Safety-Field Adjustment
Safety-field size adjustment is a certified J1600 safety function rated Performance Level d (PL d). It matches the size of the protective field to the vehicle's current speed.
The 360-degree protective field
Two 2D safety LiDAR scanners, mounted front and rear on the chassis, together cover the vehicle's full perimeter. The resulting 360-degree protective field supports autonomous travel in both forward and reverse — including certified safe reversing without specially marked target zones.
Speed-dependent sizing
The protective field is not static:
- the field changes with travel speed;
- it expands as speed increases, up to the top speed of 5.4 km/h (1.5 m/s);
- certified speed monitoring (PL c), built on safety-certified speed and direction encoders, supplies the speed signal.
A faster vehicle needs more room to react, so the monitored zone grows with speed. When a person enters the active field, certified person detection (PL d) and braking (PL d) respond.
Visible status on the floor
People near the vehicle can see what is protected:
- three blue light strips display the current safety zone in automatic mode;
- white light indicates manual mode;
- floor-indicator lights signal automatic operation.
Related pages
- Navigation sensors vs. safety sensors — why the 2D safety LiDARs are separate from the 3D navigation LiDAR.
- Safety architecture — the complete certified component list.
- Performance levels — all assigned levels in one table.
Performance Levels are preliminary (January 2026) and subject to change. Exact field geometries and safety-distance curves are not available.