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Institut
- Abteilung Fahrzeugtechnik (268) (entfernen)
Thorax injury is one of main causes of serious injury in frontal collisions, especially for elderly car occupants. The anthropometric test device (ATD) THOR‐M provides chest deflection measurements at multiple locations, to assess the risk of thorax injury. For this purpose e, risk functions are needed that relate the potential criteria based on multipoint chest deflection measurement to in jury risk. Different thorax injury criteria and risk functions for THOR have been proposed [2‐3]. The criteria and functions are based on the traditional approach to developing injury risk functions using matched ATD and PMHS tests by relating the injury (number of fractures) to injury criteria. Regarding these studies, some limitations have been identified, in particular concerning the loading conditions of the data used (mainly 3‐point‐belt loading, high loading severity, out‐of‐date ATD versions. To extend the data set and overcome these limitations, a new approach for improved thorax injury criteria was applied within the EC‐funded project SENIORS. The new approach is based on matched frontal impact sled computer simulations with a model representing the latest THOR‐M ATD version, and matching simulations with a human body model (HBM) representing an elderly car occupant.
Sehvermögen von Pkw-Fahrern
(1989)
Im Rahmen einer polizeilichen Verkehrskontolle wurden Teilnehmer an einer Befragung und einem anonymen Sehtest gewonnen. Der Sehtest umfasste die Tagessehschärfe und die Dämmerungssehschärfe mit und ohne Blendeinwirkung. Im Fragebogen wurde nach Sehhilfen, der subjektiven Sehleistung, der letzten Sehkontrolle, der Jahreskilometerleistung und ihrem Anteil an Dunkelfahrten gefragt. Während die Mindestnormen, die für Führerscheininhaber an die zentrale Tagessehschärfe gestellt werden, von nahezu allen untersuchten Pkw-Fahrern erreicht wurden, fielen die Resultate für die Dämmerungssehschärfe schlechter aus. Ältere Pkw-Fahrer und Brillenträger schnitten schlechter ab als normalsehende. Die Befragung ergab, dass ein großer Teil sich in kürzeren Zeitabständen die Augen untersuchen lässt, unabhängig vom Alter und ob Brillenträger oder nicht. Diejenigen, die über eine schlechte Dämmerungssehschärfe verfügen, gaben an, signifikant seltener bei Dunkelheit zu fahren als diejenigen, die bei Nacht gut sehen können.
Internationale Aktivitäten der Forschung auf dem Gebiet "Passive Sicherheit von Kraftfahrzeugen"
(2000)
Eine Fülle von Aktivitäten ist derzeit auf den Gebieten Frontal- und Seitenstoß zu beobachten, die in Europa auf den beiden entsprechenden EG-Richtlinien aufbauen. Das EEVC führt seine Arbeiten, an denen die Automobilindustrie beteiligt ist, fort; hier sind insbesondere die Arbeiten zum Seitenstoß (Kopfaufprall und Barrierenvergleich) zu nennen. Auf weltweiter Ebene beginnen die Arbeiten der IHRA (International Harmonised Research Activities) in ein konkretes Stadium der Zusammenarbeit einzutreten. Auf dem Gebiet der Seitenkollision ist längerfristig ein neues Testverfahren geplant, in das der von ISO entwickelte WORLD-SID einbezogen werden soll. Es gibt derzeit viele ernsthafte Bemühungen der Forschung um Harmonisierung. Auch wenn es nicht zu einer weltweiten Harmonisierung kompletter Regelungen kommt, so gibt es doch Hoffnung auf eine weltweite Harmonisierung von definierten Teilbestimmungen in speziellen Regelungen, so zum Beispiel bezüglich der Testmethode, der Versuchspuppen und der Bewertung der Schutzkriterien. Der Name des EEVC, European Enhanced Vehicle-safety Committee, steht für die Weiterentwicklung der Fahrzeugsicherheit. Die beteiligten Regierungen sind überzeugt, dass moderne Technologien neue Möglichkeiten eröffnen, um die Sicherheit der Kraftfahrzeuge weiter zu verbessern.
Um die Automobilhersteller zu animieren, mehr als die gesetzlich geforderte Sicherheit anzubieten, haben strengere Versuche im Rahmen des Verbraucherschutzes in den letzten Jahren nicht nur in den USA, sondern auch in Europa deutlich an Bedeutung zugenommen. Besonders Initiativen aus England ist es zu verdanken, dass sich heute die Testverfahren nach dem sogenannten Euro NCAP, dem European New Car Assessment Programme, durchgesetzt haben. Diese Entwicklung wurde auch von der Europäischen Kommission unterstützt. Ziel des Euro NCAP ist es, die unabhängige und objektive Bewertung des Sicherheitsniveaus von Fahrzeugen zu einer transparenten und leicht verständlichen Verbraucherberatung zu fördern. Weiterhin sollen objektive Bewertungsverfahren entwickelt werden, um die Fahrzeughersteller zu ermutigen, die Fahrzeuge sicherer zu machen. Im Beitrag wird auf die Struktur des Euro NCAP sowie auf seine Arbeitsweise eingegangen. Vorgestellt werden ferner bisherige Testphasen mit Fahrzeugen deutscher Hersteller oder Tochtergesellschaften sowie deren Bewertung.
Die Anzahl von Informationsdisplays in Fahrzeugen nimmt ständig zu. Neben vielen positiven Aspekten gibt dieser Trend auch Anlass zur Befürchtung, dass die Aufmerksamkeit des Fahrers zu stark in Anspruch genommen und er von der eigentlichen Fahraufgabe abgelenkt wird. Um Sicherheitsrisiken zu vermeiden, ist eine unverzichtbare Auflage an solche Informationsdarstellungen, dass sie schnelle und sichere Informationsaufnahme sowie -verarbeitung gewährleisten und den Fahrer so gering wie möglich beanspruchen. Eine kritische Variable zur Bewertung stellt somit die Zeit dar, die benötigt wird, um solche Darstellungen richtig ablesen zu können. Die Okklusionsmethode bietet die Möglichkeit, sowohl die Geschwindigkeit der Informationsverarbeitung als auch deren Genauigkeit zu erfassen. Es wird entweder die Zeit gemessen, wie lange die Informationsdarstellungen betrachtet werden, oder es wird die Genauigkeit der Ablesung in Abhängigkeit von der Darbietungsdauer der Darstellung ermittelt. In einer Serie von 5 Experimenten wurde das Okklusionsverfahren als Bewertungsinstrument für das Design von einfachen Displays evaluiert. Die durchgeführten Experimente werden im Beitrag vorgestellt. Zusammenfassend stellt sich die Okklusionsmethode als geeignetes Instrument zur Bewertung von Informationsdarstellungen dar, da sie sowohl bei vorgegebenen Präsentationszeiten als auch bei selbstgewählten Betrachtungszeiten zwischen unterschiedlich komplexen Darstellungen zu trennen vermag. Zudem weisen die Ergebnisse darauf hin, dass die Okklusionsmethode auch geeignet ist, um Informationsdarstellungen zu trennen, welche die Wiederaufnahme einer Aufgabe nach einer Unterbrechung unterschiedlich schwer gestalten.
Bewertung der Fahrzeug-Fußraumintrusionen beim Offset Frontaltest gegen das Verformungselement
(1998)
In den Tests nach dem neuen Frontaltestverfahren (Entwürfe ECE R.94 sowie Richtlinie 96/79/EG und Ergänzung zu RL 70/156/EWG) entstehen hohe Verformungen der Fußräume der Versuchsfahrzeuge. Die Bewertung der Gefährdung der Insassen durch Intrusion, vorwiegend der Spritzwand begleitet von heftigen Bewegungen der Pedale, soll durch am Dummy zu messende Schutzkriterien erfolgen. Es ist vorgesehen, an den Dummies die Verschiebung des Schienbeins gegen das Knie, die Längskraft im Unterschenkel und den sogenannten Tibia Index zu messen. Um dieses zu ermöglichen, mussten an den vorhandenen Dummy-Unterschenkeln konstruktive Änderungen vorgenommen werden. Über die Herleitung der Schutzkriterien, Fragen bei der Anwendung dieser Kriterien sowie die technischen Einzelheiten und die Zertifizierung der neuen Dummy-Unterschenkel, welche die erforderlichen Messungen erlauben, wird berichtet.
Es wird über ein verbessertes Rückhaltesystem für Rollstuhlfahrer berichtet, die in Behindertentransportwagen befördert werden. Es besteht aus zwei Einzelsystemen, dem Personenrückhaltesystem und dem Rollstuhlrückhaltesystem. Basierend auf Ergebnissen von Aufprallversuchen mit handelsüblichen Rückhaltesystemen konnte ein Adaptersystem entwickelt werden, das der Aufnahme der Gurtbefestigungen für den Dreipunktgurt des Personenrückhaltesystems und der Befestigungen der Gurtzungen für die hinteren Rollstuhlabspannungen dient. Aufgrund eines gemeinsamen Befestigungspunktes wird gewährleistet, dass Rollstuhl- und Personenrückhaltesystem kombiniert wirken. Besonders im Becken- und Schulterbereich wird ein korrekter Gurtverlauf erreicht. Derzeit wird die DIN 75078 (Behindertentransportwagen) Teil 2 von der Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen mit dem Ziel überarbeitet, das Rückhaltesystem zur Sicherung von Rollstuhlnutzern zu beschreiben.
