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For the assessment of vehicle safety in frontal collisions compatibility (which consists of self and partner protection) between opponents is crucial. Although compatibility has been analysed worldwide for over 10 years, no final assessment approach has been defined to date. Taking into account the European Enhanced Vehicle safety Committee (EEVC) compatibility and the final report to the steering committee on frontal impact [Faerber 2007] and the FP5 VC-COMPAT[Edwards 2007] project activities, two test approaches were identified as the most promising candidates for the assessment of compatibility. Both are composed of an off-set and a full overlap test procedure. In addition another procedure (a test with a moving deformable barrier) is getting more attention in current research programmes. The overall objective of the FIMCAR project is to complete the development of the candidate test procedures and propose a set of test procedures suitable for regulatory application to assess and control a vehicle- frontal impact and compatibility crash safety. In addition an associated cost benefit analysis will be performed. In the FIMCAR Deliverable D 3.1 [Adolph 2013] the development and assessment of criteria and associated performance limits for the full width test procedure were reported. In this Deliverable D3.2 analyses of the test data (full width tests, car-to-car tests and component tests), further development and validation of the full width assessment protocol and development of the load cell and load cell wall specification are reported. The FIMCAR full-width assessment procedure consists of a 50 km/h test against the Full Width Deformable Barrier (FWDB). The Load Cell Wall behind the deformable element assesses whether or not important Energy Absorbing Structures are within the Common Interaction Zone as defined based on the US part 581 zone. The metric evaluates the row forces and requires that the forces directly above and below the centre line of the Common Interaction Zone exceed a minimum threshold. Analysis of the load spreading showed that metrics that rely on sum forces of rows and columns are within acceptable tolerances. Furthermore it was concluded that the Repeatability and Reproducibility of the FWDB test is acceptable. The FWDB test was shown to be capable to detect lower load paths that are beneficial in car-to-car impacts.
For the assessment of vehicle safety in frontal collisions compatibility (which consists of self and partner protection) between opponents is crucial. Although compatibility has been analysed worldwide for over 10 years, no final assessment approach has been defined to date. Taking into account the European Enhanced Vehicle safety Committee (EEVC) compatibility and frontal impact working group (WG15) and the FP5 VC-COMPAT project activities, two test approaches have been identified as the most promising candidates for the assessment of compatibility. Both are composed of an off-set and a full overlap test procedure. In addition another procedure (a test with a moving deformable barrier) is getting more attention in current research programmes. The overall objective of the FIMCAR project is to complete the development of the candidate test procedures and propose a set of test procedures suitable for regulatory application to assess and control a vehicle- frontal impact and compatibility crash safety. In addition an associated cost benefit analysis should be performed. The objectives of the work reported in this deliverable were to review existing full-width test procedures and their discussed compatibility metrics, to report recent activities and findings with respect to full-width assessment procedures and to assess test procedures and metrics. Starting with a review of previous work, candidate metrics and associated performance limits to assess a vehicle- structural interaction potential, in particular its structural alignment, have been developed for both the Full Width Deformable Barrier (FWDB) and Full Width Rigid Barrier (FWRB) tests. Initial work was performed to develop a concept to assess a vehicle- frontal force matching. However, based on the accident analyses performed within FIMCAR frontal force matching was not evaluated as a first priority and thus in line with FIMCAR strategy the focus was put on the development of metrics for the assessment of structural interaction which was evaluated as a first priority.
The term driver assistance systems in the chapter title shall be understood to include vehicle automation. This chapter starts with a homogeneous and consistent classification and nomenclature of all kinds of driver assistance systems known and under discussion today (including vehicle automation). It thereby builds upon familiar classification schemes by the German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) and the standardization body SAE international. Detailed evaluation of the German legal situation for driver assistance systems and vehicle automation is provided in the following Sect. 2. In Sect. 3, an overview is given on the legal system in the US to reveal aspects relevant for vehicle automation. This is intended as initial information for those not acquainted to the US legal system which has been the first to regulate automation in several federal states. Finally, in Sect. 4, the current rating scheme of the European New Car Assessment Programme (EuroNCAP) is presented in comparison to legal instruments. The model of a consumer protection based approach proves to be a flexible instrument with great advantages in promoting new technologies. Technical vehicle regulations on the other hand rule minimum requirements. Both approaches are needed to achieve maximum vehicle safety.
