ISO 18434-1:2008介绍了红外热成像（IRT）在机械状态监测和诊断中的应用，其中“机械”包括机械辅助设备，如阀门、流体和电动机械，以及与机械相关的热交换器设备。此外，还介绍了IR在机械性能评估中的应用。 ISO 18434-1:2008:介绍了IRT的术语，因为它与机器的状态监测和诊断有关；描述IRT程序的类型及其优点；为IRT识别的异常建立严重性评估标准提供指导；概述执行机器IRT的方法和要求，包括安全建议；提供有关数据解释、评估标准和报告要求的信息；提供用于确定和补偿反射视在温度、发射率和衰减介质的程序。 ISO 18434-1:2008还包括在使用定量IRT相机测量目标表面温度时，确定和补偿反射视在温度、发射率和衰减介质的测试程序。

ISO 18434-1:2008 provides an introduction to the application of infrared thermography (IRT) to machinery condition monitoring and diagnostics, where "machinery" includes machine auxiliaries such as valves, fluid and electrically powered machines, and machinery-related heat exchanger equipment. In addition, IR applications pertaining to machinery performance assessment are addressed. ISO 18434-1:2008: introduces the terminology of IRT as it pertains to condition monitoring and diagnostics of machines; describes the types of IRT procedures and their merits; provides guidance on establishing severity assessment criteria for anomalies identified by IRT; outlines methods and requirements for carrying out IRT of machines, including safety recommendations; provides information on data interpretation, and assessment criteria and reporting requirements; provides procedures for determining and compensating for reflected apparent temperature, emissivity, and attenuating media. ISO 18434-1:2008 also encompasses testing procedures for determining and compensating for reflected apparent temperature, emissivity, and attenuating media when measuring the surface temperature of a target with a quantitative IRT camera.