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Commission Regulation (EC) No 631/2009 of 22 July 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users, amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directives 2003/102/EC and 2005/66/EC

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.This Regulation lays down the technical prescriptions necessary to carry...

  3. Article 2.The tests set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC)...

  4. Article 3.Where, in the case of the tests for type-approval of...

  5. Article 4.This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day...

  6. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      1. PART I GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS

        1. 1. General

        2. 2. Definitions

          2. 2.1. ‘Bonnet leading edge height’ for any section of a vehicle...

          3. 2.2. ‘Bonnet Leading Edge Reference Line’ means the geometric trace of...

          4. 2.3. ‘Bonnet rear reference line’ means the geometric trace of the...

          5. 2.4. ‘Bumper lead’ for any longitudinal section of a vehicle means...

          6. 2.5. ‘Centre of the knee’ means the point about which the...

          7. 2.6. ‘Corner of bumper’ means the vehicle's point of contact with...

          8. 2.7. ‘Corner of frontal protection system’ means the frontal protection system's...

          9. 2.8. ‘Corner of frontal protection system leading edge’ means the frontal...

          10. 2.9. ‘Corner reference point’ means the intersection of the bonnet leading...

          11. 2.10. ‘Essential outer front end dimensions’ means solid points in space...

          12. 2.11. ‘Femur’ means all components or parts of components (including flesh,...

          13. 2.12. ‘Frontal protection system lead’ for any point on a frontal...

          14. 2.13. ‘Frontal protection system leading edge’ means the uppermost outer structure...

          15. 2.14. ‘Frontal protection system leading edge height’ for any vertical longitudinal...

          16. 2.15. ‘Frontal protection system leading edge reference line’ means the geometric...

          17. 2.16. ‘Impact point’ means the point on the vehicle where initial...

          18. 2.17. ‘Intersection of bonnet rear reference line and side reference line’....

          19. 2.18. ‘Lower bumper height’ means, at any transverse position, the vertical...

          20. 2.19. ‘Lower bumper reference line’ means a line which identifies the...

          21. 2.20. ‘Lower frontal protection system height’ means, at any transverse position,...

          22. 2.21. ‘Lower frontal protection system reference line’ means a line which...

          23. 2.22. ‘Rear windscreen reference line’ means as the geometric trace of...

          24. 2.23. ‘Side reference line’ means the geometric trace of the highest...

          25. 2.24. ‘Target point’ means the intersection of the projection of the...

          26. 2.25. ‘Third of the bonnet leading edge’ means the geometric trace...

          27. 2.26. ‘Third of the bonnet top’ means the geometric trace of...

          28. 2.27. ‘Third of the frontal protection system’ means the geometric trace...

          29. 2.28. ‘Third of the frontal protection system leading edge’ means the...

          30. 2.29. ‘Third of the bumper’ means the geometric trace between the...

          31. 2.30. ‘Tibia’ means all components or parts of components (including flesh,...

          32. 2.31. ‘Upper bumper reference line’ means a line which identifies the...

          33. 2.32. ‘Upper frontal protection system height’ means, at any transverse position,...

          34. 2.33. ‘Upper frontal protection system reference line’ means a line which...

          35. 2.34. ‘Vehicle type’ means a category of vehicles which, forward of...

          36. 2.35. ‘Wrap Around Distance’ means the geometric trace described on the...

      2. PART II VEHICLE TEST SPECIFICATIONS

        1. CHAPTER I General conditions

          1. 1. Complete vehicle

            1. 1.1. For testing on complete vehicles, the vehicles shall comply with...

              2. 1.1.1. The vehicle shall be in its normal ride attitude and...

              3. 1.1.2. All devices designed to protect vulnerable road users shall be...

              4. 1.1.3. Any vehicle component which could change shape or position, other...

          2. 2. Subsystem of vehicle

            1. 2.1. Where only a subsystem of the vehicle is supplied for...

              2. 2.1.1. All the parts of the vehicle structure, bonnet and under-bonnet...

              3. 2.1.2. The vehicle subsystem shall be securely mounted in the vehicle...

