Standards Development

Scope

This document specifies the requirements and guidelines for perception modules, a type of composite module used in service robots. It defines the information related to perception modules based on the nine principles outlined in ISO 22166-1 and provides a structured method for specifying the characteristics of such modules.

This document considers perception modules to consist of two or more software modules and associated hardware-software modules (i.e., sensor modules). It focuses on the interfaces, properties, composition, and execution-specific information relevant to perception modules and is described based on ISO 22166-201, ISO 22166-202, and ISO WD 22166-203.

This document is not a safety standard. However, it may include the necessary information required for safety-related aspects within perception modules. The perception module does not handle recognitionrelated outcomes such as identification or categorization.

Purpose

This document provides requirements and guidelines for perception modules, which are among the most important components of service robots. It facilitates the following:

- Efficient data exchange between various types of perception-related modules,

- Easy integration of the related modules,

- Definition of the minimum functions (or interfaces) for perception modules that enable service robots to achieve their intended use-case scenarios,

- Support for module designers and manufacturers in defining and providing the necessary functions of perception-related modules to meet the requirements of service robot use-case scenarios,

- Provision of appropriate perception-related modules to users according to the use-case scenarios of service robots.

To promote the active use of service robot modules and support the expansion of the service robot market, it is essential to share module information that enables module exchange while ensuring interoperability, reusability, composability, safety, and security. The output of this document will accelerate the growth of the service robot module market, the service robot industry itself, and associated application services. Furthermore, developers, designers, and manufacturers of service robots will be able to utilize a variety of modules more easily and offer robots better suited to a wide range of users.