A methodology to derive precision requirements for automatic emergency braking (AEB) test procedures
(2015)
AEB Systems are becoming important to increase traffic safety. Test procedures in testing for consumer information, manufacturer self-certification and technical regulations are used to ensure a certain minimum performance of these systems. Consequently, test robustness, test efficiency and finally test cost become increasingly important. The key driver for testing effort and test costs is the required repeatable accuracy in a test design - the higher the accuracy, the higher effort and test costs. On the other hand, the performance of active safety systems depends on time discretization in the environment perception and other sub-systems: for instance, typical sensors supply information with a cycle time of 50 - 150 ms. Time discretization results in an inherent spread of system performance, even if the test conditions are perfectly equal. The proposed paper shows a methodology to derive requirements for a test setup (e.g. test repeats, use of driving robots, ...) as function of AEB system generation and rating method (e.g. Euro NCAP points awarded, pass/fail, ...). While the methodology itself is applicable to AEB pedestrian and AEB Car-Car scenarios, due to the lack of sufficient test data for AEB Car-Car, the focus of this paper is on AEB pedestrian scenarios. A simulation model for the performance of AEB Pedestrian systems allows for the systematic variation of the discretization time as well as test condition accuracy. This model is calibrated with test results of 4 production vehicles for AEB Pedestrian, all fully tested by BASt according to current Euro NCAP test protocols. Selected parameters to observe the accuracy of the test setup in case of pedestrian AEB is the calculated impact position of pedestrian on the vehicle front (as if no braking would have occurred), and the test vehicle speed accuracy. These variable was shown in real tests to be repeatable in the range of ± 5 cm and ± 0,25 km/h, respectively, with a fully robotized state of the art test setup. The sensitivity of AEB performance (measured in achieved speed reduction as well as overall rating result according to current Euro NCAP rating methods) towards discretization and the sensitivity of performance towards test accuracy then is compared to identify economic yet robust test concepts. These comparisons show that the available repeatability accuracy of current test setups is more than sufficient for today's AEB system capabilities. Time discretization problems dominate the performance spread especially in test scenarios with a limited pedestrian dummy reveal time (e.g. child behind obstruction, running adult scenarios with low car speeds). This would allow to increase test tolerances to decrease test cost. A methodology which allows to derive the required tolerances in active safety tests might be valuable especially for NCAPs of emerging countries that do not have the necessary equipment (e.g. driving robots, positioning units) available for the full-scale and high tolerance EuroNCAP active safety procedures yet still want to rate active safety systems, thus improving the global safety.
Accidents between right turning trucks and straight riding cyclists often show massive consequences. Accident severity is much higher than in other accidents. The situation is critical especially due to the fact that, in spite of the six mirrors that are mandatory for ensuring a minimum field of sight for the truck drivers, cyclists in some situations cannot be seen or are not seen by the driver. Either the cyclist is overlooked or is in a blind spot area that results from the turning manoeuvre of the truck and its articulation if it is a truck trailer or truck semitrailer combination. At present driver assistance systems are discussed that can support the driver in the turning situation by giving a warning when cyclists are riding parallel to the truck just before or in the turning manoeuvre. Such systems would generally bear a high potential to avoid accidents of right turning trucks and cyclists no matter if they ride on the road or on a parallel bicycle path. However, performance requirements for such turning assist systems or even test procedures do not exist yet. This paper describes the development of a testing method and requirements for turning assist systems for trucks. The starting point of each development of test procedures is an analysis of accident data. A general study of accident figures determines the size of the problem. In-depth accident data is evaluated case by case in order to find out which are representative critical situations. These findings serve to determine characteristic parameters (e.g. boundary conditions, trajectories of truck and cyclist, speeds during the critical situation, impact points). Based on these parameters and technical feasibility by current sensor and actuator technology, representative test scenarios and pass/fail-criteria are defined. The outcome of the study is an overview of the accident situation between right turning trucks and straight driving cyclists in Germany as well as a corresponding test procedure for driver assistance systems that at this first stage will be informing or warning the driver. This test procedure is meant to be the basis for an international discussion on introducing turning assist systems in vehicle regulations.
In the paper it is investigated to what extend one can extrapolate the detailed accident database GIDAS (German In-Depth Accident Study), with survey area Hanover and Dresden region, to accident behavior in other regions and countries within Europe and how such an extrapolation can be implemented and evaluated. Moreover, it is explored what extent of accident data for the target country is necessary for such an extrapolation and what can be done in situations with sparse and low accident information in a target region. It will be shown that a direct transfer of GIDAS injury outcomes to other regions does not lead to satisfactory results. But based on GIDAS and using statistical decision tree methods, an extrapolation methodology will be presented which allows for an adequate prediction of the distribution of injury severity in severe traffic accidents for European countries. The method consists essentially of a separation of accidents into well-described subgroups of accidents within which the accident severity distribution does not vary much over different regions. In contrast the distribution over the various subgroups of accidents typically is rather different between GIDAS and the target. For the separation into the subgroups meaningful accident parameters (like accident type, traffic environment, type of road etc.) have been selected. The developed methodology is applied to GIDAS data for the years 1999-2012 and is evaluated with police accident data for Sweden (2002 to 2012) and the United Kingdom (2004 to 2010). It is obtained that the extrapolation proposal has good to very good predictive power in the category of severe traffic accidents. Moreover, it is shown that iterative proportional fitting enables the developed extrapolation method to lead to a satisfactory extrapolation of accident outcomes even to target regions with sparse accident information. As an important potential application of the developed methodology the a priori extrapolation of effects of (future) safety systems, the operation of which can only be well assessed on the basis of very detailed GIDAS accident data, is presented. Based on the evaluation of the presented extrapolation method it will be shown that GIDAS very well represents severe accidents, i.e. accidents with at least one severely or fatally injured person involved, for other countries in Europe. The developed extrapolation method reaches its limits in cases for which only very little accident information is available for the target region.
Euro NCAP will start to test pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking Systems (AEB) from 2016 on. Test procedures for these tests had been developed by and discussed between the AsPeCSS project and other initiatives (e.g. the AEB group with Thatcham Research from the UK). This paper gives an overview on the development process from the AsPeCSS side, summarizes the current test and assessment procedures as of March 2015 and shows test and assessment results of five cars that had been tested by BASt for AsPeCSS and the respective manufacturer. The test and assessment methodology seems appropriate to rate the performance of different vehicles. The best test result - still one year ahead of the test implementation - is around 80%, while the worst rating result is around 10%. Other vehicles are between these boundaries.
Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems for pedestrians have been predicted to offer substantial benefit. On this basis, consumer rating programmes, e.g. Euro NCAP, are developing rating schemes to encourage fitment of these systems. One of the questions that needs to be answered to do this fully, is to determine how the assessment of the speed reduction offered by the AEB is integrated with the current assessment of the passive safety for mitigation of pedestrian injury. Ideally, this should be done on a benefit related basis. The objective of this research was to develop a benefit based methodology for assessment of integrated pedestrian protection systems with pre-crash braking and passive safety components. A methodology has been developed which calculates the cost of pedestrian injury expected, assuming all pedestrians in the target population (i.e. pedestrians impacted by the front of a passenger car) are impacted by the car being assessed, taking into account the impact speed reduction offered by the car’s AEB (if fitted) and the passive safety protection offered by the car’s frontal structure. For rating purposes, this cost can be normalised by comparing it to the cost calculated for selected cars. The methodology uses the speed reductions measured in AEB tests to determine the speed at which each casualty in the target population will be impacted. The injury to each casualty is then calculated using the results from standard Euro NCAP pedestrian impactor tests and injury risk curves. This injury is converted into cost using ‘Harm’ type costs for the body regions tested. These costs are weighted and summed. Weighting factors were determined using accident data from Germany and GB and the results of a benefit analysis performed by the EU FP7 AsPeCSS project. This resulted in German and GB versions of the methodology. The methodology was used to assess cars with good, average and poor Euro NCAP pedestrian ratings, with and without a current AEB system fitted. It was found that the decrease in casualty injury cost achieved by fitting an AEB system was approximately equivalent to that achieved by increasing the passive safety rating from poor to average. Also, it was found that the assessment was influenced strongly by the level of head protection offered in the scuttle and windscreen area because this is where head impact occurs for a large proportion of casualties. The major limitation within the methodology is the assumption used implicitly during weighting. This is that the cost of casualty injuries to body areas, such as the thorax, not assessed by the headform and legform impactors, and other casualty injuries such as those caused by ground impact, are related linearly to the cost of casualty injuries assessed by the impactors. A methodology for assessment of integrated pedestrian protection systems was developed. This methodology is of interest to consumer rating programmes which wish to include assessment of these systems. It also raises the interesting issue if the head impact test area should be weighted to reflect better real-world benefit.
The EVERSAFE project addressed many safety issues for electric vehicles including the crash and post-crash safety. The project reviewed the market shares of full electric and hybrid vehicles, latest road traffic accident data involving severely damaged electric vehicles in Europe, and identified critical scenarios that may be particular for electric vehicles. Also, recent results from international research on the safety of electric vehicles were included in this paper such as results from performed experimental abuse cell and vehicle crash tests (incl. non-standardized tests with the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and the BMW i3), from discussions in the UN IG REESS and the GTR EVS as well as guidelines (handling procedures) for fire brigades from Germany, Sweden and the United States of America. Potential hazards that might arise from damaged electric vehicles after severe traffic accidents are an emerging issue for modern vehicles and were summarized from the perspective of different national approaches and discussed from the practical view of fire fighters. Recent rescue guidelines were reviewed and used as the basis for a newly developed rescue procedure. The paper gives recommendations in particular towards fire fighters, but also to vehicle manufacturers and first-aiders.
