GB/T 36530-2018Robots and robotic devices -- Safety requirements for personal care robots (English PDF)
机器人与机器人装备 个人助理机器人的安全要求
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Issued by
State Administration for Market Regulation, China National Standardization Administration
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
July 13, 2018
Implementation date
February 1, 2019
Scope
GB/T 36530-2018 is the English-translated version of 机器人与机器人装备 个人助理机器人的安全要求.
GB/T 36530-2018 is the Chinese standard "Robots and robotic devices -- Safety requirements for personal care robots". Its scope clause reads: This standard specifies the requirements and guidelines for the intrinsic safety design, protection measures and usage information of personal assistant robots.
This standard is special For the following three types of personal assistant robots. ---Mobile servant robot; ---Body assisted robots; --- Manned robot. These robots typically perform tasks to improve the quality of life of a predetermined user regardless of the age or ability of the user.
This standard describes the Use the dangers of these robots and propose to eliminate and reduce them to acceptable levels. This standard deals with human-computer physical contact applications.
This standard covers the major hazard types and hazardous treatments for each type of personal assistant robot. This standard also applies to robotic devices in personal assistant applications and as a personal assistant robot.
This standard is limited to ground robots. This standard does not apply to. ---Robots with a walking speed greater than 20km/h; ---Robot toy; ---Underwater robots and flying robots; ---Industrial robot, please refer to GB 11291; --- Robots used as medical devices; --- Military or police use robots.
Note. The safety principles established in this standard can be applied to the above robots.
The scope of use of this standard is mainly for the reasonable installation and maintenance of personal assistant robots, and for the intended use and other reasonable Under the foreseeable conditions, there is a risk associated with the personal assistant, including the risk of domestic animals or property, as appropriate (defined as “safety related pairs” Like").
This standard does not apply to robots manufactured prior to the standard release. This standard covers all major hazards, hazardous conditions or hazardous events described in Appendix A. Please note that when this standard is published, the impact is dangerous.
Risks (such as collisions) do not have internationally recognized detailed data (such as pain or injury limits). Its clauses include terms and definitions.
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National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 25.040.30
- Classification
- J 28
Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation, China National Standardization Administration
Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and Definitions
- 4 Risk Assessment
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Hazard Identification
- 4.3 Risk Estimate
- 5 Safety requirements and protective measures
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Dangers associated with rechargeable batteries
- 5.3 Energy storage and supply related hazards
- 5.4 Robot General Start and Restart
- 5.5 Electrostatic potential
- 5.6 Danger caused by the shape of the robot
- 5.7 Dangers caused by emissions
- 5.8 Dangers caused by electromagnetic interference
- 5.9 Risks due to stress, posture and use
- 5.10 Dangers caused by robot movement
- 5.11 Danger due to insufficient durability
- 5.12 Dangers caused by robotic error self-determination and behavior
- 5.13 Dangers caused by contact with moving components
- 5.14 Dangers caused by lack of awareness of robots
- 5.15 Hazardous Environmental Conditions
- 5.16 Dangers caused by positioning and navigation errors
- 6 Requirements for safety-related control systems
- 6.1 Required safety performance
- 6.2 Robot Stop
- 6.3 Operating space limitation
- 6.4 Safety related speed control
- 6.5 Safety-related environmental sensing
- 6.6 Stability Control
- 6.7 Safety related force control
- 6.8 Singularity Protection
- 6.9 User Interface Design
- 6.10 Operating mode
- 6.11 Manual control unit
- 7 Verification and validation
- 8 Usage information
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Identification or instruction
- 8.3 User Manual
- 8.4 Service Manual
- Appendix A (informative) Personal Assistant Robotic Critical Hazard List
- Appendix B (informative) Example of personal assistant robot operation space
- Appendix C (informative) Security Space Implementation Sample Space
- Appendix D (informative) Example of Personal Assistant Robot Functional Tasks
- Appendix E (informative) Personal Assistant Robot Logo Example
- References
1 Scope
This standard specifies the requirements and guidelines for the intrinsic safety design, protection measures and usage information of personal assistant robots. This standard is special
For the following three types of personal assistant robots.
---Mobile servant robot;
---Body assisted robots;
--- Manned robot.
These robots typically perform tasks to improve the quality of life of a predetermined user regardless of the age or ability of the user. This standard describes the
Use the dangers of these robots and propose to eliminate and reduce them to acceptable levels. This standard deals with human-computer physical contact applications.
This standard covers the major hazard types and hazardous treatments for each type of personal assistant robot.
This standard also applies to robotic devices in personal assistant applications and as a personal assistant robot.
This standard is limited to ground robots.
This standard does not apply to.
