prEN ISO 18497-3

Agricultural machinery and tractors -- Safety of partially automated, semi-autonomous and autonomous machinery -- Part 3: Design principles for autonomous operating zones

Scope

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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