Since the beginning of the testing activities related to passive pedestrian safety, the width of the test area being assessed regarding its protection level for the lower extremities of vulnerable road users has been determined by geometrical measurements at the outer contour of the vehicle. During the past years, the trend of a decreased width of the lower extremity test and assessment area realized by special features of the outer vehicle frontend design could be observed. This study discusses different possibilities for counteracting this development and thus finding a robust definition for this area including all structures with high injury risk for the lower extremities of vulnerable road users in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle. While Euro NCAP is addressing the described problem by defining a test area under consideration of the stiff structures underneath the bumper fascia, a detailed study was carried out on behalf of the European Commission, aiming at a robust, worldwide harmonized definition of the bumper test area for legislation, taking into account the specific requirements of different certification procedures of the contracting parties of the UN/ECE agreements from 1958 and 1998. This paper details the work undertaken by BASt, also serving as a contribution to the TF-BTA of the UN/ECE GRSP, towards a harmonized test area in order to better protect the lower extremities of vulnerable road users. The German In-Depth Accident Database GIDAS is studied with respect to the potential benefit of a revised test area. Several practical options are discussed and applied to actual vehicles, investigating the differences and possible effects. Tests are carried out and the results studied in detail. Finally, a proposal for a feasible definition is given and a suggestion is made for solving possible open issues at angled surfaces due to rotation of the impactor. The study shows that, in principle, there is a need for the entire vehicle width being assessed with regard to the protection potential for lower extremities of vulnerable road users. It gives evidence on the necessity for a robust definition of the lower extremity test area including stiff and thus injurious structures at the vehicle frontend, especially underneath the bumper fascia. The legal definition of the lower extremity test area will shortly be almost harmonized with the robust Euro NCAP requirements, as already endorsed by GRSP, taking into account injurious structures and thus contributing to the enhanced protection of vulnerable road users. After finalization of the development of a torso mass for the flexible pedestrian legform impactor (FlexPLI) it is recommended to consider again the additional benefit of assessing the entire vehicle width.
During the past five years, a Euro NCAP technical working group on pedestrian safety has been working on improving test and assessment procedures for enhanced passive pedestrian safety. After harmonizing the tools and procedures as much as possible with legislation, the work was mainly focused on the development of grid procedures for the pedestrian body regions head, upper leg with pelvis and lower leg with knee. Furthermore, the test parameters for the head and the upper leg were revised, a new lower legform impactor was introduced and the injury thresholds were adjusted or, where necessary, the injury criteria were changed. Finally, the assessment limits and colour scheme were refined, widening the range and adding two more colours in order to provide a more detailed description of the pedestrian safety performance. By abstaining from an assessment based on a worst point selection philosophy, the improved test point determination procedures that were introduced during the years 2013 and 2014 give a more homogeneous, high resolution picture of the pedestrian safety performance of the vehicle frontends. By using a uniform grid for each test zone approximately 200 test points, evenly distributed within each area, can now be assessed per vehicle. The introduction of the flexible pedestrian legform impactor in 2014 enables a more realistic injury prediction of the knee and the tibia using a biofidelic test tool. With the new upper legform test that has been launched in 2015 the assessment in that area is now focusing on the injured body region instead of the injury causing vehicle part and thus is aligned with the approach in the remaining body regions head and lower leg. At the same time, a monitoring test with the headform impactor against the bonnet leading edge is closing the possible gap between the test areas to identify injury causing vehicle parts that moved out of focus due to the introduction of the new upper legform test. The paper describes the new test and assessment procedures with their underlying philosophy and gives an outlook in terms of open issues, specifying the needs for further improvement in the future. In parallel to the work of the pedestrian subgroup, a Euro NCAP working group on heavy vehicles introduced a set of protocol changes in 2011 that were related to the assessment of M1 vehicles derived from commercial vehicles, with a gross vehicle weight between 2.5 and 3.5 tons and 8 or 9 seats. The paper also investigates the applicability of the new pedestrian test and assessment procedures to heavy vehicles.
Upcoming test procedures and regulations consider the use of Q-dummies. Especially Q6 and Q10 will be introduced to assess the safety of child occupants in vehicle rear seats. Therefore detailed knowledge of these dummies is important to improve safety. As recent studies have shown, chest deflection measurements of both dummies are influenced by parameters like belt geometry. This could lead to a non optimized design of child restraint systems (CRS) and belt systems. The objective of this study is to obtain a more detailed understanding of the sensitivity of chest measurements to restraint parameters and to investigate the possibilities of chest acceleration as an alternative for the assessment of chest injury risks. A study of frontal impact sled tests was performed with Q6 and Q10 in a generic rear seat environment on a bench. Belt parameters like modified belt attachment locations were varied. For the Q6 dummy, different positioning settings of the CRS (booster with backrest) and of the dummy itself were investigated. The Q10 dummy was seated on a booster cushion. Here the position of the upper belt anchorage point was varied. To simulate the influence of vehicle rotation in the ODB crash configuration, the bench was pre-rotated on the sled in additional tests with the Q10. This configuration was tested with and without pretensioner and load limiter. Chest deflection in Q6 showed a high sensitivity to changes in positioning of the CRS and the dummy itself. A more slouched position of the CRS or dummy resulted in a reduction of measured chest deflection, whereas chest acceleration increased for a more slouched position of the CRS. Chest deflection in Q10 is sensitive to belt geometry as already shown in other studies. In a more outboard position of the shoulder belt anchorage the measured chest deflection is higher. Chest acceleration shows the opposite tendency, which is highest for the rearmost location of the upper belt anchorage. On a pre-rotated bench the highest chest deflection within this test series was observed without load limiter/pretensioner and an outboard belt position. By optimizing the belt location and the use of pretensioner/load limier the chest deflection was significantly reduced. For the Q6 a criterion based on chest acceleration as well as deflection measured at two locations might be the most reliable approach, which requires further research with an additional upper deflection sensor. In the Q10 the measured chest deflection does not always correctly reflect the severity of chest loading. The deflection is depending on initial belt position and restraint parameters as well as test conditions, which result in different directions of belt migration. A3ms chest acceleration might be a better indicator for severity of chest loading independent of different conditions like belt geometries. However, in some cases the benefit of an optimized restraint system could only be shown by deflection. These findings suggest that further research is needed to identify a chest injury assessment method, which could be based on deflection as well as acceleration or other parameters related to belt to occupant interaction.
Frontal impact is still the most relevant impact direction in terms of injury causation amongst car occupants. Especially for car-to-car frontal impacts the mass ratio between the involved vehicles has a significant impact on the injury risk (the heavier the opponent car the higher the injury risk). In order to address this issue frontal Mobile Deformable Barrier test procedures have been developed world-wide (for example the MPDB procedure that was fully described during the FIMCAR Project). The objective of this study was to investigate how vehicles of different weight classes perform in a mobile barrier test procedure compared to a fixed barrier test procedure (the full width rigid and offset deformable barrier test). Beyond that, the influence of vehicle mass and vehicle deformation on injuries was evaluated based on real world accident data. Five vehicle types were selected and tested in a fixed offset test procedure (ODB), a full width rigid barrier test procedure (FWRB) and a mobile offset test procedure (MPDB). For the accident analyses data from the German In-Depth Accident Study (GIDAS) was evaluated with a focus on MAIS 2+ injured belted front row car (UN-R 94 compliant cars) occupants in frontal impact accidents. Test data indicates higher dummy loadings, in particular for the head acceleration and chest acceleration, in the MPDB test for the vehicles with a mass lighter than the trolley (1,500 kg) compared to the FWRB test. The trend of increased vehicle stiffness (especially illustrated by tests with the MPDB and small cars) shows the need of a further improvement of passive restraint systems to reduce the occupant loading and with it the injury risk. The analyzed GIDAS data confirm the higher injury risk for occupants in cars with an accident weight of less than 1,500 kg compared to those with a crash weight above 1,500 kg in car-to-car and car-to-object or car-to-HGV, respectively. Furthermore the injury risk increases with decreasing mass ratio (i.e., the opponent car is heavier) in car-to-car accidents. Independent from the higher injury risk, the risk for passenger compartment intrusion in frontal impact appears not to be independent on the crash weight of the car.
During a lifecycle a tyre undergoes degradations due to mechanical wear and chemical ageing which affect not only durability and safety but also tyre/road noise emission and rolling resistance. This paper presents a study with the purpose to study how much tyre/road noise and rolling resistance change when car tyres are worn down from the original 8 mm tread depth to 2 mm, and when chemical ageing of the tyre rubber is simulated by exposure to heat. Six car tyres of different types were selected for the study which were worn on a wear machine in steps of 2 mm tread depth. Before, between and after these wear sessions tyre/road noise and rolling resistance were measured on two drum facilities with different surface textures, including replicas of ISO surfaces. Additionally, coast-by and CPX measurements were made on outdoor ISO test tracks. The results show that the wear and age effect was low on ISO surfaces but dramatic (noise increased with wear) on the rough-textured surface and high but opposite on an extremely smooth surface.
Schutz von Fahrzeuginsassen
(1983)
Ausgehend von unfallstatistischen Daten und Ausführungen über Unfallablauf und Unfallfolgen werden Schutzmaßnahmen diskutiert, die das Verletzungsrisiko für Fahrzeuginsassen möglichst niedrig halten. Die Wirksamkeit von Schutzmaßnahmen wird beeinflusst von der Unfallkonstellation, Eigenschaften der Pperson und vom Fahrzeug (Deformationscharakteristik, Auslegung des rückhaltesystems). Die Gesamtwirksamkeit hängt wiederum ab von der Wirksamkeit des Rückhaltesystems, der Benutzungshäufigkeit und der Benutzungsqualität. Die Arbeit endet mit volkswirtschaftlichen Überlegungen und kommt zu dem Schluss, dass auch in Zukunft als wichtigste Maßnahme zum Schutz von Fahrzeuginsassen die Erhöhung der Anlegequote für Sicherheitsgurte anzusetzen ist.
