ISO 18458:2015为科学、工业和教育目的中的仿生学术语提供了一个框架。 ISO 18458:2015旨在为仿生应用提供合适的框架。对仿生学领域进行了分类和定义，描述了许多术语，并描述了从新想法的开发到仿生产品的仿生方法的应用过程。本文还阐述了仿生学作为创新方法或可持续发展战略的局限性和潜力。此外，ISO 18458:2015概述了各种应用领域，并描述了仿生方法与经典研发形式的区别。 如果技术系统按照ISO 18458:2015进行开发，则允许将其称为“仿生”系统。 ISO 18458:2015为希望了解仿生开发过程并将仿生方法整合到其工作中的开发人员、设计师和用户提供了指导和支持，旨在为仿生领域的科学家和工程师提供通用语言。它可以应用于任何自然产生的生物系统，该系统与技术目标系统足够相似，可用于开发技术等价物。

ISO 18458:2015 provides a framework for the terminology on biomimetics in scientific, industrial, and educational purposes. ISO 18458:2015 is intended to provide a suitable framework for biomimetic applications. The field of biomimetics is classified and defined, numerous terms are described, and a description of the process of applying biomimetic methods from the development of new ideas to the biomimetic product is provided. The limits and potential of biomimetics as an innovation approach or as a sustainability strategy are also illustrated. In addition, ISO 18458:2015 provides an overview of the various areas of application and describes how biomimetic methods differ from classic forms of research and development. If a technical system is subjected to a development process according to ISO 18458:2015, then it is allowed to be referred to as a "biomimetic" system. ISO 18458:2015 provides guidance and support for developers, designers, and users who want to learn about the biomimetic development process and integrate biomimetic methods into their work aiming at a common language for scientists and engineers working in the field of biomimetics. It can be applied wherever nature has produced a biological system sufficiently similar to the technical target system that can be used to develop a technical equivalent.