Speed state
Confirm commanded, monitored and actual speed across payload, direction and faults.
Scope boundary · 19
Safe speed is not safe separation
A speed limit is one input to separation; sensing coverage, reaction time, stopping distance and human approach still decide the result.
Evidence statusEngineering decision framework · application validation requiredLast reviewed: 13 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
No single speed value proves that a person and moving robot remain safely separated.
Engineering map
Turn the title into engineering objects that can be observed, measured and reviewed.
Each layer states the boundary to establish and the evidence needed for the next decision.
Protective distance
Join approach speed, latency, stop time, uncertainty and intrusion allowance.
Installed geometry
Challenge occlusion, corners, reflective surfaces, floor level and alternative entry paths.
Verification questions
Write the questions first, then decide whether a demo, test, pilot or operating record can answer them.
Each question needs an object, conditions, denominator, threshold and accountable decision owner.
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What safety function monitors speed?
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How was the protective distance calculated and tested?
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What is the worst measured stop?
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Which approach paths were excluded?
Evidence to preserve
Enable the next reader to reconstruct conditions, results, failures and the decision.
A conclusion alone loses reviewability; raw records, configuration and exclusions matter too.
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Evidence package 1
Safety-speed configuration and verification
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Evidence package 2
Protective-distance calculation with assumptions
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Evidence package 3
Installed approach and stop challenge results
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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A safety-rated speed function does not establish detection coverage or stopping performance.
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This is an engineering reading and decision framework; it does not replace application-specific risk assessment, conformity work, procurement acceptance or professional advice.
Sources and evidence status
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ISO · 2025-02
↗02ISO 10218-2:2025 — Industrial robot applications and robot cells
Addresses integration, commissioning, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of complete industrial robot applications and cells.
ISO · 2016-02 · confirmed 2022
↗ISO/TS 15066:2016 — Collaborative robots
Specifies safety requirements for collaborative industrial robot systems and work environments and supplements ISO 10218.