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Living Object Detection

Engineering reference on Living Object Detection for wireless power system design, integration, and deployment.

6 minArticle 08/14AI Power Control

Living Object Detection — educational diagram — Fig.: Educational diagram for “Living Object Detection”.

Living object detection (LOD) addresses organisms that must not be heated by stray fields — hands during maintenance, warehouse staff stepping over a low pad, or pets in facilities that mix service robots with public access.

LOD builds on FOD physics but adds conservative limits, faster shutdown, and often multimodal sensing because biological tissue has different coupling and regulatory exposure context than a steel bolt.

01Layered protection

Primary FOD loss and Q monitoring with stricter trip margins when human-presence mode is active.
Proximity sensors, light curtains, or vision zones around high-power pads in mixed-traffic areas.
Reduced standby probe power and shorter fault reaction times during maintenance windows.
Fleet software geofencing: full power only when the dock zone is confirmed clear.

Living Object Detection — supporting diagram — Fig.: Supporting illustration for “Living Object Detection”.

02Operational modes

SiCore systems support mode profiles — production charging with standard FOD, maintenance mode with lower caps and mandatory presence sensors, and commissioning mode with explicit human acknowledgment. Mode transitions are logged for safety audits.

03Standards and site policy

Follow applicable exposure and product-safety requirements for your region and power class. LOD is as much a site layout and procedure decision as a firmware feature: pad height, marking, guarding, and training determine whether technology margins translate to real-world safety.