Although the bus belongs to the safest traffic means, single accidents can be particularly severe and concern many passengers. Especially in case of fires a high number of injured and killed persons can be the outcome. Fire safety of buses therefore is of high importance. With the increase of synthetic and plastic materials as a material for the interior equipment of buses and coaches because of their ood mechanical properties combined with low weight, the question arises whether the safety level has decreased in case of a fire during the last years - also compared to other means of transport. Because of the combustible plastics and their ability to release a high amount of heat the main fire load in buses is no longer the fuel but the plastic materials which are also often easy to ignite. Besides the flammability of the equipments, the production of smoke, the smoke development and propagation and its toxicity for the people as well as the testing methods and limit values are of interest. For those reasons research projects were initiated on behalf of the German Federal Highway Research Institute. At the one hand the fire behavior of coach interiors was examined in general focusing on fire propagation as well as fire detection and signalling. As result, recommendations with regard to early fire detection systems for the engine compartments and on-board extinguishing equipment were elaborated. At the other hand research is carried out to examine heat release, smoke, smoke propagation and its toxicity due to burning bus interior materials. The paper describes which effective and economically reasonable fire safety requirements for interiors of buses would improve the current situation. Proposals for amendments of current requirements are recommended including the specification of appropriate limit values. In particular, it is taken into consideration which reasonable fire safety standards from other transport sectors, especially the rail sector, should be transferred to buses.
The objectives of the FIMCAR (Frontal Impact and Compatibility Assessment Research) project are to answer the remaining open questions identified in earlier projects (such as understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of force based metrics and barrier deformation based metrics, confirmation of specific compatibility issues such as structural interaction, investigation of force matching) and to finalise the frontal impact test procedures required to assess compatibility. Research strategies and priorities were based on earlier research programs and the FIMCAR accident data analysis. The identified real world safety issues were used to develop a list of compatibility characteristics which were then prioritised within the consortium. This list was the basis for evaluating the different test candidates. This analysis resulted in the combination of the Full Width Deformable Barrier test (FWDB) with compatibility metrics and the existing Offset Deformable Barrier (ODB) as described in UN-ECE Regulation 94 with additional cabin integrity requirement as being proposed as the FIMCAR assessment approach. The proposed frontal impact assessment approach addresses many of the issues identified by the FIMCAR consortium but not all frontal impact and compatibility issues could be addressed.
For the assessment of vehicle safety in frontal collisions, the crash compatibility between the colliding vehicles is crucial. Compatibility compromises both the self protection and the partner protection properties of vehicles. For the accident data analysis, the CCIS (GB) and GIDAS (DE) in-depth data bases were used. Selection criteria were frontal car accidents with car in compliance with ECE R94. For this study belted adult occupants in the front seats sustaining MAIS 2+ injuries were studied. Following this analysis FIMCAR concluded that the following compatibility issues are relevant: - Poor structural interaction (especially low overlap and over/underriding) - Compartment strength - Frontal force mismatch with lower priority than poor structural interaction In addition injuries arising from the acceleration loading of the occupant are present in a significant portion of frontal crashes. Based on the findings of the accident analysis the aims that shall be addressed by the proposed assessment approach were defined and priorities were allocated to them. The aims and priorities shall help to decide on suitable test procedures and appropriate metrics. In general it is anticipated that a full overlap and off-set test procedure is the most appropriate set of tests to assess a vehicle- frontal impact self and partner protection.