---Robots with a walking speed greater than 20km/h;
---Robot toy;
---Underwater robots and flying robots;
---Industrial robot, please refer to GB 11291;
--- Robots used as medical devices;
--- Military or police use robots.
Note. The safety principles established in this standard can be applied to the above robots.
The scope of use of this standard is mainly for the reasonable installation and maintenance of personal assistant robots, and for the intended use and other reasonable
Under the foreseeable conditions, there is a risk associated with the personal assistant, including the risk of domestic animals or property, as appropriate (defined as “safety related pairs”
Like").
This standard does not apply to robots manufactured prior to the standard release.
This standard covers all major hazards, hazardous conditions or hazardous events described in Appendix A. Please note that when this standard is published, the impact is dangerous.
Risks (such as collisions) do not have internationally recognized detailed data (such as pain or injury limits).
2 Normative references
The following documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only dated versions apply to this article.
Pieces. For undated references, the latest edition (including all amendments) applies to this document.
GB/T 12643-2013 Vocabulary for robots and robotics (ISO 8373.2012, IDT)
GB/T 15706-2012 Mechanical Safety Design General Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction (ISO 12100.2010, IDT)
ISO 2631 (all parts) Mechanical vibration and impact Human body exposure to whole body vibration evaluation (Mechanicalvibrationand shock-Evaluationofhumanexposuretowhole-bodyvibration)
ISO 3746 Acoustic Sound Pressure Method for the Determination of Noise Sources Sound Power Levels A simple method for measuring the surface above the envelope surface (Acous- tics-Determinationofsoundpowerlevelsandsoundenergylevelsofnoisesourcesusingsoundpres- sure-Surveymethodusinganenvelopingmeasurementsurfaceoverareflectingplane)
ISO 3864-1 Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs - Part 1. Design principles for safety and safety markings (Graphicalsymbols-Safetycoloursandsafetysigns-Part 1.Designprinciplesforsafetysignsand
Safetymarkings)
General rules and safety requirements for ISO 4413 hydraulic drive systems and their components (Hydraulicfluidpower-General
Rulesandsafetyrequirementsforsystemsandtheircomponents)
ISO 4414 Pneumatics for general rules and safety requirements for systems and their components (Pneumaticfluidpower-Generalrules
Andsafetyrequirementsforsystemsandtheircomponents)
ISO 4871 Identification and verification of noise emission values for acoustic machines and equipment (Acoustics-Declarationandverification
Ofnoiseemissionvaluesofmachineryandequipment)
Graphical symbol registration symbol for ISO 7000 devices (Graphicalsymbolsforuseonequipment-Registered
Symbols)
ISO 7010 Graphic Symbol Safety Color and Safety Sign Registered Safety Sign (Graphicalsymbols-Safetycolours andsafetysigns-Registeredsafetysigns)
ISO 11202 Noise emitted by acoustic machines and equipment Approximate environmental corrections are transmitted at the working location and at other specified locations
Sound pressure level measurement (Acoustics-Noiseemittedbymachineryandequipment-Determinationofemission
Soundpressurelevelsataworkstationandatotherspecifiedpositionsapplyingapproximateenviron-
Mentalcorrections)
Safety of mechanical safety control systems - Part 1 . General principles of design (Safetyofmachinery-
Safety-relatedpartsofcontrolsystems-Part 1.Generalprinciplesfordesign)
ISO 13850 Mechanical Safety Emergency Stop Design Principle (Safetyofmachinery-Emergencystop-Principlesfor
Design)
ISO 13854 mechanical safety to avoid the minimum distance between the various parts of the human body (Safetyofmachinery-Minimumgapsto
Avoidcrushingofpartsofthehumanbody)
ISO 138551) Mechanical safety and positioning of safety guards relating to the approach speed of body parts (Safetyof machinery-Positioningofsafeguardswithrespecttotheapproachspeedsofpartsofthehumanbody)
ISO 13856 (all parts) Mechanical safety pressure sensitive protection device (Safetyofmachinery-Pressure-sensitivepro-
Tectivedevices)
ISO 13857 Mechanical safety prevents the upper and lower limbs from reaching the safe distance of the danger zone (Safetyofmachinery-Safety
Distancestopreventhazardzonesbeingreachedbyupperandlowerlimbs)
ISO 14118 Mechanical safety against accidental start-up (Safetyofmachinery-Prevention ofunexpectedstart-up)
ISO 14119 Mechanical belt guards for interlocking device design and selection principles (Safetyofmachinery-
Interlockingdevicesassociatedwithguards-Principlesfordesignandselection)
ISO 14120 Mechanical safety devices - General requirements for the design and manufacture of fixed and movable guards (Safetyofma- chinery-Guards-Generalrequirementsforthedesignandconstructionoffixedandmovableguards)
ISO 15534 (all parts) Ergonomic design for the safety of the mechanical design (Ergonomicdesignforthesafetyofma-
Chinry)1)
1) If used, the relevance and applicability of quantitative data to the intended users of the robot, especially the elderly and children, should be considered.