The Intersection 2020 project was initiated to develop a test procedure for Automatic Emergency Braking systems in intersection car-to-car scenarios to be transferred to Euro NCAP. The project aims to address current road traffic accidents on European roads and therefore sets a priority of the identification of the most important car-to-car accidents and Use Cases. Taking into account technological and practical limitations, Test Scenarios are derived from the Use Cases in a later stage of the project. This paper presents parts of a larger study and provides an overview of common car-to-vehicle(at least four wheels) collision types at junctions in Europe and specifies seven Accident Scenarios from which the three scenarios “Straight Crossing Paths (SCP)”, “Left Turn Across Path – Opposite Direction Conflict (LTAP/OD)” and “Left Turn Across Path – Lateral Direction (LTAP/LD)” are most important due to their high relevance regarding severe car-to-car accidents. Technical details about crash parameters such as collision and initial speeds are delivered. The analysis work performed is input for the definition and selection of the Use Cases as well as for the project’s benefit estimation. The numbers of accidents and fatalities in accidents at intersections involving a passenger car were shown per intersection type. In both statistics, it was found that accidents at crossroads and T- or staggered junctions are of highest relevance, followed by roundabouts. Focusing on accidents at intersections between one passenger car and another road user shows that around one-third of all accidents and related fatalities could have been assigned to car-to-PTW accidents and one-fifth of all accidents and fatalities to car-to-car accidents. Regarding car-to-car accidents with at least serious injury outcome 38% out of 34,489 car-to-car accidents happened at intersections. These figures correspond to 18% of the fatalities (4,236 fatalities in total). Considering all intersection types, around half of all related accidents happened in urban environments whereas this number decreased to one-third of all fatalities. Further, the proportion of road fatalities per country occurring at intersections varies widely across the EU. Also, there are proportionately more fatalities in daylight or twilight conditions at junctions. Use Cases are supposed to be derived from Accident Scenarios and by adding detailed information for example about the road layout, right-of-way and the vehicle trajectories prior to the collision. Instead of applying cluster algorithms to the accident data, a pragmatic approach was finally preferred to create them. Note: Use Cases serve as an intermediate step between the Accident Scenarios and the Test Scenarios which describe the actual testing conditions. Finally, 74 Use Cases were identified. This large number indicates the complexity of intersection crashes due to the combination of several parameters.
Test and assessment procedures for passive pedestrian protection of passenger cars are in place for many years within world-wide regulations as well as consumer test programmes. Nevertheless, recent accident investigations show a stagnation of pedestrian fatality numbers on European roads alongside increasing injury severities for older road users. The EU-funded SENIORS (Safety ENhancing Innovations for Older Road userS) project developed and evaluated a thorax injury prediction tool (TIPT) for later incorporation within test and assessment procedures. Accident data indicates an increasing portion of AIS2 and AIS3+ thoracic injuries of older pedestrians and cyclists which are currently not assessed in any test procedure for vulnerable road users. Therefore, SENIORS focused on the development of a test tool predicting the risk of rib fractures of vulnerable road users (VRU). While injury risk functions were reanalyzed, human body model (HBM) simulations against categorized generic vehicle frontends served as input for the definition of test setups and corresponding impact parameters. TIPT component tests against a generic frontend and an actual vehicle were used for the evaluation of the technical feasibility. The TIPT component tests shows the general feasibility of a test procedure for the assessment of thoracic injuries, with good repeatability and reproducibility of kinematics and results. Impact parameters such as the inclination angles of the thorax, angles of the velocity vector and impact speeds well replicate the parameters gained from the HBM simulations. The proposed markup and assessment scheme offers the possibility of a homogeneous evaluation of the protection potential of vehicle frontends while maintaining justifiable testing efforts. During evaluation testing, the proposed requirements were entirely met. The developed prototype of TIPT and launching system offer impact angles and speeds as suggested by HBM simulations. However, since thorax impacts during pedestrian accidents do not occur perpendicularly to the vehicle surface in most cases, the TIPT built-in linear potentiometers do not acquire the true resultant intrusions on the ribcage and thus, TIPT rib deflections do not reflect the actual human injury risk. However; for the impact forward to the bonnet leading edge, the TIPT seems applicable without further modifications. The test and assessment procedures using the TIPT offer for the first time the possibility of replicating the kinematics of a pedestrian thorax with a component test. The developed assessment scheme gives a first indication on how the risk for thoracic injuries could be implemented within the Euro NCAP Box 3 assessment. Future development of the TIPT may focus on implementing a rib cage that can deflect in all axes in a humanlike way.
Per definition, SAE Level 2 (L2) Systems perform both the lateral and longitudinal vehicle motion control with the expectation that the driver completes the Object and Event Detection and Response (OEDR). Since every system performs also parts of the OEDR itself and this amount of OEDR also varies between different L2 systems depending on the intended system design, it cannot be taken for granted that drivers automatically understand their roles and responsibilities in interaction with the system. Especially highly reliable L2 systems performing a greater amount of OEDR while at the same time requiring only little driver input over time can make it difficult for drivers to correctly identify their role and responsibility. Until now, neither application-oriented assessment methods nor design guidelines for OEDR related system design features taking safety of human-machine-interaction into account are available. The objective is therefore to deliver a standardized tool for the assessment of human-machine-interaction-related safety of vehicles with L2 systems currently available on the market. To evaluate the impact of different system design aspects on safety of human-machine-interaction and also to be able to differentiate between system designs, a holistic, standardized and application-oriented assessment procedure is proposed. The novel tablet-based assessment tool focuses not only on available standards and guidelines but measures also concrete user behaviour and user understanding in interaction with the L2 systems. The aim is to gain further insights which cannot be measured directly by simple checklist instruments. For preparation, based on international standards, literature reviews and expert consultations, a first checklistbased expert-evaluation for currently available vehicles with L2 systems was developed. These assessments are focusing on different sources of user information (e.g. user manual), human-machine-interface design as well as the prevention of unintended use by different driver monitoring techniques. The checklist-tool was developed in cooperation with experts of different EuroNCAP test laboratories and validated in a common expert workshop to gain high level of standardization and agreement. However, to assess safety of human-machine-interaction holistically beyond these rather explicit forms of information design criteria, also implicit forms of drivervehicle-communication via vehicle dynamics, functional behavior or reliability play an important role and should be taken into account. Therefore, the main and novel methodological aim is to consider also interaction related processes regarding user´s understanding of roles and responsibilities when applying automated driving functions as well as user´s awareness of automation modes or traffic situations in the modular tablet-based assessment tool.
Airbags are, together with the three-point belt, the most effective passive safety equipment of vehicles. However, literature shows that sound pressure levels of up to 170 dB can occur during airbag deployment. A literature review revealed no systematic experimental data on possible hearing loss by airbag deployment, that also takes any other crash accompanied noise into account, such as deformation and impact noise. Also the rising number of airbags per vehicle resulting in a higher number of deployed airbags in an accident was not addressed with respect to hearing loss. Thus, an extensive test matrix of noise measurements during airbag deployments was conducted including onboard measuring during crashes and static measurements. Dynamic and static experiments with single and multiple airbag deployments were conducted. The results of this study show, that in the analyzed crash constellations the acoustic emission of the collision as well as the car deformation can trigger the stapedius reflex before the airbag deployment. The stapedius reflex protects the inner ear at least partially in case of dangerous sound levels. However, it seems that multiple airbag deployments in a short sequence pose a considerable risk for hearing impairments despite the fully contracted stapedius muscle. Further and in line with Price et al. (2013) it was found that the risk of hearing loss is lower with closed windows. The analysis of patient and accident data showed no link between airbag deployment and hearing loss. This might be caused by low case numbers of reported hearing loss problems up to now. In conclusion the results show that a singular analysis of the sound pressure of airbag deployments without crash accompanied noises is not sufficient as the protective effect of the stapedius reflex is neglected. Still, successive airbag deployments in a short timeframe raise the risk of hearing loss. Further investigation on hearing impairment due to airbag deployment and triggering of the stapedius reflex is needed and the data acquisition of accidents and patients should consider hearing loss aspects.
Bicyclists and pedestrians belong to the most endangered groups in urban traffic. The EU-funded collaborative research project PROSPECT (‘PROactive Safety for PEdestrians and CyclisTs´) aims to significantly improve safety of those unprotected traffic participants by expanding the scope of scenarios covered by future active safety systems in passenger cars. Concepts for sensor control systems are built into three prototypes covering emergency interventions such as Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) as well as Autonomous Emergency Steering (AES). These systems tackle the well-known challenges of currently available systems including limited field-of-view by sensors, fuzzy path prediction, unreliable intent reaction times and slow reaction times. These highly innovative functions call for extensive validation methodologies based on already established consumer testing procedures. Since these functions are developed towards the prevention of intersection accidents in urban areas, a key aspect of the advanced testing methodology is the valid approximation of naturalistic trajectories using driving robots. Eventually, several simulator studies complemented a user acceptance and benefit analysis to evaluate the expected overall impact of the PROSPECT systems. The results achieved within the PROSPECT project are highly relevant for upcoming test protocols regarding the most critical situations with Vulnerable Road Users (VRU). With introducing the new methods in Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) a significant increase in road safety is expected.