New vehicle types are extensively tested to check almost all factors that influence ride and handling. With reference to the Association of German Car Tuners" (VDAT e.V.) valuations, approximately 10% of all cars in Germany are being modified by their owners. 28 % of those modifications" sales are divergent wheel-tire combinations, 13 % are tuning measures on the chassis suspension or wheel spacers. In almost all cases the singular modifications present a general permission for specific vehicles they have been tested in. Combined tuning measures, however, are often checked by just one inspector, following a procedure of mostly subjective assessment criteria. Today, critical attributes are only being observed, in case a vehicle is involved in an accident and the modifications are identified as crash causal factors or as a cofactor on the development of a crash. For the first time, a field study allows a survey of safety affecting chassis modifications. The test layout has to comply with some basic conditions. Different vehicle concepts with a wide margin of modifications are required to get a high transferability of the results. A total amount of more than 150 tested vehicles serves the same purpose. The tests are limited concerning the installation time of measurement techniques and the requirement that no damage, defilement or immoderate wear of the vehicles are accepted by their owners. Due to such factors as well as the driver Ìs acceptance, the vehicles are controlled by its owners instead of robots or test drivers. For keeping down the driver- influence, the lane has narrow boundaries and the driver has to drive in strictly adherence to the given instructions. After gathering all modifications, as well as static and kinematic parameters like the toe and camber angle, dynamic testing of predominantly lateral dynamics is conducted. Besides standardized tests like the ISO 3888-2 (Obstacle Avoidance) or the ISO 14512 (Braking on Surfaces with Split Coefficient of Friction), to test the influence of modified kingpin offsets caused by wheel spacers, some deviant tests are conducted. Those are required due to the demand of objective test results for road tests with vertical induced stimulation of the chassis suspension. Hence, new tests on corner braking with and without vertical stimulation have been developed. The interpretation of data includes thresholds, e.g. the maximum entrance velocity without hitting cones, on the one hand, and the analysis of characteristics of data concerning time and frequency range, "1-second values" and peak response times on the other hand. Besides the thresholds as indicators for the achievable velocities, which are mainly affected by friction coefficients, the vehicle reaction in the course of time characterizes the vehicle reaction in the threshold range and consequently the operational demands on the driver. The field study has started and promises the first long-range analysis of chassis modifications. The results offer a basis for hypothesis and resultant further test layouts for oncoming studies of the identified critical tuning measures.
2011 beauftragte das damalige Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung die BASt mit der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung des bundesweiten Feldversuchs mit Lang-Lkw. Lang-Lkw dürfen mit bis zu 25,25 m zwar um 6,50 m länger als nach den geltenden Regelungen ausgeführt sein; ein höheres Gesamtgewicht als die auch heute schon geltenden 40 t bzw. 44 t im Vor- und Nachlauf zum kombinierten Verkehr ist bei Lang-Lkw hingegen nicht zulässig. Der Versuch startete mit Wirkung vom 01.01.2012 und war auf die Dauer von fünf Jahren ausgelegt. Er ist Bestandteil des Aktionsplans Güterverkehr und Logistik des Bundesministeriums für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur. Die gesetzliche Grundlage zur Durchführung des Feldversuchs bildet die vom Bundesminister für Verkehr erlassene Verordnung über Ausnahmen von straßenverkehrsrechtlichen Vorschriften für Fahrzeuge und Fahrzeugkombinationen mit Überlänge, kurz LKWÜberlStVAusnV, vom 19.12.2011 sowie deren zugehörige