Detecting the speed and driving direction of an autonomous transport cart using safety solutions

Automated guided carts (AGC) manage high speeds even when going around curves thanks to the switching of protective fields. Reliable detection of speed and direction of travel with safety solutions from SICK also reduces the number of components and thereby the required installation space in AGCs.

  • Following product families can be used
    Flexi Soft
    Flexi Soft
    The software-programmable safety controller
    • Safety controller with modular hardware platform
    • Configuration saved in the system plug
    • Safe controller networking with Flexi Line
    • Safe series connection with Flexi Loop
    • Safe drive monitoring
    • Safe analog value monitoring
    • Flexi Soft Designer license-free configuration software
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    DFS60S Pro
    DFS60S Pro
    Safe, easy, flexible: Encoders for functional safety
    • Encoders for functional safety technology: SIL2 (IEC 61508), SILCL2 (EN 62061), PL d (EN ISO 13849)
    • Electrical interface: 4.5 V ... 32 V; sine/cosine 1 VPP; 1,024 periods
    • Face mount flange or servo flange, blind hollow shaft or through hollow shaft (assembly options with feather key)
    • Universal cable connection, M23 or M12 male connector, axial or radial
    • Enclosure rating: IP65
    • Operating temperature range: –30°C ... +95°C (depending on type)

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    nanoScan3
    nanoScan3
    The world’s smallest safety laser scanner – highly precise and extremely robust
    • Only 80 mm high
    • Extremely resistant to light, dust and dirt thanks to the safeHDDM® scanning technology
    • High-precision measurement data via Ethernet interface
    • Protective field range: 3 m, scanning angle: 275°
    • Up to 128 freely configurable fields
    • Safe machine integration via I/Os
    • System plug with configuration memory
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    ES21
    ES21
    Emergency stop pushbutton for fast and reliable stopping of the machine
    • Available either as a surface-mounted version with housing or as a built-in version (Ø 22 mm)
    • Built-in version for machine control panels with self-monitoring contacts between pushbutton and switching element
    • Surface-mounted version for direct mounting on different machines and systems
    • Variants with LED ring lighting
    • Optionally available with protective collar to prevent inadvertent actuation
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