To assess occupant safety in a crash test, criteria associating the measurements made with a crash test dummy to injury risk are necessary. To enable better protection of elderly car occupants the objective of this study was to develop improved thoracic injury criteria for the THOR average male dummy. The development of these criteria is usually based on matched dummy and Post Mortem Human Surrogate (PMHS) tests by relating the obtained PMHS injuries to dummy measurements. This approach is limited, since only a few tests in relevant loading conditions are available and any new test series requires high efforts to be performed due to their complexity and costs. To overcome these limitations and to extend the dataset for the development of THOR dummy chest injury risk functions a simulation-based approach was applied within the EC funded project SENIORS (Safety Enhanced Innovations For older Road Users - www.seniors-project.eu). Within this study frontal impact sled simulations with an FE model representing a THOR average male dummy and matched simulations with a human body model (HBM) representing an elderly car occupant were carried out. The HBM used for this study was the THUMS TUC with modified rib cage, which was developed in SENIORS. The modifications included material and geometry changes aiming to represent an elderly car occupant. The rib fracture risk was predicted with a deterministic approach whereby a rib was considered broken when the strain exceeded an age-dependent threshold. Furthermore, a probabilistic method was applied to predict the probability of sustaining a certain number of fractured ribs by comparing local strain values to the distribution of cortical rib ultimate strain. By relating the output from the HBM simulations to a multi-point dummy injury criterion, injury risk curves were calculated by statistical methods. The wide range of loading conditions resulted in the desired range of injuries and THOR ATD output. The number of fractured ribs predicted by the HBM based on the deterministic prediction method was between 0 and 15. Furthermore, the probabilistic risk for the number of rib fractures equal or greater than two, three or four was calculated for each load case. The THOR rib deflection criterion Rmax was between 18 and 56 mm, while the PC Score was in the range of 2.5 to 7.2. Based on these outputs new risk curves for the predicted deterministic (AIS2+/3+) and probabilistic injury risk were calculated. The new curves show reasonable shapes and significance that provide trust in their application. The new risk curves are compared to risk curves obtained by traditional methods. The results were found similar to previous injury risk functions based on physical tests, which gives a high level of confidence in the chosen approach. The simulation-based approach of matched ATD model vs. HBM simulation was successfully applied. Rmax curves show a slightly better quality than the injury criterion PC Score.
Effects of time pressure on left-turn decisions of elderly drivers in a fixed-base driving simulator
(2019)
In countries with right lane traffic left-turn maneuvers at intersections are known to be particularly critical for elderly drivers. It has been suggested that the implementation and use of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) might offer a solution to compensate for age-related weaknesses in driving-related skills. In the present paper an experiment is reported which explored the effects of time pressure on the performance of left-turn manoeuvers supported by an ADAS function (time gap assistant). The study was performed in a fixed-base driving simulator with 20 younger (22-37) and 21 elderly drivers (60-84) who were observed when negotiating left-turn manoeuvers on rural roads with and without the assistance function active. Subjects performed the task once under conditions of time pressure once without. Results indicate that both age groups used the assistance function to perform the left-turn manoeuvers with shorter time gaps. Under conditions of time pressure this effect was more pronounced, and the effects of time pressure were stronger for the elderly. However, there were only weak indications for a specific benefit of the assistance function for the elderly.
Although cruise control (CC) is available for most cars, no studies have been found which examine how this automation system influences driving behaviour. However, a relatively large number of studies have examined adaptive cruise control (ACC) which compared to CC includes also a distance control. Besides positive effects with regard to a better compliance to speed limits, there are also indications of smaller distances to lead vehicles and slower responses in situations that require immediate braking. Similar effects can be expected for CC as this system takes over longitudinal control as well. To test this hypothesis, a simulator study was conducted at the German Aerospace Center. Twenty-two participants drove different routes (highway and motorway) under three different conditions (assisted by ACC, CC and manual driving without any system). Different driving scenarios were examined including a secondary task condition. On the one hand, both systems lead to lower maximum velocities and less speed limit violations. There was no indication that drivers shift more of their attention towards secondary tasks when driving with CC or ACC. However, there were delayed driver reactions in critical situations, e.g., in a narrow curve or a fog bank. These results give rise to some caution regarding the safety effects of these systems, especially if in the future their range of functionality (e.g., ACC Stop-and-Go) is further increased.
Neue Herausforderungen an die Unfallforschung durch Fahrerassistenz und automatisiertes Fahren
(2019)
Unfallrekonstruktion hat die Ableitung von Maßnahmen zur Minimierung der Unfallfolgen ermöglicht, vor allem durch Verbesserungen bei passiven Sicherheitseinrichtungen, aber auch durch die Verbesserung der Rettungskette, beispielsweise eCall. Heute können aktive Sicherheitssysteme die Unfallfolgen bereits vor der eigentlichen Kollision reduzieren oder durch Umfeldwahrnehmung und mittels Eingriff in die Fahrzeugsteuerung gegebenenfalls sogar vollständig verhindern. Funktionen, die aktiv in die Fahrzeugsteuerung eingreifen, lassen sich nach ihrer Wirkweise unterscheiden: zum einen handelt es sich um kontinuierlich automatisierende Funktionen, die meist länger aktiv bleiben (zum Beispiel ACC). Zum anderen um Funktionen, die in kritischen Fahrsituationen temporär in die Fahrzeugsteuerung eingreifen. Aufgezeigt wird, welche Konsequenzen und Risiken in Bezug auf diese Systeme sowie für bestimmte (zum Beispiel kritikale) Fahrsituationen anzunehmen sind. Zur Bewertung von aktiven Reglern, die in kritischen Fahrsituationen eingreifen, sind Unfalldaten nur noch eingeschränkt tauglich. Ähnliches gilt für die Bewertung von Ereignissen/ Zuständen im Rahmen kontinuierlicher Fahrzeugsteuerung, vor allem, wenn diese weiter vorausliegen. Wirkzusammenhänge automatisierter Fahrfunktionen müssen jedoch - gerade für den Mischverkehr mit konventionell gesteuerten Fahrzeugen - identifiziert werden. Dafür wird eine Szenariendatenbank mit relevanten Verkehrssituationen benötigt, in die Daten aus Naturalistic Driving Studies (NDS), aus Fahrversuchen oder Versuchen im Fahrsimulator eingehen können. Die zunehmende Durchdringung der Fahrzeugflotte mit kontinuierlich automatisierten Fahrfunktionen lässt eine Abnahme kritischer Fahrsituationen und eine Reduktion der Zahl der Verkehrsopfer erwarten. Allerdings verbleibt eine Restzahl an systemimmanenten Unfällen, die als unvermeidbar gelten müssen.
The term test procedure refers to a method that describes how a system has to be tested to identify and assess specific behavior or properties by experiments. This also includes the specification of required tools, equipment, boundary conditions, and evaluation methods. Test procedures are an essential tool to check whether desired product properties are present, which of course also applies to the development of driver assistance systems. In addition to development and release testing that mainly is performed by the vehicle or system manufacturer, there are tests with the purpose of an independent product testing that are conducted by external test organizations. These tests are needed for vehicle type approval (for admission to a specific market), in the context of applying the standard for functional safety (in both cases mainly executed by technical services (being accredited as certification laboratory)) or for customer information purposes (by a test institute for consumer protection). The focus of this chapter is these "external" test methods. After a taxonomy of test procedures, the differences between legislation (type approval) and consumer testing are highlighted. Typical tests and the associated test setup, tools, and assessment criteria are discussed, and an outlook toward testing in the near and mid-future is given.
The "Autonomous driving on the roads of the future: Villa Ladenburg Project" by the Daimler und Benz-Stiftung looks at degrees of automation that will only become technically feasible in the distant future. The treatment of the legal questions in the present chapter therefore draws heavily on the description of the use cases, which begin to provide a concrete basis for evaluating individual issues. Uncertainties in predicting future technical developments can be expected and will have a commensurate impact on the assumptions and conclusions of this chapter. The resulting uncertainty is nevertheless unavoidable if one wants to press ahead with important interrelated issues. This chapter is therefore intended as a contribution to the debate on societal aspects of automated driving from a legal perspective and not as a legalistic evaluation of the subject. The consideration will largely focus on the situation within the context of current German law. The legal views expressed are those of the author and are based on nine years of experience in the field of driver assistance system research. In terms of the underlying conception presented here, the societal dimension of autonomous vehicles addressed in the present project goes well beyond the adjustments to the legal framework currently being called for in Germany. The following will examine the question of "societal acceptance" in the context of the legal questions raised by autonomous vehicles. This line of investigation is not immediately obvious and covers only a segment of the more thoroughgoing focus of the project.
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.
Anforderungen, Zielkonflikte
(2019)
Um Sicherheit und Umweltverträglichkeit von Straßen- bzw. Kraftfahrzeugen zu gewährleisten, werden an die Gestaltung der Fahrzeuge technische Anforderungen gestellt. Es gibt Anforderungen durch den Gesetzgeber, die erfüllt werden müssen, um ein Fahrzeug in den Verkehr bringen zu dürfen. Darüber hinaus bestehen herstellerinterne Anforderungen an das Produkt, die über das vom Gesetzgeber geforderte Maß hinausgehen, um den Kundenwünschen und der Firmenphilosophie zu genügen. Und als dritter Punkt stellen auch Verbraucherschutz-Organisationen Kriterien auf, anhand derer sie die Eigenschaften der auf dem Markt befindlichen Fahrzeuge bewerten und die Fahrzeuge eingruppieren, was dann der Kundeninformation dient. Auch diese Anforderungen gehen über die des Gesetzgebers hinaus. Das Setzen der gesetzlichen Mindestanforderungen ist für die Fahrzeugtechnik mittlerweile jedoch nicht mehr einzelnen Staaten überlassen. Vielmehr sind die für die Genehmigung von Fahrzeugtypen einzuhaltenden Bedingungen international harmonisiert: Für die EU sind dies EU-Richtlinien oder EU-Verordnungen, die von der Europäischen Kommission in Brüssel vorgeschlagen werden. Für über die EU hinausgehende Staaten bzw. Regionen sind dies unter anderem Regelungen der UN, erstellt von der UN-Wirtschaftskommission für Europa (UNECE) in Genf.