Änderungs-Verordnungen. Eine der Vorgaben betraf zum Beispiel den auf ein geprüftes Streckennetz beschränkten Einsatz der Lang-Lkw, eine andere die Teilnahme an der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung. Der Zweck der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung bestand unter anderem in einer Versachlichung des Themas "Längere Lkw". Ausgehend von den Argumenten gegen längere und schwerere Lkw aus der Vergangenheit wurden auch gegen die im Feldversuch ausschließlich adressierte Vergrößerung der Länge von Interessenvertretern der Bahn, von Umweltverbänden, aber auch Automobilclubs Bedenken geäußert. Die Kritik betrifft prinzipiell und relativ pauschal folgende drei zentrale Punkte: - Die Verkehrssicherheit würde durch größere und/oder schwerere Lkw gefährdet. - Die Infrastruktur würde durch größere und/oder schwerere Lkw derart beansprucht, dass eine Ertüchtigung und/oder Instandsetzung die Allgemeinheit mit enormen Kosten belasten würde. - Durch die zu erwartende Effizienzsteigerung und damit einhergehenden Kostenvorteile im Straßengüterverkehr würden Transporte von der Schiene auf die Straße verlagert und/oder neue Verkehre auf der Straße induziert, sodass schließlich nicht weniger, sondern mehr Straßengüterverkehr stattfinden würde. Auch der Umstand, dass es sich beim Lang-Lkw um ausschließlich längere, nicht aber schwerere Lkw handelt, hat keine grundlegende Veränderung in der Diskussion gebracht. Ziel der Konzeption der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung war es, alle in der Öffentlichkeit diskutierten Hoffnungen in und Bedenken gegen den Einsatz von Lang-Lkw umfassend zu berücksichtigen. Aufbauend auf einer internationalen Literaturstudie und unter Berücksichtigung der rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen sowie öffentlichen Diskussion wurden diejenigen Aspekte ermittelt und aufgelistet, die als mögliche Chancen und Risiken für einen Einsatz von Lang-Lkw in den verschiedenen Quellen benannt wurden. Diese Liste wurde im Rahmen eines Expertenkolloquiums im Mai 2011 diskutiert und weiterentwickelt. Zur Beantwortung der identifizierten Fragestellungen wurden mehrere Forschungsprojekte initiiert und im Feldversuchs zum Teil von der BASt selbst, überwiegend jedoch von externen Forschungsinstituten bearbeitet. Der zum Ende des Feldversuchs vorgelegte Abschlussbericht der BASt enthält neben den für die Konzeption der Gesamtuntersuchung erforderlichen rechtlichen Grundlagen und vorliegenden Erkenntnissen aus der Literatur die Zusammenfassungen der verschiedenen Forschungsprojekte aus allen Untersuchungsphasen der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung. Zusammenfassend ist zu konstatieren, dass sich bedeutende Probleme im Feldversuch nicht gezeigt haben. Gemessen an der Vielzahl betrachteter Fragestellungen ist die Anzahl der identifizierten potenziellen Herausforderungen gering. Zudem können die identifizierten Herausforderungen bei der derzeit vorhandenen Anzahl an im Feldversuch beteiligten Lang-Lkw und auch noch unter der Annahme von deutlich höheren als im Rahmen der Untersuchungen zu den Verkehrsnachfragewirkungen prognostizierten Anteilen von Lang-Lkw am Güterverkehrsaufkommen als hinnehmbar oder beherrschbar eingestuft werden. Es kann zudem festgehalten werden, dass der Einsatz des Lang-Lkw eine positive Verkehrsnachfragewirkung bezüglich einer Reduktion von gefahrenen Lkw-Kilometern und dementsprechend auch eine Reduktion von Klimagasen und Luftschadstoffen im Versuch gezeigt hat und zukünftig haben kann. Es zeigte sich bislang, dass Verlagerungseffekte von der Bahn beziehungsweise vom Binnenschiff auf den Lang-Lkw vor allem aufgrund der bestehenden Gewichts-, aber auch der tatsächlichen beziehungsweise im Modell angenommenen Streckenbeschränkungen sehr gering und damit vernachlässigbar sind. Wenngleich deutlich wird, dass der Lang-Lkw nur eine mögliche Teillösung zur Eindämmung des Güterverkehrswachstums und den damit einhergehenden Umweltwirkungen darstellt, ist der Einsatz aus betriebswirtschaftlicher und verkehrsnachfrageseitiger Sicht in bestimmten Bereichen und Einsatzfeldern sinnvoll.