IEC 60204-1.2009 Mechanical electrical safety machinery and electrical equipment - Part 1. General requirements (Safetyofmachinery-
Electricalequipmentofmachines-Part 1.Generalrequirements)
Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 1. General requirements (Household and analogue appliances-Safety-Part 1.Generalrequirements)
Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 2-29 Particular requirements for battery chargers (Householdandsimilarelectricalappliances-Safety-Part 2-29. Particularrequirementsforbattery
Chargers)
IEC 60417-1 Graphical symbols for electrical equipment - Part 1. Overview and application (Graphicalsymbolsforuseonequip- ment-Part 1.Overviewandapplication)
IEC 60529 enclosure protection rating (IP code) [Degreesofprotectionprovidedbyenclosures(IPCode)]
IEC 60825-1 Safety of laser products - Part 1. Equipment classification, requirements (Safetyoflaserproducts-Part 1.
Equipmentclassificationandrequirements)
General part of IEC 61140 electric shock protection devices and equipment (Protectionagainstelectricshock-Commonas-
Pectsforinstalationandequipment)
IEC 61496 (all parts) Mechanical and electrical safety electro-sensitive protective equipment (Electricalsafetyofmachinery-Electro-
Sensitiveprotectiveequipment)
IEC 62061.2012 Functional safety of electrical, electronic and programmable electronic control systems for mechanical electrical safety and safety (Elec- tricalsafetyofmachinery-Functionalsafetyofsafety-relatedelectrical,electronicandprogrammable
Electroniccontrolsystems)
Photobiologicalsafetyoflampsandlampsystems for IEC 62471 lamps and lamp systems
3 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions as defined in GB/T 15706-2012 and GB/T 12643-2013 apply to this document.
3.1 Autonomy
Based on current state and perceived information, the ability to perform scheduled tasks without intervention.
[GB/T 12643-2013, definition 2.2]
3.2 Robot
Has two or more programmable axes, and a degree of autonomy (3.1) that can be moved within its environment to perform the booking
The executive agency of the mission.
[Rewrite GB/T 12643-2013, definition 2.6]
3.3 Robotic device
Features of industrial robots or service robots (3.4), but lacks the number of programmable axes or the degree of autonomy (3.1)
Agency.
[Rewrite GB/T 12643-2013, definition 2.8]
3.4 Service robot
In addition to industrial automation applications, robots that perform useful tasks for humans or equipment (3.2).
[Rewrite GB/T 12643-2013, definition 2.10]
3.5 Mobile robot
Self-controlled, mobile robot (3.2).
[Rewrite GB/T 12643-2013, definition 2.13]
3.6 Dangerous hazard
Potential source of harm.
[Rewrite GB/T 15706-2012, definition 3.6]
3.7 Risk
The combination of the probability of injury and the severity of the injury.
[GB/T 15706-2012, definition 3.12]
3.8 Risk assessment
Including the entire process of risk analysis and risk assessment.
[Rewrite GB/T 15706-2012, definition 3.17]
3.9 Safe state
The Personal Assistant Robot (3.13) does not have an imminent danger (3.6) status.
[Rewrite ISO 10218-2.2011, definition 3.11]
3.10 Control system related safety components
A component of the control system that responds to the safety input signal and generates a safety output signal.
[Rewrite ISO 13489-1.2011, definition 3.1.1]
3.11 Verification
A determination that the requirements for a personal assistant robot have been met by providing objective evidence.
[Rewrite ISO 9000.2005, definition 3.8.4]
3.12 Confirmation of validation
A determination that the specific intended use or application requirements of the personal assistant robot (3.13) have been met by providing objective evidence.
[Rewrite ISO 9000.2005, definition 3.8.5]
3.13 Personal assistant robot
Service robots (3.4) that perform activities to improve the quality of human life, excluding medical applications.
Note 1. There may be physical contact with the user during the execution of the task (3.19.1).
Note 2. Typical personal assistant robots include. mobile servant robot (3.14), body assisted robot (3.15) and manned robot (3.16).
3.14 Mobile servant robot
A personal assistant robot (3.13) capable of performing a service task by interacting with a person, such as carrying an object or exchanging information.
3.15 Body assisted robot
A personal assistant robot (3.13) that provides physical assistance to the user to perform the required tasks, assisting or enhancing the user's personal abilities.
3.15.1 Constrained body assisted robot
A body assisted robot that is fixed to the human body during use.