Anhand von zwei verschiedenen Versuchskonfigurationen wurde das Schutzpotential von Kopfschutzsystemen (Fahrradhelm und airbagbasiertes System) untersucht. Hierbei wurden die resultierende Kopfbeschleunigung als Messwert sowie das Kopfverletzungskriterium HIC bei Versuchen ohne und mit Kopfschutzsystem vergleichend gegenübergestellt.
An Landstraßen ist das Abkommen von der Fahrbahn nach rechts (Unfallart 8) die häufigste Unfallart bei Unfällen mit Personenschaden und Unfällen mit Schwerverletzten (DESTATIS, 2012). Da sowohl zahlreiche internationale Untersuchungen für Autobahnen als auch einige wenige für Landstraßen gezeigt haben, dass ein nicht unerheblicher Anteil von Abkommensunfällen von der Fahrbahn nach rechts durch neben den Fahrstreifen in den Randstreifen eingefräste Rüttelstreifen vermieden werden können, war es Ziel dieser Untersuchung, eine geeignete Form von Rüttelstreifen für Landstraßen zu identifizieren und diese auf ausgewählten Pilotstrecken umzusetzen, um anschließend deren Sicherheitswirkung zu untersuchen. Da internationale Erfahrungen auch von einer positive Sicherheitswirkung von in den Mittelstreifen eingefrästen Rüttelstreifen berichten, sollte auch diese Maßnahme pilothaft betrachtet werden. Im ersten Untersuchungsteil wurden im Rahmen einer Literaturanalyse zunächst die internationalen Erfahrungen ausgewertet. Bezüglich der Form der Rüttelstreifen wurde schnell deutlich, dass auf Landstraßen sinus- oder ellipsenförmige Rüttelstreifen dem klassischen rechteckigen Rüttelstreifen vorzuziehen sind, da diese ein geringes Außengeräusch erzeugen und die Befahrbarkeit mit Einspurfahrzeugen (Fahrrad, Motorrad) unkritischer ist. Auf Basis der Erkenntnisse aus der Literatur wurden im nächsten Schritt für zwölf verschiedene Rüttelstreifenvarianten empirische Untersuchungen (Schwingungs-und Lärmmessungen mit Zweispurfahrzeugen sowie Fahrversuche mit Einspurfahrzeugen) auf einer abgesperrten Teststrecke durchgeführt. Die zwölf Rüttelstreifenvarianten unterschieden sich dabei sowohl hinsichtlich der Grundform als auch hinsichtlich der Abmessungen. Als Vorzugsvariante wurde eine völlig neue Form von Rüttelstreifen (Kombination aus Ellipsen-und Sinusform) identifiziert. Diese Form wurde im nächsten Schritt auf zwei geeigneten Pilotstrecken (4,15 km langer Abschnitt der B 55 bei Warstein in NW und 2,8 km langer Abschnitt der B 313 bei Trochtelfingen in BW) in den Randstreifen gefräst. Zudem wurde auf einem 2,75 km langen 2+1-Abschnitt der B 33 bei Triberg in BW der Rüttelstreifen in den Mittelstreifen eingefräst. Auf allen drei Pilotstrecken wurden die Rüttelstreifen im Jahr 2010 gefräst. Auf Basis eines dreijährigen Nachherzeitraums nach Fräsen der Rüttelstreifen lässt sich die Sicherheitswirkung wie folgt zusammenfassen: Die in den Randstreifen gefrästen Rüttelstreifen erwiesen sich auf den beiden Pilotstrecken als wirksame Maßnahme zur Reduktion von Abkommensunfällen von der Fahrbahn nach rechts (U-Art 8). Die positiven internationalen Erfahrungen konnten somit, wenngleich auch nur auf Basis einer äußerst geringen Datengrundlage, bestätigt werden. Für den 2+1-Abschnitt der B 33, auf dem die Rüttelstreifen im Mittelstreifen eingefräst wurden, zeigt sich, dass die Maßnahmenwirkung bezogen auf die Zusammenstöße mit dem Gegenverkehr (U-Art 4) und Abkommensunfälle von der Fahrbahn nach links (U-Art 9) zum Teil negativ ist. Entgegen der internationalen Erfahrungen konnte im Rahmen der durchgeführten Pilotstudie somit keine positive Maßnahmenwirkung festgestellt werden. Die im Rahmen der durchgeführten Pilotstudie an Landstraßen ermittelten Maßnahmenwirksamkeiten von in den Fahrbahnrand und in den Mittelstreifen gefrästen Rüttelstreifen konnten aufgrund des kleinen Stichprobenumfangs, der den Untersuchungen zugrunde lag, kein allgemeingültiges Ergebnis darstellen. Im Fall der in den Randstreifen gefrästen Rüttelstreifen konnten durch die Pilotstudien jedoch die positiven internationalen Erfahrungen mit dieser infrastrukturellen Maßnahme bestätigt werden, sodass deren Einsatz an spezifischen Problemstellen im Bestand unter den im Rahmen dieses Projekts definierten Randbedingungen als eine mögliche Maßnahme zur Verbesserung der Verkehrssicherheit in Betracht gezogen werden sollte. Ein flächendeckender Einsatz von in den Randstreifen gefrästen Rüttelstreifen auf Landstraßen erscheint vor dem Hintergrund der fortschreitenden Verbreitung von Spurhalteassistenten hingegen nicht angezeigt. Bezüglich der Wirksamkeit von in Mittelstreifen eingefrästen Rüttelstreifen konnten die positiven internationalen Erfahrungen mittels der betrachteten Pilotstrecke nicht bestätigt werden. Bevor jedoch diese Maßnahme endgültig verworfen wird, sollten hierzu weitere Untersuchungen durchgeführt werden. Abschließend wurde noch die Dauerhaftigkeit des im Jahr 2003 auf einem 36 km langen Abschnitt der BAB A 24 bei Herzsprung gefrästen rechteckigen Rüttelstreifens bewertet. Im Ergebnis der Laserprofilmessung konnten keine Kantenausbrüche sowohl längs als auch quer zur Fahrtrichtung festgestellt werden.
Ziel des Projektes war es zu ermitteln, ob und wenn ja unter welchen Bedingungen Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge im Straßenverkehr sicher betrieben werden können, welche technischen Anforderungen dafür notwendig sind und welches Konfliktpotential zu anderen Verkehrsteilnehmern zu erwarten ist. Stehend gefahrene (d.h. Fahrzeuge ohne Sitz z.B. Tretroller mit Elektrounterstützung) und selbstbalancierende Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge (z.B. dem Segway ähnliche) konnten bis 2016 nach der Rahmenrichtlinie 2002/24/EG (Typgenehmigungsvorschrift für Krafträder/Kategorie L-Fahrzeuge), die nun außer Kraft ist, genehmigt werden. Die dort genannten Anforderungen wurden durch die Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge größtenteils nicht erfüllt. Seit 2016 gilt die neue Typgenehmigungs-Verordnung (EU) 168/2013 für Krafträder. Nach dieser Verordnung kann die Genehmigung solcher Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge national geregelt werden, da die Verordnung diese definitiv vom Anwendungsbereich ausschließt. Um bei diesen Fahrzeugen national über eine Genehmigungsfähigkeit entscheiden zu können, wird zum einen eine Einschätzung zur Verkehrssicherheit solcher Fahrzeuge benötigt. Zum anderen müssen aus fahrdynamischen Versuchen Erkenntnisse gewonnen werden, um diese Fahrzeuge klassifizieren zu können und um jeweils Anforderungen festlegen zu können. Die BASt hat im Rahmen dieses Forschungsprojektes Vorschläge für eine derartige Klassifizierung von bestimmten Elektrokleinstfahrzeugen und für die zu stellenden technischen Anforderungen an diese Fahrzeuge erarbeitet, um diese Fahrzeuge sicher im Straßenverkehr verwenden zu können. In dem Forschungsprojekt wurden Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge in vier Teilstudien untersucht: Betrachtungen zur aktiven und passiven Sicherheit, zum Nutzerverhalten und zur Risikobewertung sowie zur Verkehrsfläche. Dabei wurde aufgezeigt, dass es möglich ist, neue Kategorien mit bestimmten Mindestanforderungen zu bilden. Es wird empfohlen, diese Anforderungen einzuhalten, sollten Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge zukünftig im öffentlichen Verkehr betrieben werden können und dürfen. Seitens der aktiven Sicherheit wurden mithilfe von fahrdynamischen Versuchen und technischen Untersuchungen Anforderungen erarbeitet, die das verkehrssicherheitstechnische Risiko bestmöglich minimieren. Weiterhin wurden Empfehlungen in Bezug auf die passive Sicherheit von Elektrokleinstfahrzeugen ausgesprochen, die ein Sicherheitsniveau gewährleisteten, das ähnlich zu heutigen bestehenden Fahrzeugen ist. Das subjektive Fahrverhalten zeigte, dass Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge grundsätzlich sicher vom Fahrer kontrollierbar sind, solange bestimmte Systemgrenzen eingehalten werden. Hinsichtlich der Aspekte des Nutzerverhaltens wurden Schutzausrüstung und das Kräfteverhältnis zu anderen Verkehrsteilnehmern bewertet. In Abhängigkeit von den vorgeschlagenen Fahrzeugkategorien werden entsprechende Verkehrsflächen für die Benutzung empfohlen, basierend auf der im öffentlichen Verkehr analysierten subjektiven Sicherheit und basierend auf einer Analyse des Konfliktpotenzials gegenüber anderen Verkehrsteilnehmern. Aus allen Ergebnissen des Projektes wurden Empfehlungen für die Nutzung der Verkehrsflächen sowie Anforderungen an die (sicherheits-) technische Ausstattung für die neu vorgeschlagenen Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge- Kategorien abgeleitet, die jeweils an Anforderungen für die bereits existierenden Fahrzeugkategorien "Leichtmofa" bzw. "Mofa" angelehnt sind.
