Process for securing a work area of a mobile logistics robot using adaptive protective fields

摘要

The invention relates to a method for protecting a work area (B) of a mobile logistics robot in changing work environments (A), the logistics robot being controlled by a control system, and the current work environment (A) being detected by means of a sensor system and by a security system is monitored. It is proposed that the control system autonomously define an intended, safe work area (B) in a new work environment (A), and that the safety system autonomously verify the defined work area (B) as a free protective field (S, 1, 2, 3, 4) and monitored, and in the event of a protective field violation by the entry of an object (O) into the free protective field (S, 1, 2, 3, 4), the logistics robot is automatically put into a safe state.