              4. 2.1.3. All devices designed to protect vulnerable road users shall be...

              5. 2.1.4. Any vehicle component which could change shape or position, other...

        2. CHAPTER II Lower legform to bumper test

          1. 1. Scope

          2. 2. General

            1. 2.1. The lower legform impactor for the bumper tests shall be...

            2. 2.2. The impactor may be propelled by an air, spring or...

          3. 3. Specification of the test

            1. 3.1. The purpose of the test is to ensure that the...

            2. 3.2. This test shall apply to vehicles with a lower bumper...

            3. 3.3. A minimum of three lower legform to bumper tests shall...

          4. 4. Test procedure

            1. 4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

              2. 4.1.1. The test impactor or at least the foam flesh shall...

              3. 4.1.2. Each test shall be completed within two hours of when...

            2. 4.2. The lower legform impactor to be used for the purposes...

            3. 4.3. The impactor shall be mounted, propelled and released as set...

            4. 4.4. The direction of the impact velocity vector shall be in...

            5. 4.5. The axis of the impactor shall be perpendicular to the...

            6. 4.6. The bottom of the impactor shall be 25 mm above...

            7. 4.7. At the time of first contact the centre line of...

            8. 4.8. During contact between the impactor and the vehicle, the impactor...

            9. 4.9. The impact velocity of the impactor when striking the bumper...

        3. CHAPTER III Upper legform to bumper test

          1. 1. Scope

          2. 2. General

            1. 2.1. The upper legform impactor for the bumper test shall be...

            2. 2.2. The impactor may be propelled by an air, spring or...

          3. 3. Specification of the test

            1. 3.1. The purpose of the test is to ensure that the...

            2. 3.2. The test shall apply to vehicles with a lower bumper...

            3. 3.3. Upper legform to bumper tests shall be carried out to...

          4. 4. Test procedure

            1. 4.1. The state of the vehicle or sub-system shall comply with...

              2. 4.1.1. The test impactor or at least the foam flesh shall...

              3. 4.1.2. Each test shall be completed within two hours of when...

            2. 4.2. The upper legform impactor to be used for the purposes...

            3. 4.3. The impactor shall be mounted, propelled and released as defined...

            4. 4.4. The direction of impact shall be parallel to the longitudinal...

            5. 4.5. The impact velocity of the upper legform impactor when striking...

        4. CHAPTER IV Upper legform to bonnet leading edge test

          1. 1. Scope

          2. 2. General

            1. 2.1. The upper legform impactor for the bonnet leading edge test...

            2. 2.2. The impactor may be propelled by an air, spring or...

          3. 3. Specification of the test

            1. 3.1. The purpose of the test is to ensure that the...

            2. 3.2. A minimum of three upper legform to bonnet leading edge...

            3. 3.3. All standard equipment fitted to the front end of the...

          4. 4. Test procedure

            1. 4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

              2. 4.1.1. The test impactor or at least the foam flesh shall...

              3. 4.1.2. Each test shall be completed within two hours of when...

            2. 4.2. The upper legform impactor to be used for the purposes...

            3. 4.3. The upper legform impactor shall be mounted and propelled as...

            4. 4.4. The upper legform impactor shall be aligned such that the...

            5. 4.5. The required impact velocity, the direction of impact and the...

            6. 4.6. Determination of vehicle shape:

              2. 4.6.1. The position of the upper bumper reference line shall be...

              3. 4.6.2. The bonnet leading edge reference line shall be determined as...

              4. 4.6.3. For the section of bonnet leading edge to be tested...

            7. 4.7. The required impact velocity and the direction of impact shall...

            8. 4.8. The total mass of the upper legform impactor includes those...

            9. 4.9. Fit the required extra weights to give the calculated value...

            10. Notes:

        5. CHAPTER V Child/small adult headform to bonnet top test

          1. 1. Scope

          2. 2. General

            1. 2.1. The headform impactor for the bonnet top test shall be...

            2. 2.2. The impactor may be propelled by an air, spring or...

          3. 3. Specification of the test

            1. 3.1. The purpose of the test is to ensure that the...

