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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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Article 1.This Regulation lays down the technical prescriptions necessary to carry...
Article 2.The tests set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC)...
Article 3.Where, in the case of the tests for type-approval of...
Article 4.This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day...
PART I GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND DEFINITIONS
2.1. ‘Bonnet leading edge height’ for any section of a vehicle...
2.2. ‘Bonnet Leading Edge Reference Line’ means the geometric trace of...
2.3. ‘Bonnet rear reference line’ means the geometric trace of the...
2.4. ‘Bumper lead’ for any longitudinal section of a vehicle means...
2.5. ‘Centre of the knee’ means the point about which the...
2.6. ‘Corner of bumper’ means the vehicle's point of contact with...
2.7. ‘Corner of frontal protection system’ means the frontal protection system's...
2.8. ‘Corner of frontal protection system leading edge’ means the frontal...
2.9. ‘Corner reference point’ means the intersection of the bonnet leading...
2.10. ‘Essential outer front end dimensions’ means solid points in space...
2.11. ‘Femur’ means all components or parts of components (including flesh,...
2.12. ‘Frontal protection system lead’ for any point on a frontal...
2.13. ‘Frontal protection system leading edge’ means the uppermost outer structure...
2.14. ‘Frontal protection system leading edge height’ for any vertical longitudinal...
2.15. ‘Frontal protection system leading edge reference line’ means the geometric...
2.16. ‘Impact point’ means the point on the vehicle where initial...
2.17. ‘Intersection of bonnet rear reference line and side reference line’....
2.18. ‘Lower bumper height’ means, at any transverse position, the vertical...
2.19. ‘Lower bumper reference line’ means a line which identifies the...
2.20. ‘Lower frontal protection system height’ means, at any transverse position,...
2.21. ‘Lower frontal protection system reference line’ means a line which...
2.22. ‘Rear windscreen reference line’ means as the geometric trace of...
2.23. ‘Side reference line’ means the geometric trace of the highest...
2.24. ‘Target point’ means the intersection of the projection of the...
2.25. ‘Third of the bonnet leading edge’ means the geometric trace...
2.26. ‘Third of the bonnet top’ means the geometric trace of...
2.27. ‘Third of the frontal protection system’ means the geometric trace...
2.28. ‘Third of the frontal protection system leading edge’ means the...
2.29. ‘Third of the bumper’ means the geometric trace between the...
2.30. ‘Tibia’ means all components or parts of components (including flesh,...
2.31. ‘Upper bumper reference line’ means a line which identifies the...
2.32. ‘Upper frontal protection system height’ means, at any transverse position,...
2.33. ‘Upper frontal protection system reference line’ means a line which...
2.34. ‘Vehicle type’ means a category of vehicles which, forward of...
2.35. ‘Wrap Around Distance’ means the geometric trace described on the...
PART II VEHICLE TEST SPECIFICATIONS
CHAPTER II Lower legform to bumper test
4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...
4.2. The lower legform impactor to be used for the purposes...
4.3. The impactor shall be mounted, propelled and released as set...
4.4. The direction of the impact velocity vector shall be in...
4.5. The axis of the impactor shall be perpendicular to the...
4.8. During contact between the impactor and the vehicle, the impactor...
4.9. The impact velocity of the impactor when striking the bumper...
CHAPTER III Upper legform to bumper test
4.1. The state of the vehicle or sub-system shall comply with...
4.2. The upper legform impactor to be used for the purposes...
4.3. The impactor shall be mounted, propelled and released as defined...
4.4. The direction of impact shall be parallel to the longitudinal...
4.5. The impact velocity of the upper legform impactor when striking...
CHAPTER IV Upper legform to bonnet leading edge test
4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...
4.2. The upper legform impactor to be used for the purposes...
4.3. The upper legform impactor shall be mounted and propelled as...
4.4. The upper legform impactor shall be aligned such that the...
4.5. The required impact velocity, the direction of impact and the...
4.7. The required impact velocity and the direction of impact shall...
4.8. The total mass of the upper legform impactor includes those...
4.9. Fit the required extra weights to give the calculated value...
CHAPTER V Child/small adult headform to bonnet top test
4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...
4.2. The child/small adult headform impactor to be used for the...
4.3. The impactor shall be mounted, propelled and released as defined...
4.5. The direction of impact shall be on a vertical longitudinal...
4.7. The impact velocity of the headform impactor when striking the...
4.8. The acceleration time histories shall be recorded, and HIC shall...
CHAPTER VI Adult headform to windscreen test
4.1. The state of the vehicle or sub-system shall comply with...
4.2. The adult headform impactor to be used for the purposes...
4.3. The headform impactors shall be mounted, propelled and released as...
4.4. The direction of impact shall be on a vertical longitudinal...
4.6. The impact velocity of the headform impactor when striking the...
4.7. The acceleration time histories shall be recorded, and HIC shall...
CHAPTER VII Child/Small Adult and Adult headforms to bonnet top tests
4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...