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.
Automated driving will provide many kinds of benefits - some direct and some indirect. The benefits originate at the individual level, from changes in the behaviour of drivers and travellers with regard to driving and mobility, ending up with benefits at the social level via changes in the whole transport system and society, where many of the current planning and operations paradigms are likely to be transformed by automated driving. There may also be disbenefits, particularly at a social level, for example in intensity of travel which could result in additional congestion and increased use of natural resources. There may also be unintended consequences. For example, we do not know the impacts on public transport: driverless vehicles could provide a means to a lower cost service provision, but the availability of automated cars could lead to more car travel at the expense of collective transport.
Motorcycling is a fascinating kind of transportation. While the riders' direct exposure to the environment and the unique driving dynamics are essential to this fascination, they both cause a risk potential which is several times higher than when driving a car. This chapter gives a detailed introduction to the fundamentals of motorcycle dynamics and shows how its peculiarities and limitations place high demands on the layout of dynamics control systems, especially when cornering. The basic principles of dynamic stabilization and directional control are addressed along with four characteristic modes of instability (capsize, wobble, weave, and kickback). Special attention is given to the challenges of braking (brake force distribution, dynamic over-braking, kinematic instability, and brake steer torque induced righting behavior). It is explained how these challenges are addressed by state-of-the-art brake, traction, and suspension control systems in terms of system layout and principles of function. It is illustrated how the integration of additional sensors " essentially roll angle assessment " enhances the cornering performance in all three categories, fostering a trend to higher system integration levels. An outlook on potential future control systems shows exemplarily how the undesired righting behavior when braking in curves can be controlled, e.g., by means of a so-called brake steer torque avoidance mechanism (BSTAM), forming the basis for predictive brake assist (PBA) or even autonomous emergency braking (AEB). Finally, the very limited potential of brake and chassis control to stabilize yaw and roll motion during unbraked cornering accidents is regarded, closing with a promising glance at roll stabilization through a pair of gimbaled gyroscopes.
In line with the new definition introduced by the European Commission (EC), the number of seriously injured road casualties in Germany for 2014 is assessed in this study. The number of MAIS3+ casualties is estimated by two different methodological approaches. The first approach is based on data from the German Inâ€Depth Accident Study (GIDAS), which is closely related to the German Road Traffic Accident Statistics. The second approach is based on data from the German TraumaRegister DGU-® (TRâ€DGU), which includes many more hospitals but not all MAIS3+ injuries.
Established in 1997, the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) provides consumers with a safety performance assessment for the majority of the most popular cars in Europe. Thanks to its rigorous crash tests, Euro NCAP has rapidly become an important driver safety improvement to new cars. After ten years of rating vehicles, Euro NCAP felt that a change was necessary to stay in tune with rapidly emerging driver assistance and crash avoidance systems and to respond to shifting priorities in road safety. A new overall rating system was introduced that combines the most important aspects of vehicle safety under a single star rating. The overall rating system has allowed Euro NCAP to continue to push for better fitment and higher performance for vehicles sold on the European market. In the coming years, the safety rating is expected to play an important role in the support of the roll-out of highly automated vehicles.
Estimation of the effects of new emission standards on motorcycle emissions by means of modeling
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Road traffic is, in addition to the energy sector and the industry, one main source of air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. Although most countries and manufacturers agreed to environmental regulations to reduce the pollutant emissions, particularly in urban areas with high traffic density, the impact of road traffic emissions on the environment and human health has been growing in importance steadily. Due to stricter emission standards and the binding use of emission-reducing systems (e.g. three-way catalyst) hydrocarbon emissions from passenger cars have been reduced significantly since the last two decades. Unlike to passenger cars the emissions standards of powered two-wheelers have not been adjusted since 2006 although their share of hydrocarbon emissions to the total amount of hydrocarbon emissions of road traffic is estimated to be disproportionately high. Due to the new regulation (EU) No. 168/2013 powered two-wheelers have to fulfill new emission standards from 2016 (Euro 4) and 2020 (Euro 5) onwards. Besides new limits for the tailpipe emissions the evaporative emissions are regulated separately for the first time, as they make up a high proportion to the total hydrocarbon emissions in this vehicle class. In this context, the calculation and forecast of road traffic emissions is an important tool to verify compliance of climate targets and to assess the reduction potential of emission-reducing systems. For that purpose the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) uses the emission- and calculation tool TREMOD (Transport Emission Model) which provides baseline data and calculated results for pollutants in almost every differentiation e.g. vehicle category, traffic situation and road type. Moreover, estimations of future emission trends, stock information and mileage distribution can be made. The main objective is to illustrate the impact of the upcoming emission standards Euro 4 and Euro 5 on the operational hydrocarbon emissions of powered two-wheelers based on statistical estimations. The significant aspect is to generate scenarios to show the reduction potential of hydrocarbon emissions of powered two-wheelers, differentiated into motorcycles and small motorcycles, in relation to the total share of hydrocarbon emissions in this vehicle class and to the total hydrocarbon emissions from road traffic. As a part of their research, the authors can make initial statements about the possible effect of the new emission standards of regulation (EU) No. 168/2013 by means of modeling with TREMOD.
There is considerable evidence for the negative effects of driver distraction on road safety. In many experimental studies, drivers have been primarily viewed as passive receivers of distraction. Thus, there is a lack of research on the mediating role of their self-regulatory behavior. The aim of the current study was to compare drivers' performance when engaged in a system-paced secondary task with a self-paced version of this task and how both differed from baseline driving performance without distraction. Thirty-nine participants drove in a simulator while performing a secondary visual"manual task. One group of drivers had to work on this task in predefined situations under time pressure, whereas the other group was free to decide when to work on the secondary task (self-regulation group). Drivers' performance (e.g., lateral and longitudinal control, brake reaction times) was also compared with a baseline condition without any secondary task. For the system-paced secondary task, distraction was associated with high decrements in driving performance (especially in keeping the lateral position). No effects were found for the number of collisions, probably because of the lower driving speeds while distracted (compensatory behavior). For the self-regulation group, only small impairments in driving performance were found. Drivers engaged less in the secondary task during foreseeable demanding or critical driving situations. Overall, drivers in the self-regulation group were able to anticipate the demands of different traffic situations and to adapt their engagement in the secondary task, so that only small impairments in driving performance occurred. Because in real traffic drivers are mostly free to decide when to engage in secondary tasks, it can be concluded that self-regulation should be considered in driver distraction research to ensure ecological validity.
Die Kommunikation zwischen Fahrzeugen und Infrastrukturkomponenten steht vor der Einführung in Europa. Dieser Beitrag stellt zunächst die grundlegende Technologie zum Austausch von Nachrichten und ein Pilotprojekt vor, innerhalb dessen eine sichere Fahrzeug-zu-Infrastruktur Kommunikation konzipiert und praktisch erprobt wird. Darauf aufbauend werden Sicherheitsfragestellungen von Infrastrukturkomponenten beleuchtet und ein Einblick in das Schlüsselmanagement sowohl für Fahrzeuge als auch Infrastrukturkomponenten gegeben.
Except for corrective steering functions automatic steering is up to now only allowed at speeds up to 10 km/h according to UN Regulation No. 79. Progress in automotive engineering with regard to driver assistance systems and automation of driving tasks is that far that it would be technically feasible to realise automatically commanded steering functions also at higher vehicle speeds. Besides improvements in terms of comfort these automated systems are expected to contribute to road traffic safety as well. However, this safety potential will only be exhausted if automated steering systems are properly designed. Especially possible new risks due to automated steering have to be addressed and reduced to a minimum. For these reasons work is currently ongoing on UNECE level with the aim to amend the regulation dealing with provisions concerning the approval of steering equipment. It is the aim to revise requirements for automatically commanded steering functions (ACSF) so that they can be approved also for higher speeds if certain performance requirements are fulfilled. The paper at hand describes the derivation of reasonable system specifications from an analysis of relevant driving situations with an automated steering system. Needs are explained with regard to covering normal driving, sudden unexpected critical events, transition to manual driving, driver availability and manoeuvres to reach a state of minimal risk. These issues form the basis for the development of test procedures for automated steering to be implemented in international regulations. This holds for system functionalities like automatic lane keeping or automatic lane change as well as for addressing transition situations in which the system has to hand over steering to the driver or addressing emergency situations in which the system has to react instead of the driver.
