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Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 on the technical prescriptions for the implementation of Article 3 of Directive 2003/102/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the protection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users before and in the event of a collision with a motor vehicle and amending Directive 70/156/EEC (notified under document number C(2003) 5041) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/90/EC)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Article 1.The technical prescriptions necessary to carry out the tests specified...

  3. Article 2.This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2004.

  4. Article 3.This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    1. ANNEX

      CONTENTS

      1. PART I

        1. 1. General

        2. 2. Definitions

          1. 2.1. ‘Vehicle type’ means a category of vehicles which, forward of...

          2. 2.2. ‘Primary reference marks’ means holes, surfaces, marks and identification signs...

          3. 2.3. ‘Normal ride attitude’ is the vehicle attitude in running order...

          4. 2.4. ‘Ground reference level’ is the horizontal plane parallel to the...

          5. 2.5. ‘Bumper’ is the front, lower, outer structure of a vehicle....

            1. 2.5.1. ‘The upper bumper reference line’ identifies the upper limit to...

            2. 2.5.2. ‘The lower bumper reference line’ identifies the lower limit to...

            3. 2.5.3. ‘Upper bumper height’ is the vertical distance between the ground...

            4. 2.5.4. ‘Lower bumper height’ is the vertical distance between the ground...

            5. 2.5.5. ‘Corner of bumper’ is defined as the vehicle's point of...

            6. 2.5.6. ‘Third of the bumper’ is defined as the geometric trace...

          6. 2.6. ‘Bumper lead’ for any section of a car is the...

          7. 2.7. ‘Frontal upper surface’ is the outer structure that includes the...

          8. 2.8. ‘1 000 mm wrap around distance’ is the geometric trace...

          9. 2.9. ‘Bonnet top’ is the area which is bounded by (a),...

            1. 2.9.1. ‘Bonnet leading edge’ is the front upper outer structure including...

            2. 2.9.2. ‘Bonnet leading edge reference line’ is defined as the geometric...

            3. 2.9.3. ‘Bonnet leading edge height’ for any section of a car...

            4. 2.9.4. ‘Bonnet side reference line’ is defined as the geometric trace...

            5. 2.9.5. ‘Corner reference point’ is the intersection of the bonnet leading...

            6. 2.9.6. ‘Third of the bonnet leading edge’ is defined as the...

            7. 2.9.7. ‘Bonnet rear reference line’ is defined as the geometric trace...

            8. 2.9.8. ‘Third of the bonnet top’ is defined as the geometric...

            9. 2.9.9. ‘Intersection bonnet rear reference line and bonnet side reference line’...

          10. 2.10. ‘Head performance criterion (HPC)’ shall be calculated from the resultant...

          11. 2.11. ‘Windscreen’ is the frontal glazing of the vehicle which meets...

            1. 2.11.1 ‘Rear windscreen reference line’ is defined as the geometric trace...

      2. PART II

        1. CHAPTER I General conditions applicable

          1. 1. Complete vehicle

            1. 1.1. Tests on complete vehicles shall comply with the conditions detailed...

              1. 1.1.1. The vehicle shall be in its normal ride attitude and...

              2. 1.1.2. All devices designed to protect vulnerable road users shall be...

              3. 1.1.3. Any vehicle component which could change shape or position, such...

          2. 2. Subsystem of vehicle

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

              1. 2.1.1. All the parts of the vehicle structure and under bonnet...

              2. 2.1.2. The vehicle subsystem shall be securely mounted in the normal...

              3. 2.1.3. All devices designed to protect vulnerable road users shall be...

              4. 2.1.4. Any vehicle component which could change shape or position, such...

        2. CHAPTER II Lower legform to bumper tests

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

            3. 3.3. Manufacturers might apply for derogation concerning an exemption zone for...

            4. 3.4. Test method

              1. 3.4.1. Test apparatus

                1. 3.4.1.1. The lower legform impactor shall consist of two foam covered...

                2. 3.4.1.2. Transducers shall be fitted to measure knee bending angle and...

                3. 3.4.1.3. The instrumentation response value CFC, as defined in ISO 6487:2000,...

                4. 3.4.1.4. The impactor shall meet the performance requirements specified in Section...

                5. 3.4.1.5. The impactor shall be mounted, propelled and released as defined...

              2. 3.4.2. Test procedure

                1. 3.4.2.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

                2. 3.4.2.2. Tests shall be made to the bumper between the corners...

                3. 3.4.2.3. The direction of the impact velocity vector shall be in...

                4. 3.4.2.4. The bottom of the impactor shall be at ground reference...

                5. 3.4.2.5. At the time of first contact the centre line of...

                6. 3.4.2.6. During contact between the impactor and the vehicle, the impactor...

                7. 3.4.2.7. The impact velocity of the impactor when striking the bumper...

          4. 4. Lower Legform impactor

            1. 4.1. The diameter of the femur and tibia shall be 70...

            2. 4.2. The ‘centre of the knee’ is defined as the point...

            3. 4.3. The total mass of the femur and tibia shall be...

            4. 4.4. A uniaxial accelerometer shall be mounted on the non-impacted side...

            5. 4.5. The impactor shall be instrumented to measure the bending angle...

            6. 4.6. A damper shall be fitted to the shear displacement system...

        3. CHAPTER III Upper legform to bumper tests

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

            3. 3.3. Manufacturers may apply for derogation concerning an exemption zone for...

            4. 3.4. Test method

              1. 3.4.1. Test apparatus

                1. 3.4.1.1. The upper legform impactor shall be rigid, foam covered at...

