Euro-NCAP-Frontal-FW-Test-Protocol-v1.0---0-1696ea

EUROPEANNEWCARASSESSMENTPROGRAMME(EuroNCAP)FULLWIDTHFRONTALIMPACTTESTINGPROTOCOLVersion1.0June2014Version1.0June20144Copyright2014©EuroNCAP-ThisworkistheintellectualpropertyofEuroNCAP.Permissionisgrantedforthismaterialtobesharedfornon-commercial,educationalpurposes,providedthatthiscopyrightstatementappearsonthereproducedmaterialsandnoticeisgiventhatthecopyingisbypermissionofEuroNCAP.TodisseminateotherwiseortorepublishrequireswrittenpermissionfromEuroNCAP.Version1.0June20145PrefaceDuringthetestpreparation,vehiclemanufacturersareencouragedtoliaisewiththelaboratoryandtocheckthattheyaresatisfiedwiththewaycarsaresetupfortesting.Whereamanufacturerfeelsthataparticularitemshouldbealtered,theyshouldaskthelaboratorystafftomakeanynecessarychanges.Manufacturersareforbiddenfrommakingchangestoanyparameterthatwillinfluencethetest,suchasdummypositioning,vehiclesetting,laboratoryenvironmentetc.ItistheresponsibilityofthetestlaboratorytoensurethatanyrequestedchangessatisfytherequirementsofEuroNCAP.Whereadisagreementexistsbetweenthelaboratoryandmanufacturer,theEuroNCAPsecretariatshouldbeinformedimmediatelytopassfinaljudgment.Wherethelaboratorystaffsuspectthatamanufacturerhasinterferedwithanyofthesetup,themanufacturer'srepresentativeshouldbewarnedthattheyarenotallowedtodosothemselves.Theyshouldalsobeinformedthatifanotherincidentoccurs,theywillbeaskedtoleavethetestsite.Wherethereisarecurrenceoftheproblem,themanufacturer’srepresentativewillbetoldtoleavethetestsiteandtheSecretaryGeneralshouldbeimmediatelyinformed.AnysuchincidentmaybereportedbytheSecretaryGeneraltothemanufacturerandthepersonconcernedmaynotbeallowedtoattendfurtherEuroNCAPtests.Version1.0June20146TableofContentsPageNo.1VEHICLEPREPARATION71.1UnladenKerbMass71.2ReferenceLoads71.3VehicleWidth81.4VehiclePreparation82INTRUSIONMEASUREMENTS102.1BeforeTest102.2AfterTest113DUMMYPREPARATIONANDCERTIFICATION133.1General133.2AdditionsandModificationstotheHybridIIIDummies133.3DummyCertification133.4DummyClothingandFootwear143.5DummyTestCondition143.6PostTestDummyInspection154INSTRUMENTATION164.1DummyInstrumentation164.2VehicleInstrumentation174.3SummaryofTotalChannels175PASSENGERCOMPARTMENTADJUSTMENTS185.1DriverCompartmentAdjustments185.2RearPassengerSeatAdjustments195.3OtherVehicleAdjustments195.4DriverSeatingPositionforTest195.5FrontPassengerSeatingPositionforTest205.6SettingtheSteeringWheelHorizontalAdjustment215.7SettingtheSteeringWheelVerticalAdjustment215.8SettingtheRearSeat(ifadjustable)215.9MarkingtheRearDummyHeadExcursionLine216DUMMYPOSITIONINGANDMEASUREMENTS226.1DeterminetheH-point226.2DummyPlacement236.3DriverDummyPositioning246.4RearPassengerDummyPositioning266.5DummyMeasurements287TESTPARAMETERS297.1Barrier297.2Speed297.3DoorOpeningForce297.4DummyRemoval307.5IntrusionMeasurements30Version1.0June201471VEHICLEPREPARATION1.1UnladenKerbMass1.1.1Thecapacityofthefueltankwillbespecifiedbythemanufacturer.Thisvolumewillbereferredtothroughoutasthe“fueltankcapacity”.1.1.2Syphonmostofthefuelfromthetankandthenrunthecaruntilithasrunoutoffuel.1.1.3Calculatethemassofthefueltankcapacityusingadensityforpetrolof0.745g/mlor0.840g/mlfordiesel.Recordthisfigureinthetestdetails.1.1.4Putwater,orotherballast,tothismassinthefueltank.1.1.5Checktheoillevelandtopuptoitsmaximumlevelifnecessary.Similarly,topupthelevelsofallotherfluidstotheirmaximumlevelsifnecessary.1.1.6Ensurethatthevehiclehasitssparewheelonboardalongwithanytoolssuppliedwiththevehicle.Nothingelseshouldbeinthecar.1.1.7Ensurethatalltyresareinflatedaccordingtothemanufacturer’sinstructionsforhalfload.1.1.8Measurethefrontandrearaxleweightsanddeterminethetotalweightofthevehicle.Thetotalweightisthe‘unladenkerbmass’ofthevehicle.Recordthismassinthetestdetails.1.1.9Measureandrecordtherideheightsofthevehicleatallfourwheels.1.2ReferenceLoads1.2.1Calculate10percentofthefueltankcapacitymassasdeterminedin1.1.3.1.2.2Removethismassofballastfromthefueltank,leaving90percentofthemassinthetank.1.2.3Placebothfrontseatsintheirmid-positions.Ifthereisnonotchatthisposition,settheseatinthenearestnotchrearward(thiswillbedonemorecompletelyinSection6).1.2.4PlaceamassofequivalenttoaHybrid-III05Fdummy(57kgwithinstrumentationandcables)onthefrontdriverseatandontherearpassengerseatattheoppositeside.1.2.5Place36kgintheluggagecompartmentofthevehicle.Thenormalluggagecompartmentshouldbeusedi.e.rearseatsshouldnotbefoldedtoincreasetheluggagecapacity.Spreadtheweightsasevenlyaspossibleoverthebaseoftheluggagecompartment.Iftheweightscannotbeevenlydistributed,concentrateweightstowardsthecentreofthecompartment.1.2.6Fortwoseatervehiclesonly,themassoftherearpassengershallnotbeincludedinthereferenceload.Forvehicleswithlimitedrearspace,therearpassengerdummyshallbeincludedinthereferenceload.1.2.7Rollthevehiclebackandforthto‘settle’thetyresandsuspensionwiththeextraweightonboard.Weighthefrontandrearaxleweightsofthevehicle.Theseloadsarethe“axlereferenceloads”andthetotalweightisthe“referencemass”ofthevehicle.1.2.8Recordtheaxlereferenceloadsandreferencemassinthetestdetails.1.2.9Recordther