Example. Includes a wearable suit or a non-medical body assisted exoskeleton.
3.15.2 Unconstrained body assisted robot
The body assisted robot that does not need to be fixed to the human body when in use.
Note. Users who are free to hold or release the robot are allowed to control/stop body assistance, such as power assist or power travel assist.
3.16 Manned robot personcarrierrobot
A personal assistant robot (3.13) that can transport people to a predetermined destination.
Note 1. The manned robot can have a cabin and can be equipped with a seat or standing support (or similar device).
Note 2. In addition to transporting personnel, other objects such as pets and belongings may be included.
3.17 Protective stop
Interruption of operations that allow for an orderly stop of motion for safety purposes.
3.18.1 Maximum space
The manufacturer-defined robot (3.2) moves the part plus the space that the manipulator and payload can pass.
Note 1. For mobile platforms, this space can be defined as the physical limit when the robot moves.
Note 2. See Figure 1.
3.18.2 Restricted space
The maximum space (3.18.1) limited by the limit device is the part of the robot (3.2) that cannot be exceeded.
Note 1. For mobile robots (3.5), this space can be defined by specific markings on walls and floors or by robot or facility internal roadmaps.
The limit (3.27) (maximum space) is defined.
Note 2. See Figure 1.
[Rewrite GB/T 12643-2013, 4.8.2]
3.18.3 Monitoring space
The space observed by the sensor of the Personal Assistant Robot (3.13), where the safety-related object can be detected (3.21.1).
Note 1. The monitoring space can exceed the maximum space (3.18.1) and can be defined as a collection of robotic motion sensors and fixed sensing inside and outside the largest space.
Note 2. This space can be static or dynamic, depending on the personal assistant robot itself and its application.
Note 3. See Figure 1.
3.18.4 Security space safeguardedspace
The space where the personal assistant robot (3.13) starts to perform safety-related functions when it finds safety-related objects (3.21.1).
Note 1. Safety related functions include trajectory change, speed reduction, protective stop, force limit, etc.
Note 2. Appendix C provides more details on the possible implementation of the algorithm for speed reduction.
Note 3. Space can be static or dynamic, depending on the personal assistant robot itself, the application and its (dynamic) shape.
Note 4. See Figure 1.
3.18.5 Protective stop space
The Personal Assistant Robot (3.13) will perform a protective stop (3.17) space when the security-related object (3.21.1) enters.
Example. An example of the operating space of some different personal assistant robots is given in Appendix B.
Note 1. Space can be static or dynamic, depending on the personal assistant robot itself, the application and its (dynamic) shape.
Note 2. See Figure 1.
3.19.1 Contact
The distance between the robot (3.2) and its external environment is zero.
3.19.2 Non-contact sensing
No need to touch the detection or measurement capabilities of objects (including people) in the environment.
3.19.3 Contact sensing
Need to be exposed to the detection or measurement capabilities of objects (including people) in the environment.
3.19.4 Unintended contact
The personal assistant robot (3.13) has unplanned contact with the object when performing the scheduled task.
3.19.5 Allow access to alowedcontact
Any contact the personal assistant robot (3.13) allowed by the manufacturer.
3.20 Relative speed
The difference between the velocity vector of the robot (3.2) and the object being contacted (including the person).
Note. The speed of the robot refers to the vector sum of the robot body and the moving parts.
3.21.1 Security related object
Make people free from harm, domestic animals or property.
Note. Protected domestic animals (especially pets) and property types depend on the intended use of the personal assistant robot.
3.21.2 Safety related obstacles
Objects, obstacles or ground conditions that can cause injury if they come into contact with or collide with the robot (3.2).
3.21.3 Safety related speed limit
The upper speed limit means that the specific point of the personal assistant robot (3.13) can be reached without any unacceptable wind.
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Referenced standards
Normative references
- GB/T 12643-2013Robotics - Vocabulary
- GB/T 15706-2012Safety of machinery -- General principles for design -- Risk assessment and risk reduction
ISO 8373.2012 · ISO 12100.2010 · ISO 2631 · ISO 3746 · ISO 3864 · ISO 4413 · ISO 4414 · ISO 4871 · ISO 7000 · ISO 7010 · ISO 11202 · ISO 13850 · ISO 13854 · ISO 138551 · ISO 13856 · ISO 13857 · ISO 14118 · ISO 14119 · ISO 14120 · ISO 15534 · IEC 60204 · IEC 60417 · IEC 60529 · IEC 60825 · IEC 61140 · IEC 61496 · IEC 62061.2012 · IEC 62471
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- GB/T 42831-2023Guidance service robots—General technical specification
- GA/T 1776-2021Police robotic systems general technical requirements
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