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publication_id: "OT-2026-000000883"
title: "Opto-electric system of enhanced operator control station protection"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:03:32.344332Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000883"
categories:
  - "lifting-positioning-manipulation/lift-tables-and-positioners"
keywords:
  - "b66f17/006"
  - "b66f11/044"
---

# Opto-electric system of enhanced operator control station protection

## Abstract

A system for protecting an operator on an aerial work platform from a crushing hazard includes a sensor, such as opto-electric sensor, positionable adjacent the control panel area. A control system is programmed to control operation of the driving components based on signals from the sensor.