            2. 3.2. Headform impactor tests shall be to the bonnet top. A...

              2. 3.2.1. Identification of ‘HPC1000 zone’ and ‘HPC2000 zone’. The manufacturer shall...

              3. 3.2.2. Marking of the bonnet top impact area as well as...

              4. 3.2.3. The areas of ‘HPC1000 zone’ and ‘HPC2000 zone’ may consist...

              5. 3.2.4. The calculation of the surface of the impact area as...

          4. 4. Test procedure

            1. 4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

            2. 4.2. The child/small adult headform impactor to be used for the...

            3. 4.3. The impactor shall be mounted, propelled and released as defined...

            4. 4.4. For tests at the rear of the bonnet top the...

            5. 4.5. The direction of impact shall be on a vertical longitudinal...

            6. 4.6. At the time of first contact, the point of contact...

            7. 4.7. The impact velocity of the headform impactor when striking the...

              2. 4.7.1. The velocity of the headform impactor shall be measured at...

            8. 4.8. The acceleration time histories shall be recorded, and HIC shall...

        6. CHAPTER VI Adult headform to windscreen test

          1. 1. Scope

          2. 2. General

            1. 2.1. The headform impactor for the windscreen top test shall be...

            2. 2.2. The impactor may be propelled by an air, spring or...

          3. 3. Specification of the test

            1. 3.1. The purpose of the test is to ensure that the...

            2. 3.2. The adult headform impactor tests shall be to the windscreen....

          4. 4. Test procedure

            1. 4.1. The state of the vehicle or sub-system shall comply with...

            2. 4.2. The adult headform impactor to be used for the purposes...

            3. 4.3. The headform impactors shall be mounted, propelled and released as...

            4. 4.4. The direction of impact shall be on a vertical longitudinal...

            5. 4.5. At the time of first contact, the point of first...

            6. 4.6. The impact velocity of the headform impactor when striking the...

              2. 4.6.1. The velocity of the headform impactor shall be measured at...

            7. 4.7. The acceleration time histories shall be recorded, and HIC shall...

        7. CHAPTER VII Child/Small Adult and Adult headforms to bonnet top tests

          1. 1. Scope

          2. 2. General

            1. 2.1. The headform impactors for the bonnet top tests shall be...

            2. 2.2. The impactors may be propelled by an air, spring or...

          3. 3. Specification of the test

            1. 3.1. The purpose of the test is to ensure that the...

              2. 3.1.1. A minimum of nine tests shall be carried out with...

            2. 3.2. The selected test points for the child/small adult headform impactor...

            3. 3.3. The selected test points for the adult headform impactor shall...

              2. 3.3.1. The test points shall be located so that the impactor...

              3. 3.3.2. Identification of HPC1000 and HPC1700 impact zones. The manufacturer shall...

              4. 3.3.3. Marking of the bonnet top impact area as well as...

          4. 4. Test procedure

            1. 4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

            2. 4.2. The child/small adult and adult impactors to be used for...

            3. 4.3. The impactors shall be mounted, propelled and released as specified...

            4. 4.4. For tests at the rear of the bonnet top the...

              2. 4.4.1. The direction of impact shall be on a vertical longitudinal...

            5. 4.5. At the time of first contact, the point of contact...

            6. 4.6. The impact velocity of the headform impactors when striking the...

              2. 4.6.1. The velocity of the headform impactor shall be measured at...

            7. 4.7. The acceleration time histories shall be recorded, and HIC shall...

      3. PART III BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEMS SPECIFICATION

        1. 1. General

          2. 1.1. Performance characteristics for Category ‘A’ BAS systems

          3. 1.2. Performance characteristics for Category ‘B’ and Category ‘C’ BAS systems....

        2. 2. For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall...

          1. 2.1. ‘Category A Brake Assist System’ means a system which detects...

          2. 2.2. ‘Category B Brake Assist System’ means a system which detects...

          3. 2.3. ‘Category C Brake Assist System’ means a system which detects...

        3. 3. Requirements

          2. 3.1. Brake pedal force, Fp, applied at the centre of the...

