ISO 18497-3
(Main)Agricultural machinery and tractors — Safety of partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous machinery — Part 3: Autonomous operating zones
Agricultural machinery and tractors — Safety of partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous machinery — Part 3: Autonomous operating zones
This document specifies principles for the design of autonomous operating zones for agricultural machinery and tractors that are used in agricultural applications and that have partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous functions. Additionally, it provides guidance on the type of information, to be provided by the manufacturer, on safe working practices (including information about residual risks). The purpose of this document is to assist in the provision of more specific safety requirements, means of verification and information for use to ensure an appropriate level of safety for agricultural machinery and tractors with partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous functions used in a specified way. This document deals with all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events, relevant to agricultural machinery and tractors with partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous functions when used as intended and under the conditions of misuse foreseeable by the manufacturer during normal operation and service. NOTE 1 While this series of documents gives principles for the design, verification, validation and provision of information for use, the detailed requirements are dependent on the use case. Therefore, the design principles given in this document need to be extended and clarified by the use of relevant specific (type-C) standards, when available, or by the manufacturer of the machine using a risk assessment. Applicability of the design principles and any additional requirements, for design, verification, validation or information for use are outside the scope of this document. NOTE 2 Safety requirements for specific non-automated functions of agricultural machinery and tractors can be available in machine-specific type-C standards. This document is not applicable to: — forestry applications; — operations on public roads including relevant requirements for braking and steering systems. This document is not applicable to agricultural machinery and tractors which are manufactured before the date of its publication.
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Safety requirements and protective or risk reduction measures . 3
4.1 General .3
4.2 Design principles .3
4.2.1 General .3
4.2.2 Boundary detection .4
4.2.3 Operational limits .6
4.2.4 Monitoring .6
4.2.5 Faults and failures .6
4.3 Labelling and identification .7
4.4 Information for use .7
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 9
Bibliography . 14
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee
has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,
governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely
with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of ISO document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
ISO draws attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the use of (a)
patent(s). ISO takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any claimed patent
rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO had not received notice of (a)
patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers are cautioned that
this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent database available at
www.iso.org/patents. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 23, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and
forestry, Subcommittee SC 19, Agricultural electronics, in collaboration with the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 144, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry,
in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This first edition of ISO 18497-3, together with ISO 18497-1, ISO 18497-2 and ISO 18497-4, cancels and
replaces ISO 18497:2018, which has been technically revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— autonomous operating zones were defined and were made its own part (i.e. ISO 18497-3), accounting for
the wide range of functionality and use cases within agricultural machines and tractors.
A list of all parts in the ISO 18497 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
This document is a type-B1 standard as stated in ISO 12100:2010.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market
players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organisations, market surveillance, etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the
above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate at the drafting
process of this document.
In addition, this document is intended for standardization bodies elaborating type-C standards.
The requirements of this document can be supplemented or modified by a type-C standard.
For machines which are covered by the scope of a type-C standard and which have been designed and built
according to the requirements of that standard, the requirements of that type-C standard take precedence.
The structure of safety standards in the field of machinery is as follows:
— Type-A standards (basis standards) give basic concepts, principles for design, and general aspects that
can be applied to machinery;
— Type-B standards (generic safety standards) deal with one or more safety aspects or one or more types
of safeguards that can be used across a wide range of machinery:
— Type-B1 standards on particular safety aspects (e.g. safety distances, surface temperature, noise);
— Type-B2 standards on safeguards (e.g. two-hands controls, interlocking devices, pressure sensitive
devices, guards);
— Type-C standards (machinery safety standards) deal with detailed safety requirements for a particular
machine or group of machines.
The purpose of the ISO 18497 series is to establish general design principles for partially automated, semi-
autonomous and autonomous (see ISO 18497-1:2024, Clause 3) functions of agricultural machinery and
tractors.
Manual non-automated functions are addressed in existing agricultural machinery and tractor safety
standards. Due to the potential number of different functions of agricultural machinery and tractors and
the mixed type and mode to which these functions can exist, it is necessary to establish general design
principles. In this way, the combination, operator location, and types of interaction of these functions can
be guided so that further type-C safety standards can be developed consistently and explicitly to address
the mitigation of risk of injury to operators and bystanders. This is the primary focus of safety standards.
