Robotics and autonomous systems

VDE-AR-E 2842-61-1 specifies a general framework for the development of trustworthy solutions and trustworthy autonomous / cognitive systems, including the requirements for the subsequent phases of Product life cycle (e.g. production, marketing & sales, operation & maintenance, retirement & repair). It defines a reference lifecycle in analogy to the most important standards for functional safety (i.e. IEC 61508) as a unified approach to achieve and maintain the overall performance of the solution and the intended behavior and trustworthiness of the autonomous / cognitive system. In addition, this could lead to a basis for the qualification and conformity assessment of solutions based on autonomous / cognitive systems including elements of artificial intelligence.

IEC TR 63074:2019 gives guidance on the use of IEC 62443 (all parts) related to those aspects of security threats and vulnerabilities that could influence functional safety implemented and realized by safety-related control systems (SCS) and could lead to the loss of the ability to maintain safe operation of a machine.Considered security aspects of the machine with potential relation to SCS are:– vulnerabilities of the SCS either directly or indirectly through the other parts of the machine which can be exploited by security threats that can result in security attacks (security breach). – influence on the safety characteristics and ability of the SCS to properly perform its function(s). – typical use case definition and application of a corresponding threat model.

IEC 62443-3-2:2020 establishes requirements for:• defining a system under consideration (SUC) for an industrial automation and control system (IACS). • partitioning the SUC into zones and conduits. • assessing risk for each zone and conduit. • establishing the target security level (SL-T) for each zone and conduit; and• documenting the security requirements.

IEC 61784-3:2021 explains some common principles that can be used in the transmission of safety-relevant messages among participants within a distributed network which use fieldbus technology in accordance with the requirements of IEC 61508 (all parts) for functional safety. These principles are based on the black channel approach. They can be used in various industrial applications such as process control, manufacturing automation and machinery.

IEC 62714-1:2018 is a solution for data exchange focusing on the domain of automation engineering. The data exchange format defined in the IEC 62714 series (Automation Markup Language, AML) is an XML schema based data format and has been developed in order to support the data exchange in a heterogeneous engineering tools landscape. The goal of AML is to interconnect engineering tools in their different disciplines, e.g. mechanical plant engineering, electrical design, process engineering, process control engineering, HMI development, PLC programming, robot programming, etc. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2014. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:a) use of CAEX 3.0 according to IEC 62424:2016b) improved modelling of references to documents outside of the scope of the present standard,c) modelling of references between CAEX attributes and items in external documents,d) revised role libraries,e) modified Port concept,f) modelling of multilingual expressions,g) modelling of structured attribute lists or array,h) a new AML container format,i) a new standard AML attribute library

This part of IEC 61000 for EMC immunity requirements applies to electrical and electronic equipment intended for use in industrial locations, as described below.

Presents the broad picture on symbioses (Symbiotic Autonomous Systems) in a number of areas and how they impact our economic system and way of life. The IEEE SAS Initiative takes a 360° view based on technology and standardization—the foundation of IEEE—and invites all interested constituencies to contribute complementary points of view, including economic, regulatory, and sociocultural perspectives. The White Paper provides a broad Landscape on aspects of Symbiotic Autonomous Systems from which Standards can also be developed into the future.

This standard defines a reference model, fundamental data models, and an application framework of semantic maps for autonomous robots.

This standard defines terms relevant to human-robot interaction in service, social, education, industrial, and research robotic applications.

This recommended practice outlines best practices and requirements for the development of designs of human-subject experiments in human-robot interaction research.

This standard provides a listing of desirable traits of robotic systems under the umbrella of agility - a compound notion of reconfigurability and autonomy as opposed to the typical robotic use of rigid pre-programmed tasks. In particular, it describes a set of quantitative test methods and metrics for assessing the following ten aspects: hardware reconfigurability, software reconfigurability, communications, task representation, sensing, reasoning, perception, planning, tasking, and execution.