          3. 3.2. Vehicle longitudinal velocity, vx;

          4. 3.3. Vehicle longitudinal acceleration, ax;

          5. 3.4. Brake temperature, Td, measured on the surface of the braking...

          6. 3.5. Brake pressure, P, where applicable;

          7. 3.6. Brake pedal travel, Sp, measured at the centre of the...

        4. 4. Measurements

          1. 4.1. The variables listed in Section 3 shall be measured by...

          2. 4.2. Accuracy of pedal force and disc temperature measurements shall be...

            2. 4.2.1. A sampling rate for data acquisition of at least 500...

            3. 4.2.2. Further details on analogue and digital data processing of the...

            4. 4.2.3. Alternative measuring methods to those referred to above may be...

        5. 5. Test Conditions

          1. 5.1. Test vehicle loading condition:

        6. 6. Test Method

          1. 6.1. The tests as described in Sections 7 and 8 shall...

          2. 6.2. The average temperature of the front brakes shall be measured,...

          3. 6.3. The braking tests shall be performed on a dry asphalt...

          4. 6.4. For the tests, the reference time, t0, is defined as...

            1. Note:

        7. 7. Assessment of the Presence of a Category ‘A’ BAS

          2. 7.1. Test 1: Reference test to determine FABS and aABS

            1. 7.1.1. The reference values FABS and aABS shall be determined in...

          3. 7.2. Test 2: For activation of BAS

            1. 7.2.1. Once an emergency braking condition has been detected, systems sensitive...

            2. 7.2.2. The performance requirements for a Category ‘A’ BAS are met...

            3. 7.2.3. FT and aT are threshold force and threshold deceleration as...

            4. 7.2.4. A straight line is drawn from the origin through the...

            5. 7.2.5. As an alternative, which can be selected by the manufacturer,...

              2. 7.2.5.1. The pressure, at which ABS cycling commences, shall be determined...

              3. 7.2.5.2. The threshold pressure PT shall be stated by the manufacturer...

              4. 7.2.5.3. Figure 1b shall be constructed in the manner set out...

          4. 7.3. Data evaluation

        8. 8. Assessment of the Presence of a Category ‘B’ BAS

          2. 8.1. Test 1: Reference test to determine FABS and aABS

            1. 8.1.1. The reference values FABS and aABS shall be determined in...

          3. 8.2. Test 2: For activation of BAS

            1. 8.2.1. The vehicle shall be driven in a straight line at...

            2. 8.2.2. In order to activate BAS the brake pedal shall be...

              2. 8.2.2.1. For category B systems, definition of the brake pedal speed...

              3. 8.2.2.2. For category C systems, definition of the input variables affecting...

            3. 8.2.3. After t = t0 + 0,8 s and until the...

            4. 8.2.4. The requirements also are considered to be met if, after...

          4. 8.3. Data evaluation

        9. 9. Assessment of the Presence of a Category ‘C’ BAS.

          1. 9.1. A Category ‘C’ BAS shall meet the test requirements of...

          2. 9.2. Data evaluation

        10. Appendix I Method for Determination of FABS and aABS

          1. 1. The brake pedal force FABS is the minimum pedal force...

          2. 2. The brake pedal shall be applied slowly (without activating the...

          3. 3. The full deceleration shall be reached within the timeframe of...

          4. 4. Five tests meeting the requirements of point 3 shall be...

          5. 5. For the determination of aABS and FABS a low-pass filter...

          6. 6. The five individual ‘deceleration versus brake pedal force’ curves are...

          7. 7. The maximum value for the vehicle deceleration is determined from...

          8. 8. All values of the ‘maF curve’ that are above 90...

          9. 9. The minimum force on the pedal (FABS, min) sufficient to...

        11. Appendix II Data Processing for BAS

          1. 1. Analogue Data processing

            1. Note:

          2. 2. Digital Data Processing

            1. 2.1. General consideration

            2. 2.2. Aliasing errors

              1. Note:

            3. 2.3. Filter phase shifts and time delays for anti-aliasing filtering

              1. Note:

            4. 2.4. Data sampling and digitising

            5. 2.5. System requirements

      4. PART IV FRONTAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS TEST SPECIFICATIONS

        1. CHAPTER I General conditions

          1. 1. Frontal Protection System as original equipment fitted to a vehicle...