Vor dem Hintergrund der derzeitigen Verkehrs- und Unfallsituation sowie verkehrsrechtlicher Vorschriften wurde durch Auswertung humanwissenschaftlicher und technischer Literatur eine Sachstandsbeschreibung erstellt, die die in Zusammenhang mit Auffahrunfällen und ihrer Verhinderung stehenden Aspekte aufzeigt. Als fahrzeugtechnische Hilfen zur Einhaltung eines ausreichenden Abstandes zwischen hintereinander fahrenden Fahrzeugen werden dabei vorrangig autarke Systeme - das sind solche, bei denen sich alle notwendigen Vorrichtungen im Fahrzeug befinden - betrachtet. Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der bekannten technischen Hilfsmittel, insbesondere der Abstandswarn- und Abstandsregelungseinrichtungen werden aufgezeigt. Es stellte sich heraus, dass den Warnstrategien sowie ihren Auswirkungen auf den Verkehrsablauf und die Verkehrssicherheit besondere Bedeutung zukommt. In diesem Zusammenhang werden auch Zielkonflikte, insbesondere zwischen Sicherheitsforderungen und Fahrerakzeptanz, deutlich. Im Teil I des Berichts erfolgt die zusammenfassende Beschreibung und kritische Wertung des Sachstandes. Im Teil II werden die Auswerteergebnisse zu den angesprochenen Fragenkomplexen im einzelnen dargestellt. Teil III enthält eine Kurzdokumentation der für die Erstellung des Berichts wesentlichsten Literaturstellen.
Die zukünftige Entwicklung der Straßenverkehrssicherheit und damit auch der Fahrzeugsicherheit wird durch gesellschaftliche, wirtschaftliche, klimapolitische und verkehrspolitische Rand- und Rahmenbedingungen und die voranschreitende technische Entwicklung geprägt sein, die auch für den Gesetzgeber eine Herausforderung darstellen. So wird sich auch das Folgeprogramm des Bundesministeriums für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung (BMVBS) für das derzeitige aus dem Jahr 2001 stammende "Programm für mehr Sicherheit im Straßenverkehr" an den Schwerpunkten des "4th Road Safety Action Programme" ausrichten, das im Frühjahr 2010 durch die EU-Kommission veröffentlicht werden soll. Im Prozess zu einer weiteren Verbesserung der Straßenverkehrssicherheit werden unter anderem der demografische Wandel in unserer Gesellschaft, die durch eine erforderliche CO2-Reduktion bedingte Einführung alternativer Antriebe (Elektromobilität) verbunden mit Leichtbau sowie die gesetzlichen Rahmenbedingung (Wiener Abkommen) eine bedeutende Rolle spielen. Die Klärung der gesetzlichen Rahmenbedingungen ist unerlässlich, um die Vision vom unfallfreien Fahren Realität werden lassen zu können.
Zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt werden verschiedene Ansätze diskutiert, wie der Verbesserung der Straßenverkehrssicherheit durch den Einsatz moderner Fahrerassistenzsysteme (FAS) neue Impulse gegeben werden können. Unter dem Dach der von der Europäischen Kommission gemeinsam mit der Industrie im Frühjahr 2002 ins Leben gerufenen eSafety-Initiative soll die Entwicklung und Implementierung "Intelligenter Integrierter Sicherheitssysteme" (Intelligent Integrated Road Safety Systems) koordiniert und vorangetrieben werden. Erwartet werden hiervon entscheidende Beiträge zur Erreichung der bis zum Jahr 2010 angestrebten Halbierung der Zahl der Verkehrstoten in Europa, entsprechend dem Weissbuch der Europäischen Kommission. Intelligente Unterstützung des Fahrers meint in diesem Zusammenhang die Berücksichtigung des Gesamtsystems "Fahrer-Fahrzeug-Umwelt". Für die fahrzeugseitige Umsetzung der Unterstützungsfunktion wurden verschiedene Ausformungsgrade (zum Beispiel Information, Warnung, korrigierender Eingriff) vorgeschlagen und entwickelt. Die BASt ist an einer Reihe von Projekten und Arbeitsgruppen beteiligt, die sich direkt oder indirekt mit Fragen befassen, die sich bei der Entwicklung und Bewertung intelligenter FAS zur Beeinflussung der Fahrzeuggeschwindigkeit stellen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei vor allem Fragen der Sicherheitsbewertung und der Machbarkeit, wie zum Beispiel - Realisierung der fahrzeugseitigen Umsetzung, - Kosten-Nutzen-Gesichtspunkte, - Rechtliche Aspekte, - Voraussetzungen der Datenbasis. Beispielsweise ist die BASt an der von ERTICO koordinierten "SpeedAlert"-Initiative beteiligt. Ziel dieser Aktivität ist die europaweite Implementierung eines Geschwindigkeitswarnsystems. An der hierzu im Jahre 2001 gegründeten "SpeedAlert" Arbeitsgruppe beteiligen sich Industrie und Verwaltung.
