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A Comprehensive Overview of the Pedestrian Protection Requirements and Test Methodology
Technical Paper
2010-01-1012
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
Pedestrian safety and countermeasure design are a growing concern amongst the safety testing community, vehicle manufacturers, and government legislators. There are a number of work groups and recommended procedures under review. Universally, each of the proposed methodologies consists of a three part series to evaluate the following: lower leg to bumper, the upper leg to the bumper or bonnet leading edge, and the head to the bonnet or windscreen. The specific requirements relating to the injury criteria for each of these test phases have been the subject of much discussion and have underwent several revisions among a variety of worldwide publications. However, laboratory demonstrations will conclude that general test practices with attention to several critical steps can satisfy each of the proposed methods. This document will discuss the current pedestrian protection testing requirements, methodology, and associated equipment; as well as provide insight into some of the more challenging aspects of the test execution.
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Whiteside, D., "A Comprehensive Overview of the Pedestrian Protection Requirements and Test Methodology," SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-1012, 2010, https://doi.org/10.4271/2010-01-1012.Also In
Safety Test Methodology and Structural Crashworthiness and Occupant Safety, 2010
Number: SP-2271; Published: 2010-04-13
Number: SP-2271; Published: 2010-04-13
References
- EEVC Working Group 17 Report: Improved Test Methods to Evaluate Pedestrian Protection Afforded by Passenger Cars December 1998 September 2002
- European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) Pedestrian Testing Protocol February 2009
- Global Technical Regulation No. 9 Pedestrian Safety, Established in the Global Registry 12 November 2008
- Regulation (EC) No. 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 January 2009 Type-Approval of Motor Vehicles with Regard to the Protection of Pedestrians and Other Vulnerable Road Users
- Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Parts 400 to 599 October 1 2009
- Empirical Rule http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68-95-99.7_rule
- TRL Pedestrian Lower Legform Impactor User Manual TRL Limited July 2008
- Teleconference with Brian Hardy of TRL 9 15 2009