            1. 1.1. The frontal protection system mounted on the vehicle shall comply...

            2. 1.2. The vehicle shall be in its normal ride attitude and...

            3. 1.3. All devices designed to protect pedestrians and other vulnerable road...

            4. 1.4. Any vehicle component that could change shape or position, such...

          2. 2. Frontal Protection System as a separate technical unit

            1. 2.1. Where only a frontal protection system is supplied for tests,...

            2. 2.2. The test may be carried out either with the frontal...

          3. 3. Information to be provided

            1. 3.1. All frontal protection systems, whether being part of the type-approval...

            2. 3.2. All frontal protection systems type-approved as separate technical units shall...

        2. CHAPTER II Lower Legform to Frontal Protection System test

          1. 1. Scope

          2. 2. General

            1. 2.1. The Lower Legform impactor for the frontal protection system tests...

            2. 2.2. In all cases the impactor may be propelled by an...

          3. 3. Specification of the test

            1. 3.1. A minimum of three Lower Legform to frontal protection system...

            2. 3.2. For vehicles with a lower frontal protection system reference line...

          4. 4. Test procedure

            1. 4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

              2. 4.1.1. The test impactor or at least the foam flesh shall...

              3. 4.1.2. Each test shall be completed within two hours of when...

            2. 4.2. The lower legform impactor is described in Section 1 of...

            3. 4.3. The impactor shall be mounted and propelled as set out...

            4. 4.4. The direction of impact shall be in the horizontal plane...

            5. 4.5. The axis of the impactor shall be perpendicular to the...

            6. 4.6. The bottom of the impactor shall be 25 mm above...

            7. 4.7. At the time of first contact the impactor shall have...

            8. 4.8. At the time of the first contact the centre line...

            9. 4.9. During contact between the impactor and the frontal protection system,...

            10. 4.10. The impact velocity of the impactor when striking the frontal...

        3. CHAPTER III Upper Legform to Frontal Protection System test

          1. 1. Scope

            1. 1.1. This test procedure shall apply to the requirements set out...

          2. 2. General

            1. 2.1. The Upper Legform impactor for tests to the frontal protection...

            2. 2.2. The impactor may be propelled by an air, spring or...

          3. 3. Specification of the test

            1. 3.1. A minimum of three Upper Legform to frontal protection system...

            2. 3.2. For vehicles with a lower frontal protection system reference line...

          4. 4. Test procedure

            1. 4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

              2. 4.1.1. The test impactor or at least the foam flesh shall...

              3. 4.1.2. Each test shall be completed within two hours of when...

            2. 4.2. The upper legform impactor is described in Section 2 of...

            3. 4.3. The impactor shall be mounted and propelled as specified in...

            4. 4.4. The direction of impact shall be parallel to the longitudinal...

            5. 4.5. The impact velocity of the impactor when striking the frontal...

        4. CHAPTER IV Upper Legform to Frontal Protection System Leading Edge test

          1. 1. Scope

            1. 1.1. This test shall apply to the requirements set out in...

          2. 2. General

            1. 2.1. The Upper Legform impactor for tests to the frontal protection...

            2. 2.2. In all cases the impactors may be propelled by an...

          3. 3. Specification of the test

            1. 3.1. A minimum of three tests shall be carried out to...

          4. 4. Test procedure

            1. 4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

              2. 4.1.1. The test impactor or at least the foam flesh shall...

              3. 4.1.2. Each test shall be completed within two hours of when...

            2. 4.2. The upper legform impactor is described in Section 2 of...

            3. 4.3. The impactor shall be mounted and propelled as specified in...

            4. 4.4. The impactor shall be aligned in such a way that...

            5. 4.5. The required impact velocity, the angle of impact and the...

            6. 4.6. The required impact velocity and the angle of impact are...

            7. 4.7. The required impactor test energy shall be determined by reference...

            8. 4.8. The total mass of the impactor includes those propulsion and...