Beschrieben wird die Evaluierung eines Testverfahrens der Arbeitsgruppe 10 des European Experimental Vehicle Committee, mit dem die "Fußgängerverträglichkeit" von Frontflächen von Personenkraftwagen bestimmt werden kann. Dabei werden verschiedene Anprallarten von Fußgängern an Fahrzeugen simuliert: der Anprall eines Beines an den Stoßfänger, der Anprall des Oberschenkels an die Vorderkante der Fronthaube und der Anprall des Kopfes auf die Fronthaube. Im Beitrag wird auf die Durchführung von Tests zum Oberschenkelanprall und zum Beinanprall an drei verschiedenen Fahrzeugtypen eingegangen. Beschrieben werden Testverfahren, Versuchsaufbau und Versuchsdurchführung. Die Versuchsreihe zeigte, dass das entwickelte Testverfahren praktikabel ist.
Thoracic injury is one of the predominant types of severe injuries in frontal accidents. The assessment of the injury risk to the thorax in the current frontal impact test procedures is based on the uni-axial chest deflection measured in the dummy Hybrid III. Several studies have shown that criteria based on the linear chest potentiometer are not sensitive enough to distinguish between different restraint systems, and cannot indicate asymmetric chest loading, which has been shown to correlate to increased injury risk. Furthermore, the measurement is sensitive to belt position on the dummy chest. The objective of this study was to evaluate the optical multipoint chest deflection measurement system "RibEye" in frontal impact sled tests. Therefore the sensitivity of the RibEyesystem to different restraint system parameters was investigated. Furthermore, the issue of signal drop out at the 6 th rib was investigated in this study.A series of sled tests were conducted with the RibEye system in the Hybrid III 50%. The sled environment consisted of a rigid seat and a standard production three-point seat belt system. Rib deflections were recorded with the RibEye system and additionally with the standard chest potentiometer. The tests were carried out at crash pulses of two different velocities (30 km/h and 64 km/h). The tests were conducted with different belt routing to investigate the sensitivity of chest deflection measurements to belt position on the dummy chest. Furthermore, different restraint system parameters were investigated (force limiter level, with or without pretensioning) to evaluate if the RibEye measurements provide additional information to distinguish between restraint system configurations . The results showed that with the RibEye system it was possible to identify the effect of belt routing in more detail. The chest deflections measured with the standard chest potentiometer as well as the maximum deflection measured by RibEye allowed the distinction to be made between different force limiter levels. The RibEye system was also able to clearly show the asymmetric deflection of the rib cage due to belt loading. In some configurations, differences of more than 15 mm were observed between the left and side areas of the chest. Furthermore, the abdomen insert was identified as source of the problem of signal drop out at the 6th rib. Possible solutions are discussed. In conclusion, the RibEye system provided valuable additional information regarding the assessment of restraint systems. It has the potential to enable the evaluation of thoracic injury risk due to asymmetric loading. Further investigations with the RibEye should be extended to tests in a vehicle environment, which include a vehicle seat and other restraint system components such as an airbag.