One main objective of the EU-Project SENIORS is to provide improved methods to assess thoracic injury risk to elderly occupants. In contribution to this task paired simulations with a THOR dummy model and human body model will be used to develop improved thoracic injury risk functions. The simulation results can provide data for injury criteria development in chest loading conditions that are underrepresented in PMHS test data sets that currently proposed risk functions are based on. To support this approach a new simplified generic but representative sled test fixture and CAE model for testing and simulation were developed. The parameter definition and evaluation of this sled test fixture and model is presented in this paper. The justification and definition of requirements for this test set-up was based on experience from earlier studies. Simple test fixtures like the gold standard sled fixture are easy to build and also to model in CAE, but provide too severe belt-only loading. On the other hand a vehicle buck including production components like airbag and seat is more representative, but difficult to model and to be replicated at a different laboratory. Furthermore some components might not be available for physical tests at later stage. The basis of the SENIORS generic sled test set-up is the gold standard fixture with a cable seat back and foot rest. No knee restraint was used. The seat pan design was modified including a seat ramp. The three-point belt system had a generic adjustable load limiter. A pre-inflated driver airbag assembly was developed for the test fixture. Results of THOR test and simulations in different configurations will be presented. The configurations include different deceleration pulses. Further parameter variations are related to the restraint system including belt geometry and load limiter levels. Additionally different settings of the generic airbag were evaluated. The test set-up was evaluated and optimized in tests with the THOR-M dummy in different test configurations. Belt restraint parameters like D-ring position and load limiter setting were modified to provide moderate chest loading to the occupant. This resulted in dummy readings more representative of the loading in a contemporary vehicle than most available PMHS sled tests reported in the literature. However, to achieve a loading configuration that exposes the occupant to even less severe loading comparable to modern vehicle restraints it might be necessary to further modify the test set-up. The new generic sled test set-up and a corresponding CAE model were developed and applied in tests and simulations with THOR. Within the SENIORS project with this test set-up also volunteer and PMHS as well as HBM simulations are performed, which will be reported in other publications. The test environment can contribute in future studies to the assessment of existing and new frontal impact dummies as well as dummy improvements and related instrumentation. The test set-up and model could also serve as a new standard test environment for PMHS and volunteer tests as well as HBM simulations.
The levels of continuous vehicle automation have become common knowledge. They facilitate overall understanding of the issue. Yet, continuous vehicle automation described therein does not cover "automated driving" as a whole: Functions intervening temporarily in accident-prone situations can obviously not be classified by means of continuous levels. Continuous automation describes the shift in workload from purely human driven vehicles to full automation. Duties of the driver are assigned to the machine as automation levels rise. Emergency braking, e.g., is obviously discontinuous and intensive automation. It cannot be classified under this regime. The resulting absence of visibility of these important functions cannot satisfy " especially in the light of effect they take on traffic safety. Therefore, in order to reach a full picture of vehicle automation, a comprehensive approach is proposed that can map out different characteristics as "Principle of Operation" at top level. On this basis informing and warning functions as well as functions intervening only temporarily in near-accident situations can be described. To reach a complete picture, levels for the discontinuous, temporarily intervening functions are proposed " meant to be the counterpart of the continuous levels already in place. This results in a detailed and independent classification for accident-prone situations. This finally provides for the visibility these important functions deserve.
PROSPECT (Proactive Safety for Pedestrians and Cyclists) is a collaborative research project involving most of the relevant partners from the automotive industry (including important active safety vehicle manufacturers and tier-1 suppliers) as well as academia and independent test labs, funded by the European Commission in the Horizon 2020 research program. PROSPECT's primary goal is the development of novel active safety functions, to be finally demonstrated to the public in three prototype vehicles. A sound benefit assessment of the prototype vehicle's functionality requires a broad testing methodology which goes beyond what has currently been used. Since PROSPECT functions are developed to prevent accidents in intersections, a key aspect of the test methodology is the reproduction of natural driving styles on the test track with driving robots. For this task, data from a real driving study with subjects in a suburb of Munich, Germany was used. Further data from Barcelona will be available soon. The data suggests that intersection crossing can be broken down into five phases, two phases with straight deceleration / acceleration, one phase with constant radius and speed turning, and two phases where the bend is imitated or ended. In these latter phases, drivers mostly combine lateral and longitudinal accelerations and drive what is called a clothoid, a curve with curvature proportional to distance travelled, in order to change lateral acceleration smoothly rather than abrupt. The data suggests that the main parameter of the clothoid, the ratio distance travelled to curvature, is mostly constant during the intersections. This parameter together with decelerations and speeds allows the generation of synthetic robot program files for a reproduction of natural driving styles using robots, allowing a much greater reproducibility than what is possible with human test drivers. First tests show that in principle it is possible to use the driving robots for vehicle control in that manner; a challenge currently is the control performance of the robot system in terms of speed control, but it is anticipated that this problem will be solved soon. Further elements of the PROSPECT test methodology are a standard intersection marking to be implemented on the test track which allows the efficient testing of all PROSPECT test cases, standard mobile and light obstruction elements for quick reproduction of obstructions of view, and a concept for tests in realistic surroundings. First tests using the PROSPECT test methodology will be conducted over the summer 2017, and final tests of the prototype vehicles developed within PROSPECT will be conducted in early 2018
The UN Regulation No. 79 is going to be amended to allow automatically commanded steering functions (ACSF) at speeds above 10 km/h. Hence, requirements concerning the approval of automatically performed steering manoeuvres have to be set in order to allow safe use of automatic steering on public roads as well as improve overall road safety for the driver and the surroundings. By order of the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), BASt developed and verified physical test procedures for automatic steering to be implemented in UN Regulation No. 79. The usability of currently available test tools was examined. The paper at hand describes these test procedures and presents results from verification tests. The designated tests are divided in three sections: functionality tests, verifications for the transition of control and emergency tests. System functionality tests are auto matic lane keeping, automatic lane change and an automatic abort of an initiated lane change due to traffic. Those tests check if the vehicle remains in its lane (under normal operating conditions), is able to perform safe automatic lane change manoeuvres and if it considers other road users during its manoeuvres. Transition tests examine the vehicle's behaviour when the driver fails to monitor the system and in situations when the system has to hand over the steering control back to the driver. For instance these tests provoke driver-in-the-loop requests by approaching system boundary limitations, like missing lane markings, surpassing maximum lateral acceleration in a bend or even a major system failure. Even further the driver and his inputs are monitored and if the system detects that he is overriding system actions or contrary want to quit the driving task and unfastens the seat belt, it has to shut down and put the human back into manually control and the responsibility of driving. The last series of test consists of two emergency situations in which the system has to react to a time critical event: A hard decelerating vehicle and a stationary vehicle in front both with no lane change possibility for the ACSF vehicle. Some of the tests, especially the emergency manoeuvres, require special target vehicles and propulsion systems. Since no fully automatic steering vehicles are available, a current Mercedes E-Class with Mercedes' "drive pilot" system was used. It was shown that the vehicle is automatically able to brake to a full stop towards a static Euro NCAP target from partial-automatic driving at 90 km/h, that it could brake towards a rapidly decelerating lead vehicle when travelling at 70 km/h, that it was able during partially automatic driving to remain in its lane in normal operation conditions and to perform a automatic (driver initiated) lane change while surveilling the driver- activities.
Die Level kontinuierlicher Fahrzeugautomatisierung sind unter Fahrerassistenzexperten weithin bekannt und erleichtern das Verständnis. Sie können aber nicht Fahrzeugautomatisierung insgesamt zufriedenstellend beschreiben: Insbesondere temporär intervenierende Funktionen, die in unfallnahen Situationen eingreifen, können offensichtlich nicht nach dem Level kontinuierlicher Fahrzeugautomatisierung beschrieben werden. Diese beschreiben nämlich die zunehmende Aufgabenverlagerung vom Fahrer zur maschinellen Steuerung bei zunehmendem Automatisierungsgrad. Notbremsfunktionen, beispielsweise, sind offensichtlich diskontinuierlich und nehmen zugleich auf intensive Weise Einfluss auf die Fahrzeugsteuerung. Sie lassen sich gerade nicht sinnvoll nach dem Level kontinuierlicher Fahrzeugautomatisierung beschreiben. Das Ergebnis kann indes nicht zufriedenstellen: Die fehlende Sichtbarkeit dieser Funktionen wird ihrer Bedeutung für die Verkehrssicherheit nicht gerecht. Daher wird hier, um ein vollständiges Bild der Fahrzeugautomatisierung zu erlangen, ein umfassender Ansatz zur Beschreibung verfolgt, der auf oberster Ebene nach Wirkweise unterscheidet. Auf dieser Basis lassen sich sowohl informierende und warnende Funktionen als auch solche, die nur temporär in unfallgeneigten Situationen intervenieren, im Detail beschreiben. Das ermöglicht es, eine eigenständige Klassifikation für unfallgeneigte Situationen zu erstellen. Dies kann für diese wichtigen Funktionen die eigenständige Sichtbarkeit herstellen, die ihrer Bedeutung gerecht wird.
Europe has benefited from a decreasing number of road traffic fatalities. However, the proportion of older road users increases steadily. In an ageing society, the SENIORS project aims to improve the safe mobility of older road users by determining appropriate requirements towards passive vehicle safety systems. Therefore, the characteristics of road traffic crashes involving the elderly people need to be understood. This paper focuses on car occupants and pedestrians or cyclists in crashes with modern passenger cars. Ten crash databases and four hospital statistics from Europe have been analysed to answer the questions on which body regions are most frequently and severely injured in the elderly, and specific injuries sustained by always comparing older (65 years and above) with midâ€aged road users (25â€64 years). It was found that the body region thorax is of particularly high importance for the older car occupant with injury severities of AIS2 or AIS3+, where as the lower extremities, head and the thorax need to be considered for older pedestrians and cyclists. Further, injury risk functions were provided. The hospital data analysis showed less difference between the age groups. The linkage between crash and hospital data could only be made on a general level as their inclusion criteria were quite different.