Standards Development

Scope

To facilitate interoperability in a shared operating environment, this document specifies the communication requirements between any of the following, or any combination and/or number thereof:

—     IMR;

—     IMR fleet manager (IMRFM); and/or

—     other machines, equipment, and applications in the working environment (e.g., machines tended by the IMRs; enterprise resource planning (ERP) tool; building infrastructure such as lifts, alarm systems, automated gates).

For the purposes of this document, “industrial” describes a workplace where the people are working-age adults, and the public is restricted from access or not reasonably expected to be present. Further, “industrial” pertains to the production of goods and related services and environments, including but not limited to manufacturing, laboratory, pharmaceutical, warehousing, distribution, logistics, and other workplaces not conventionally considered “industrial.

”The following applications are excluded from the scope of this document: entertainment, consumer, military, medical, and use on public roads.

This document is not safety-related; there are no safety requirements.