Users Manual Part 2

IBA | 13-12 | Clinical User’s Guide
Volume 1 - Treatment Session
|Part II - Using Treatment Room Equipment Attaching/Removing a Patient Support Device to/from the PPS |
Positions and Areas
Automatic docking functions can be performed in well defined areas and in specific
positions.
The docking area is a space that covers those locations where the PPS coupler is
capable of attaching to the docking device coupler. The collision avoidance and
collision detection systems of the PPS can detect a collision throughout the docking
area, with the exception of the coupling area.
The coupling area inside the docking area is a small area close to the docking
position where collision detection is disabled.
The docking position is the dedicated location where the trolley with the docking
device must be precisely positioned; the docking position is known to the PPS,
which enables the PPS coupler to line up with the docking device coupler.
Any docking operation can start from inside or outside the docking area but will
always pass by the docking reference position. This is a uniquely defined position
on the edge of the docking area.
Furthermore, a reference workspace is defined: fetch and put back operations (refer
to section “Docking Instructions” on page 13-13) can only be performed when the
PPS coupler is positioned inside the reference workspace.
Figure 13-8. Automatic Docking Areas and Positions
(Side view)
docking reference
point, sample
docking position
coupling area
docking area