Evaluation of the performance of competitive headforms as test tools for interior headform testing
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The European Research Project APROSYS has evaluated the interior headform test procedure developed by EEVC WG 13, representing the head contact in the car during a lateral impact. One important aspect within this test procedure was the selection of an appropriate impactor. The WG13 procedure currently uses the Free Motion Headform as used within the FMVSS 201. The ACEA 3.5 kg headform used in Phase 1 of the European Directive and the future European Regulation on Pedestrian Protection is still discussed as a possible alternative. This paper reports work performed by the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) as a part of the APROSYS Task 1.1.3. The study compares the two headform impactors according to FMVSS and ACEA, in a series of basic tests in order to evaluate their sensitivity towards different impact angles, impact accuracy, the effect of differences to impactors of the same type and the effects of the repeatability and reproducibility of the test results. The test surface consisted of a steel tube covered with PU foam and PVC, representing the car interior to be tested. Despite of the higher mass of the FMH the HIC values of this impactor were generally lower than those of the ACEA headform. The FMH showed a higher repeatability of test results but a high sensitivity on the angle of roll, the spherical ACEA impactor performed better with regards to the reproducibility. In case of the ACEA impactor-, the angle of roll had no influence.
The PDB, BASt and Opel conducted two test series to evaluate possible effects on the results obtained using the EEVC WG17 Lower Legform Impactor as a test tool for the assessment of pedestrian safety. The reproducibility and repeatability of the test results were assessed using six legform impactors while keeping the test parameters constant. In the second series one impactor was used and the test parameters were varied to assess the effects on the readings of the legform. The test parameters were velocity, temperature, relative humidity, the point of first contact regarding the deviation in z-direction and the deviations of the pitch, roll and yaw angle. The tests were performed using an inverse setup, i.e. the legform was hit by a guided linear impactor equipped with a honeycomb deformation element. This setup was chosen to be able to vary each single parameter while avoiding variations of the other test parameters at the same time. The test parameters were varied stronger than allowed in regulatory use in order to determine possible dependencies between the parameters and the readings which were acceleration, bending angle and shear displacement.
It is well known that most accidents with pedestrians are caused by the driver not being alert or misinterpreting the situation. For that reason advanced forward looking safety systems have a high potential to improve safety for this group of vulnerable road users. Active pedestrian protection systems combine reduction of impact speed by driver warning and/or autonomous braking with deployment of protective devices shortly before the imminent impact. According to the Euro NCAP roadmap the Autonomous Emergency Braking system tests for Pedestrians Protection will be set in force from 2016 onwards. Various projects and organisations in Europe are developing performance tests and assessment procedures as accompanying measures to the Euro NCAP initiative. To provide synthesised input to Euro NCAP so-called Harmonisation Platforms (HP-) have been established. Their main goal is to foster exchange of information on key subjects, thereby generating a clear overview of similarities and differences on the approaches chosen and, on that basis, recommend on future test procedures. In this paper activities of the Harmonisation Platform 2 on the development of Test Equipment are presented. For the testing targets that mimic humans different sensing technologies are required. A first set of specifications for pedestrian targets and the propulsion systems as collected by Harmonisation Platform 2 are presented together with a first evaluation for a number of available tools.
