euro-ncap-aeb-vru-test-protocol-v101

EUROPEANNEWCARASSESSMENTPROGRAMME(EuroNCAP)TESTPROTOCOL–AEBVRUsystemsVersion1.0.1June2015Copyright2015©EuroNCAP-ThisworkistheintellectualpropertyofEuroNCAP.Permissionisgrantedforthismaterialtobesharedfornon-commercial,educationalpurposes,providedthatthiscopyrightstatementappearsonthereproducedmaterialsandnoticeisgiventhatthecopyingisbypermissionofEuroNCAP.TodisseminateotherwiseortorepublishrequireswrittenpermissionfromEuroNCAP.EUROPEANNEWCARASSESSMENTPROGRAMME(EuroNCAP)TESTPROTOCOL–AEBVRUSYSTEMSTableofContents1INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................12DEFINITIONS........................................................................................................................23REFERENCESYSTEM..........................................................................................................43.1Convention...................................................................................................................................43.2LateralOffset...............................................................................................................................54MEASURINGEQUIPMENT..................................................................................................74.2MeasurementsandVariables.....................................................................................................74.3MeasuringEquipment.................................................................................................................74.4DataFiltering...............................................................................................................................85EURONCAPPEDESTRIANTARGET.................................................................................95.1Specification.................................................................................................................................96TESTCONDITIONS.............................................................................................................106.1TestTrack..................................................................................................................................106.2WeatherConditions...................................................................................................................106.3Surroundings..............................................................................................................................106.4VUTPreparation.......................................................................................................................117TESTPROCEDURE.............................................................................................................147.1VUTPre-testConditioning.......................................................................................................147.2TestScenarios............................................................................................................................157.3TestConduct..............................................................................................................................177.4TestExecution............................................................................................................................18ANNEXAEPTSPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................20Version1.0.1June201511INTRODUCTIONCar-to-pedestrianimpactsareoneofthemostfrequentaccidentshappeningontheroadsduetodriverdistractionormisjudgement.Typicalaccidentsbetweencarsandpedestriansoccuratcityspeedswherethepedestriancrossesthepathofthevehicle.Thesetypesofaccidentswithvulnerableroadusersusuallycoincidewithsevereinjuriesandleavethedriverwithverylittlereactiontimetoapplythebrakes.Tosupportthedriverinavoidingwhenpossibleormitigatingsuchcrashes,carmanufacturesofferavoidancetechnologythatreactstothesituationbyautonomousbrakingandathigherspeedsmayissuewarningstoalertthedriver.SystemsthatspecificallylookforandreacttovulnerableroaduserslikepedestriansandcyclistsarecalledAEBVRUsystems.ThisprotocolspecifiestheAEBVRUtestprocedure,whichispartofPedestrianProtection.Note:AEBVRUscoringisconditionaltothetotalpointsachievedinsubsystemtests,i.e.thesumofpedestrianHeadform,UpperLegform&LowerLegformscores.Ifthesubsystemtotaltestscoreislowerthan22points,nopointsareavailableforAEBVRU,regardlesswhetherthesystemisfittedandwouldachieveagoodscore.Version1.0.1June201522DEFINITIONSThroughoutthisprotocolthefollowingtermsareused:PeakBrakingCoefficient(PBC)–themeasureoftyretoroadsurfacefrictionbasedonthemaximumdecelerationofarollingtyre,measuredusingtheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials(ASTM)E1136-10(2010)standardreferencetesttyre,inaccordancewithASTMMethodE1337-90(reapproved1996),ataspeedof64.4km/h,withoutwaterdelivery.Autonomousemergencybraking(AEB)–brakingthatisappliedautomaticallybythevehicleinresponsetothedetectionofalikelycollisiontoreducet