4.2. The child/small adult and adult impactors to be used for...
4.3. The impactors shall be mounted, propelled and released as specified...
4.6. The impact velocity of the headform impactors when striking the...
4.7. The acceleration time histories shall be recorded, and HIC shall...
PART III BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEMS SPECIFICATION
2. For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall...
7. Assessment of the Presence of a Category ‘A’ BAS
7.2. Test 2: For activation of BAS
7.2.1. Once an emergency braking condition has been detected, systems sensitive...
7.2.2. The performance requirements for a Category ‘A’ BAS are met...
7.2.3. FT and aT are threshold force and threshold deceleration as...
7.2.4. A straight line is drawn from the origin through the...
7.2.5. As an alternative, which can be selected by the manufacturer,...
Appendix I Method for Determination of FABS and aABS
2. The brake pedal shall be applied slowly (without activating the...
3. The full deceleration shall be reached within the timeframe of...
4. Five tests meeting the requirements of point 3 shall be...
5. For the determination of aABS and FABS a low-pass filter...
6. The five individual ‘deceleration versus brake pedal force’ curves are...
7. The maximum value for the vehicle deceleration is determined from...
9. The minimum force on the pedal (FABS, min) sufficient to...
PART IV FRONTAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS TEST SPECIFICATIONS
CHAPTER II Lower Legform to Frontal Protection System test
4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...
4.2. The lower legform impactor is described in Section 1 of...
4.3. The impactor shall be mounted and propelled as set out...
4.4. The direction of impact shall be in the horizontal plane...
4.5. The axis of the impactor shall be perpendicular to the...
4.7. At the time of first contact the impactor shall have...
4.9. During contact between the impactor and the frontal protection system,...
4.10. The impact velocity of the impactor when striking the frontal...
CHAPTER III Upper Legform to Frontal Protection System test
4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...
4.2. The upper legform impactor is described in Section 2 of...
4.3. The impactor shall be mounted and propelled as specified in...
4.4. The direction of impact shall be parallel to the longitudinal...
4.5. The impact velocity of the impactor when striking the frontal...
CHAPTER IV Upper Legform to Frontal Protection System Leading Edge test
4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...
4.2. The upper legform impactor is described in Section 2 of...
4.3. The impactor shall be mounted and propelled as specified in...
4.5. The required impact velocity, the angle of impact and the...
4.6. The required impact velocity and the angle of impact are...
4.7. The required impactor test energy shall be determined by reference...
4.8. The total mass of the impactor includes those propulsion and...
4.9. Fit the required extra weights to give the calculated value...
CHAPTER V Child/Small Adult headform to Frontal Protection System test
4.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...
4.2. The child/small adult headform impactor is described in Section 3...
4.3. The impactor shall be mounted and propelled as specified in...
4.4. The direction of impact shall be on a vertical longitudinal...
4.6. The impact velocity of the impactor when striking the impact...
4.7. The acceleration time histories shall be recorded, and HIC shall...
1.1. The lower legform impactor shall consist of two foam-covered rigid...
1.5. Transducers shall be fitted to measure knee bending angle and...
1.6. A damper shall be fitted to the shear displacement system...
1.7. The instrumentation response value channel frequency class (CFC), as defined...
1.8. The impactor shall meet the certification requirements specified in Section...
2.1. The upper legform impactor shall be rigid, foam-covered at the...
2.3. The centre of gravity of those parts of the impactor...
2.4. The total mass of the upper legform impactor, including those...
2.5. Two load transducers shall be fitted to measure the individual...
2.6. Three strain gauges shall be located on the impactor to...
2.7. The instrumentation response value channel frequency class (CFC), as defined...
2.8. The upper legform impactor shall meet the certification requirements specified...
2.10. The certified impactor may be used for a maximum of...
3. Child/Small Adult headform impactor
3.1. The child/small adult headform impactor shall be a rigid sphere,...
3.3. The centre of gravity of the impactor, including instrumentation, shall...
3.5. The instrumentation response value channel frequency class (CFC), as defined...
3.6. The impactor shall meet the performance requirements specified in Section...
3.7. The first natural frequency of the impactor shall be over...
4.1. The adult headform impactor shall be a rigid sphere, made...
4.3. The centre of gravity of the impactor, including instrumentation, shall...
4.5. The instrumentation response value channel frequency class (CFC), as defined...
4.6. The impactor shall meet the certification requirements specified in Section...
4.7. The first natural frequency of the impactor shall be over...
Appendix I Certification of Impactors
2.1.1. The lower legform impactor shall meet the requirements specified in...
2.1.2. When the impactor is loaded in bending in accordance with...
2.1.3. When the impactor is loaded in shearing in accordance with...
2.1.4. The legform impactor, without foam covering and skin, shall be...
2.1.5. The impactor, without foam covering and skin, shall be mounted...
2.2.1. The lower legform impactor shall meet the requirements specified in...
2.2.2. When the impactor is impacted by a linearly guided certification...
2.2.3. The instrumentation response value CFC, as defined in ISO 6487:2002,...
2.2.4.1. The impactor, including foam covering and skin, shall be suspended...
2.2.4.2. The certification impactor shall have a mass of 9,0 ±...
2.2.4.3. The impactor shall be certified with previously unused foam.
2.2.4.4. The impactor foam shall not be excessively handled or deformed...
2.2.4.5. The certification impactor shall be propelled horizontally at a velocity...
3.1. The upper legform impactor shall meet the requirements specified in...
3.3.1. The impactor shall be mounted to the propulsion and guidance...
3.3.2. The impactor mass shall be adjusted to give a mass...
3.3.3. The centre of gravity of those parts of the impactor...
3.3.4. The impactor shall be certified with previously unused foam.
3.3.5. The impactor foam shall not be excessively handled or deformed...
3.3.6. The impactor with the front member vertical shall be propelled...
4.3. After complying with the certification test, each headform impactor can...
4.4.1. The headform impactor shall be suspended from a drop rig...
4.4.2. The headform impactor shall be dropped from the specified height...
4.4.3. The headform impactor shall be dropped with the rear face...
4.4.4. The suspension of the headform impactor shall be such that...
4.4.5. The drop test shall be performed three times, with the...
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