Since integrated safety systems combine active and passive safety elements in one safety system, it is necessary to define new procedures to evaluate vehicle safety from the overall system point of view. The main goal of the ASSESS project is to develop harmonized and standardized assessment procedures for collision mitigation and avoidance systems. Methods and Data Sources: In ASSESS, procedures are developed for: driver behaviour evaluation, pre-crash system performance evaluation, crash performance evaluation, socio-economic assessment. This paper will concentrate on the activities related to the crash evaluation. The objective is to perform simulations, sled tests and crash tests in order tounderstand the influence of the activation of the pre-crash systems on the occupants" injuries during the crash phase. When a traffic accident is unavoidable, pre-crash systems work on various safety devices in order to improve the vehicle occupants" protection. Braking assistance and adaptive restraint systems are the main pre-crash systems whose effect on the occupants" protection will be described in this paper. Results: The results will be a description of the effect of the activation of the pre-crash systems on the crash phase. Additionally, a set of recommendations for future methodology developments will be delivered. Furthermore, a first approach to the study of the effect of the pre-crash systems activation on the occupants" protection when the impact is unavoidable will be presented. This effect will be quantified using the biomechanical values obtained from the simulation and testing activities and their related injury risks. Simulation and testing activities will consider the following scenarios: - No activation of any pre-crash system, - Activation of one or a combination of several pre-crash systems. In this way, differences in the results obtained from different scenarios will show the effect of each pre-crash system separately during the crash phase. Discussion and Limitations: The set of activities developed in this research project is limited by the fact that with the given resources only a limited number of vehicle models could be investigated. In addition, there are also limitations related to the injury risk curves and the passive safety tools currently on the market. Conclusion and Relevance to session submitted: The paper will present a complete analysis of the effect of pre-crash systems during the crash phase when the impact is unavoidable. Details, limitations and first application experience based on a few examples will be discussed. Currently, there is not any regulation, assessment program, or other similar official procedure able to assess pre-crash systems during the crash phase. This project comprises phases of traffic accidents which have been historically analysed separately, and aims to evaluate them taking into account their interrelationship. ASSESS is one of the first European projects which deals in depth with the concept of integrated safety, defining methodologies to analyse vehicle safety from a global point of view.
A flexible pedestrian legform impactor (FlexPLI) with biofidelic characteristics is aimed to be implemented within global legislation on pedestrian protection. Therefore, it is being evaluated by a technical evaluation group (Flex-TEG) of GRSP with respect to its biofidelity, robustness, durability, usability and protection level (Zander, 2008). Previous studies at the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) and other laboratories already showed good progress concerning the general development, but also the need for further improvement and further research in various areas. An overview is provided of the different levels of development and all kinds of evaluation activities of the Flex-TEG, starting with the Polar II full scale pedestrian dummy as its origin and ending up with the latest legform impactor built level GTR that is expected to be finalized by the end of the year 2009. Using the latest built levels as a basis, gaps are revealed that should be closed by future developments, like the usage of an upper body mass (UBM), the validation of the femur loads, injury risk functions for the cruciate knee ligaments and an appropriate certification method. A recent study on an additional upper body mass being applied for the first time to the Flex-GT is used as means of validation of recently proposed modified impact conditions. Therefore, two test series on a modern vehicle front using an impactor with and without upper body mass are compared. A test series with the Flex-GTR will be used to study both the comparability of the impact behavior of the GT and GTR built level as well as the consistency of test results. Recommendations for implementation within legislation on pedestrian protection are made.
Within this paper different European accident data sources were used to investigate the causations and backgrounds of road traffic accidents with pedestrians. Analyses of high level national data and in-depth accident data from Germany and Great Britain was used to confirm and refine preliminary accident scenarios identified from other sources using a literature review. General observations made included that a high proportion of killed or seriously injured pedestrian casualties impacted by cars were in "dark" light conditions. Seven accident scenarios were identified (each divided into "daylight" and "dark" light conditions) which included the majority of the car front-to-pedestrian crash configurations. Test scenarios were developed using the identified accident scenarios and relevant parameters. Hypothetical parameters were derived to describe the performance of pedestrian pre-crash systems based on the assumption that these systems are designed to avoid false positives as a very high priority, i.e. at virtually all costs. As result, three "Base Test Scenarios" were selected to be developed in detail in the AsPeCSS project. However, further Enhanced Test Scenarios may be needed to address environmental factors such as darkness if it is determined that system performance is sensitive to these factors. Finally, weighting factors for the accident scenarios for Europe (EU-27) were developed by averaging and extrapolation of the available data. This paper represents interim results of Work Package 1 within the AsPeCSS project.