Attempting to specify risk mitigation requirements based on combinations of type and mode of functions
alone cannot be accomplished accurately for all agricultural machinery and tractors due to the wide variety
of the machinery and variety of functionality.
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[1]
Therefore, the familiar representation of SAE J3016 with six levels of automation was deliberately
not chosen as a basis for the ISO 18497 series and it is necessary to develop more specific type-C safety
standards, using the general design principles of this document, to adequately account for the risks of
agricultural machinery and tractors used in a specified way with various types of partially automated,
semi-autonomous and autonomous functions.
When the requirements of the ISO 18497 series for partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous
functions of agricultural machinery and tractors are different from those which are stated in a machine-
specific type-C standard dealing with partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous functions of
agricultural machinery and tractors, the requirements of the machine-specific standard take precedence
over the requirements of the ISO 18497 series.
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Agricultural machinery and tractors — Safety of partially
automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous machinery —
Part 3:
Autonomous operating zones
1 Scope
This document specifies principles for the design of agricultural machinery and tractors utilizing
systems (perception, supervisory or other) to prevent unintended excursions beyond the boundary of the
autonomous operating zone which are used in agricultural applications and that have partially automated,
semi-autonomous and autonomous functions. Additionally, it provides guidance on
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ISO/DIS FDIS 18497-3:2023(E)
ISO /TC 23/SC 19/WG 8
Secretariat: DIN
Date: 2023-02-102024-03-13
Agricultural machinery and tractors — Safety of partially automated,
semi-autonomous and autonomous machinery — Part 3:
Autonomous operating zones —
Part 3:
Autonomous operating zones
Tracteurs et matériels agricoles — Sécurité des machines partiellement automatisées, semi-autonomes et
autonomes —
Partie 3: Zones de fonctionnement autonome
FDIS stage
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ISO/DISFDIS 18497-3:2023(E2024(en)
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Contents
Foreword . v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 2
3 Terms and definitions . 3
4 Safety requirements and protective or risk reduction measures . 3
4.1 General . 3
4.2 Design principles . 4
4.2.1 General . 4
4.2.2 Boundary detection . 4
4.2.3 Operational limits. 7
4.2.4 Monitoring . 7
4.2.5 Faults and failures . 8
4.3 Labelling and identification . 9
4.4 Information for use . 9
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements
of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 10
Bibliography . 17
Foreword iv
Introduction v
1 Scope 1
2 Normative references 1
3 Terms and definitions 3
4 Safety requirements and protective or risk reduction measures 3
4.1 General 3
4.2 Design principles 4
4.2.1 General 4
4.2.2 Boundary detection 4
4.2.3 Operational limits 6
4.2.4 Monitoring 6
4.2.5 Faults and failures 6
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4.3 Labelling and identification 7
4.4 Information for use 7
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of
Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered 9
Bibliography 15
iv © ISO 2023 – All rights reserved
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ISO/DISFDIS 18497-3:2023(E2024(en)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types of
ISO documentsdocument should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules
of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawnISO draws attention to the possibility that some of the elementsimplementation of this
document may beinvolve the subjectuse of (a) patent(s). ISO takes no position concerning the evidence,
validity or applicability of any claimed patent rights. in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this
document, ISO had not received notice of (a) patent(s) which may be required to implement this document.
However, implementers are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information, which may be
obtained from the patent database available at www.iso.org/patents. ISO shall not be held responsible for
identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of any patent rights identified during the development of the
document will be in the Introduction and/or on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see
www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see
www.iso.org/iso/foreword.htmlwww.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 23, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and
forestry, Subcommittee SC 19, Agricultural electronics, in collaboration with the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 144, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry,
in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This first edition of ISO/FDIS 18497-3:2023, together with ISO/FDIS 18497-1:2023, ISO/FDIS 18497-2:2023
and ISO/FDIS 18497-4:2023, cancels and replaces ISO 18497:2018, which has been technically revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— — Autonomousautonomous operating zones were defined and were made its own part (i.e. ISO 18497-
3), accounting for the wide range of functionality and use cases within agricultural machines and tractors.