              2. 4.8.1. Calculate the required test value of the impactor mass from:...

            9. 4.9. Fit the required extra weights to give the calculated value...

            10. Notes:

        5. CHAPTER V Child/Small Adult headform to Frontal Protection System test

          1. 1. Scope

            1. 1.1. This test procedure shall apply to the requirements set out...

          2. 2. General

            1. 2.1. The child/small adult headform impactor for the frontal protection system...

            2. 2.2. In all cases the impactors may be propelled by an...

          3. 3. Specification of the test

            1. 3.1. A minimum of three headform impact tests shall be carried...

            2. 3.2. Test points for the child/small adult headform impactor shall be...

          4. 4. Test procedure

            1. 4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

            2. 4.2. The child/small adult headform impactor is described in Section 3...

            3. 4.3. The impactor shall be mounted and propelled as specified in...

            4. 4.4. The direction of impact shall be on a vertical longitudinal...

            5. 4.5. At the time of first contact, the point of first...

            6. 4.6. The impact velocity of the impactor when striking the impact...

              2. 4.6.1. The velocity of the headform impactor shall be measured at...

            7. 4.7. The acceleration time histories shall be recorded, and HIC shall...

      5. PART V TEST IMPACTORS

        1. 1. Lower Legform impactor

          1. 1.1. The lower legform impactor shall consist of two foam-covered rigid...

          2. 1.2. The diameter of the femur and tibia shall be 70...

          3. 1.3. The mass of the femur and tibia shall be 8,6...

          4. 1.4. The moment of inertia of the femur and tibia, about...

          5. 1.5. Transducers shall be fitted to measure knee bending angle and...

          6. 1.6. A damper shall be fitted to the shear displacement system...

          7. 1.7. The instrumentation response value channel frequency class (CFC), as defined...

          8. 1.8. The impactor shall meet the certification requirements specified in Section...

            2. 1.8.1. For each test the impactor shall be fitted with new...

            3. 1.8.2. The test impactor or at least the foam flesh shall...

            4. 1.8.3. Each test shall be completed within two hours of when...

          9. 1.9. The certified impactor may be used for a maximum of...

        2. 2. Upper legform impactor

          1. 2.1. The upper legform impactor shall be rigid, foam-covered at the...

          2. 2.2. The torque limiting joint shall be set so that the...

          3. 2.3. The centre of gravity of those parts of the impactor...

          4. 2.4. The total mass of the upper legform impactor, including those...

          5. 2.5. Two load transducers shall be fitted to measure the individual...

          6. 2.6. Three strain gauges shall be located on the impactor to...

          7. 2.7. The instrumentation response value channel frequency class (CFC), as defined...

          8. 2.8. The upper legform impactor shall meet the certification requirements specified...

          9. 2.9. For each test the foam shall be two new sheets...

            2. 2.9.1. The test impactor or at least the foam flesh shall...

            3. 2.9.2. Each test shall be completed within two hours of when...

          10. 2.10. The certified impactor may be used for a maximum of...

        3. 3. Child/Small Adult headform impactor

          1. 3.1. The child/small adult headform impactor shall be a rigid sphere,...

          2. 3.2. The sphere shall be covered with a 14,0 ± 0,5...

          3. 3.3. The centre of gravity of the impactor, including instrumentation, shall...

          4. 3.4. A recess in the sphere shall allow for mounting one...

            2. 3.4.1. If three uniaxial accelerometers are used, one of the accelerometers...

            3. 3.4.2. The remaining accelerometers shall have their sensitive axes perpendicular to...

          5. 3.5. The instrumentation response value channel frequency class (CFC), as defined...

          6. 3.6. The impactor shall meet the performance requirements specified in Section...

          7. 3.7. The first natural frequency of the impactor shall be over...

        4. 4. Adult headform impactor

          1. 4.1. The adult headform impactor shall be a rigid sphere, made...

            2. 4.1.1. For the purposes of testing for compliance with Part II,...

            3. 4.1.2. For the purposes of testing for compliance with Part II,...

          2. 4.2. The sphere shall be covered with a 14,0 ± 0,5...

