.0, the presence of robotic systems inside the production plant is increasing, thus leading to the need for appropriate safety rules enhancing human-robot interaction. However, without a systematic approach, mapping all the possible scenarios becomes critical. This paper aims at laying the foundations for a unified safety-based semantic approach in cooperative multi-robot industrial environments. The objective of this study is to investigate an approach to organize, store and re-use construction safety knowledge by means of defining a new ontology and the construction of rules for safety application.