A list of all parts in the ISO 18497 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
v
ISO/DISFDIS 18497-3:2023(E2024(en)
Introduction
This document is a type-B1 standard as stated in ISO 12100:2010.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market
players with regard to machinery safety:
— — machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— — health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organisations, market surveillance, etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the above-
mentioned stakeholder groups:
— — machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— — machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— — service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— — consumers (in case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate at the drafting process
of this document.
In addition, this document is intended for standardization bodies elaborating type-C standards.
The requirements of this document can be supplemented or modified by a type-C standard.
For machines which are covered by the scope of a type-C standard and which have been designed and built
according to the requirements of that standard, the requirements of that type-C standard take precedence.
The structure of safety standards in the field of machinery is as follows:
— — Type-A standards (basis standards) give basic concepts, principles for design, and general aspects that
can be applied to machinery;
— — Type-B standards (generic safety standards) deal with one or more safety aspects or one or more types
of safeguards that can be used across a wide range of machinery:
— — Type-B1 standards on particular safety aspects (e.g. safety distances, surface temperature,
noise);
— — Type-B2 standards on safeguards (e.g. two-hands controls, interlocking devices, pressure
sensitive devices, guards);
— — Type-C standards (machinery safety standards) deal with detailed safety requirements for a particular
machine or group of machines.
The purpose of the ISO 18497 series is to establish general design principles for partially automated, semi-
autonomous and autonomous (see clause 3 of ISO/FDIS 18497-1:20232024, Clause 3) functions of
agricultural machinery and tractors.
vi © ISO 2023 – All rights reserved
vi
ISO/DISFDIS 18497-3:2023(E2024(en)
Manual non-automated functions are addressed in existing agricultural machinery and tractor safety
standards. Due to the potential number of different functions of agricultural machinery and tractors and the
mixed type and mode to which these functions can exist, it is necessary to establish general design principles.
In this way, the combination, operator location, and types of interaction of these functions can be guided so
that further type-C safety standards can be developed consistently and explicitly to address the mitigation of
risk of injury to operators and bystanders. This is the primary focus of safety standards. Attempting to specify
risk mitigation requirements based on combinations of type and mode of functions alone cannot be
accomplished accurately for all agricultural machinery and tractors due to the wide variety of the machinery
and variety of functionality.
[1]
Therefore, the familiar representation of SAE J3016[1] with six levels of automation was deliberately not
chosen as a basis for the ISO 18497 series and it is necessary to develop more specific type-C safety standards,
using the general design principles of this document, to adequately account for the risks of agricultural
machinery and tractors used in a specified way with various types of partially automated, semi-autonomous
and autonomous functions.
When the requirements of the ISO 18497 series for partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous
functions of agricultural machinery and tractors are different from those which are stated in a machine-
specific type-C standard dealing with partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous functions of
agricultural machinery and tractors, the requirements of the machine-specific standard take precedence over
the requirements of the ISO 18497 series.
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DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/DIS 18497-3:2022(E)
Agricultural machinery and tractors — Safety of partially automated,
semi-autonomous and autonomous machinery — —
Part 3:
Autonomous operating zones
1 Scope
This document specifies principles for the design of agricultural machinery and tractors utilizing systems
(perception, supervisory or other) to prevent unintended excursions beyond the boundary of the autonomous
operating zone which are used in agricultural applications and that have partially automated, semi-
autonomous and autonomous functions. Additionally, it provides guidance on the type of information to be
provided by the manufacturer on safe working practices (including information about residual risks).
The autonomous operating zone itself is not inwithin the scope of this document. The autonomous operating
zone can include, for example, considerations for the autonomous operating zone location, physical or virtual
boundaries, physical boundary types (natural or man-made) and the associated risks with the systems
(perception, supervisory or other) to prevent unintended excursions beyond the boundary of the autonomous
operating zone design.
The purpose of this document is to assist in the provision of more specific safety requirements, means of
verification and information for use to ensure an appropriate level of safety for agricultural machinery and
tractors with partially automated,
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