          3. 4.3. The centre of gravity of the impactor, including instrumentation, shall...

          4. 4.4. A recess in the sphere shall allow for mounting one...

            2. 4.4.1. If three uniaxial accelerometers are used, one of the accelerometers...

            3. 4.4.2. The remaining accelerometers shall have their sensitive axes perpendicular to...

          5. 4.5. The instrumentation response value channel frequency class (CFC), as defined...

          6. 4.6. The impactor shall meet the certification requirements specified in Section...

          7. 4.7. The first natural frequency of the impactor shall be over...

        5. Appendix I Certification of Impactors

          1. 1. Certification requirements

            1. 1.1. The impactors that are used in the tests detailed in...

          2. 2. Lower legform impactor

            1. 2.1. Static tests

              1. 2.1.1. The lower legform impactor shall meet the requirements specified in...

              2. 2.1.2. When the impactor is loaded in bending in accordance with...

              3. 2.1.3. When the impactor is loaded in shearing in accordance with...

              4. 2.1.4. The legform impactor, without foam covering and skin, shall be...

              5. 2.1.5. The impactor, without foam covering and skin, shall be mounted...

            2. 2.2. Dynamic tests

              1. 2.2.1. The lower legform impactor shall meet the requirements specified in...

                2. 2.2.1.1. The foam flesh for the test impactor shall be stored...

                3. 2.2.1.2. The test facility used for the calibration test shall have...

                4. 2.2.1.3. Each calibration shall be completed within two hours of when...

                5. 2.2.1.4. The relative humidity and temperature of the calibration area shall...

              2. 2.2.2. When the impactor is impacted by a linearly guided certification...

              3. 2.2.3. The instrumentation response value CFC, as defined in ISO 6487:2002,...

              4. 2.2.4. Test procedure

                1. 2.2.4.1. The impactor, including foam covering and skin, shall be suspended...

                2. 2.2.4.2. The certification impactor shall have a mass of 9,0 ±...

                3. 2.2.4.3. The impactor shall be certified with previously unused foam.

                4. 2.2.4.4. The impactor foam shall not be excessively handled or deformed...

                5. 2.2.4.5. The certification impactor shall be propelled horizontally at a velocity...

          3. 3. Upper legform impactor

            1. 3.1. The upper legform impactor shall meet the requirements specified in...

              2. 3.1.1. The foam flesh for the test impactor shall be stored...

              3. 3.1.2. The test facility used for the calibration test shall have...

              4. 3.1.3. Each calibration shall be completed within two hours of when...

              5. 3.1.4. The relative humidity and temperature of the calibration area shall...

            2. 3.2. Requirements

              1. 3.2.1. When the impactor is propelled into a stationary cylindrical pendulum...

              2. 3.2.2. The instrumentation response value CFC, as defined in ISO 6487:2002,...

            3. 3.3. Test procedure

              1. 3.3.1. The impactor shall be mounted to the propulsion and guidance...

              2. 3.3.2. The impactor mass shall be adjusted to give a mass...

              3. 3.3.3. The centre of gravity of those parts of the impactor...

              4. 3.3.4. The impactor shall be certified with previously unused foam.

              5. 3.3.5. The impactor foam shall not be excessively handled or deformed...

              6. 3.3.6. The impactor with the front member vertical shall be propelled...

          4. 4. Headform impactors

            1. 4.1. Performance criteria

            2. 4.2. Requirements

              1. 4.2.1. When the headform impactors are dropped from a height of...

              2. 4.2.2. The instrumentation channel frequency class (CFC) response values and channel...

              3. 4.2.3. Temperature conditions

            3. 4.3. After complying with the certification test, each headform impactor can...

            4. 4.4. Test procedure

              1. 4.4.1. The headform impactor shall be suspended from a drop rig...

              2. 4.4.2. The headform impactor shall be dropped from the specified height...

              3. 4.4.3. The headform impactor shall be dropped with the rear face...

              4. 4.4.4. The suspension of the headform impactor shall be such that...

              5. 4.4.5. The drop test shall be performed three times, with the...

            5. Notes:

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