                2. 3.4.1.2. Two load transducers shall be fitted to measure individually the...

                3. 3.4.1.3. The instrumentation response value CFC, as defined in ISO 6487:2000,...

                4. 3.4.1.4. The upper legform impactor shall meet the performance requirements specified...

                5. 3.4.1.5. The upper legform impactor shall be mounted and propelled as...

              2. 3.4.2. Test procedure

                1. 3.4.2.1. The state of the vehicle or sub-system shall comply with...

                2. 3.4.2.2. Tests shall be made to the bumper between the corners...

                3. 3.4.2.3. The direction of impact shall be parallel to the longitudinal...

                4. 3.4.2.4. The impact velocity of the upper legform impactor when striking...

          4. 4. Upper legform impactor

            1. 4.1. The total mass of the upper legform impactor including those...

            2. 4.2. The total mass of the front member and other components...

            3. 4.3. The foam shall be two sheets of 25 mm thick...

            4. 4.4. The front member shall be strain gauged to measure bending...

            5. 4.5. The torque limiting joint shall be set so that the...

            6. 4.6. The centre of gravity of those parts of the impactor...

            7. 4.7. The length between the load transducer centre lines shall be...

        4. CHAPTER IV Upper legform to bonnet leading edge tests

          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. 3.4. Test method

              1. 3.4.1. Test apparatus

                1. 3.4.1.1. The upper legform impactor shall be rigid, foam covered at...

                2. 3.4.1.2. The upper legform impactor mass shall be dependent upon the...

                3. 3.4.1.3. Two load transducers shall be fitted to measure individually the...

                4. 3.4.1.4. The instrumentation response value CFC, as defined in ISO 6487:2000,...

                5. 3.4.1.5. The upper legform impactor shall meet the performance requirements specified...

                6. 3.4.1.6. The upper legform impactor shall be mounted and propelled as...

              2. 3.4.2. Test procedure

                1. 3.4.2.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

                2. 3.4.2.2. Tests shall be made to the bonnet leading edge, between...

                3. 3.4.2.3. The upper legform impactor shall be aligned such that the...

                4. 3.4.2.4. The required impact velocity, the direction of impact and the...

                5. 3.4.2.5. Determination of vehicle shape:

                  1. 3.4.2.5.1. The position of the upper bumper reference line shall be...

                  2. 3.4.2.5.2. The bonnet leading edge reference line shall be determined as...

                  3. 3.4.2.5.3. For the section of bonnet leading edge to be tested...

                6. 3.4.2.6. The required impact velocity and the direction of impact shall...

                7. 3.4.2.7. The total mass of the upper legform impactor includes those...

                8. 3.4.2.8. Fit the required extra weights to give the calculated value...

          4. 4. Upper legform impactor

            1. 4.1. The total mass of the front member and other components...

            2. 4.2. The foam shall be two sheets of 25 mm thick...

            3. 4.3. The front member shall be strain gauged to measure bending...

            4. 4.4. The torque limiting joint shall be set so that the...

            5. 4.5. The centre of gravity of those parts of the impactor...

            6. 4.6. The length between the load transducer centrelines shall be 310...

          5. Notes:

            1. 1. Interpolate horizontally between curves.

            2. 2. With configurations below 20 km/h — test at 20 km/h....

            3. 3. With configurations above 40 km/h — test at 40 km/h....

            4. 4. With negative bumper leads — test as for zero bumper...

            5. 5. With bumper leads above 400 mm — test as for...

          6. Notes

            1. 1. Interpolate vertically between curves.

            2. 2. With negative bumper leads — test as for zero bumper...

            3. 3. With bumper leads above 150 mm — test as for...

            4. 4. With bonnet leading edge heights above 1 050 mm —...

          7. Notes

            1. 1. Interpolate vertically between curves.

            2. 2. With bumper leads below 50 mm — test as for...

            3. 3. With bumper leads above 350 mm — test as for...

            4. 4. With bonnet leading edge heights above 1 050 mm —...

            5. 5. With a required kinetic energy above 700 J — test...

            6. 6. With a required kinetic energy equal to or below 200...

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

          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 as...

            3. 3.3. ‘Bonnet top zone A’ and ‘bonnet top zone B’

              1. 3.3.1. The manufacturer shall identify the zones of the bonnet top...

              2. 3.3.2. Marking of the ‘bonnet top’ impact area as well as...

              3. 3.3.3. The areas of ‘bonnet top zone A’ and ‘bonnet top...

              4. 3.3.4. The calculation of the surface of the impact area as...

            4. 3.4. Test method

              1. 3.4.1. Test apparatus

                1. 3.4.1.1. The child/small adult headform impactor shall be a rigid sphere...

                2. 3.4.1.2. One triaxial (or three uniaxial) accelerometer shall be mounted in...

                3. 3.4.1.3. The instrumentation response value CFC, as defined in ISO 6487:2000,...

                4. 3.4.1.4. The child/small adult headform impactor shall meet the performance requirements...

                5. 3.4.1.5. The headform impactor shall be mounted, propelled and released as...

              2. 3.4.2. Test procedure

                1. 3.4.2.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

                2. 3.4.2.2. Tests shall be made to the bonnet top within the...

                3. 3.4.2.3. A child/small adult headform impactor as defined in paragraph 3.4.1...

                4. 3.4.2.4. The direction of impact shall be in the fore and...

                5. 3.4.2.5. At the time of first contact, the point of first...

                6. 3.4.2.6. The impact velocity of the headform impactor when striking the...

          4. 4. Child/small adult headform impactor

            1. 4.1. The child/small adult headform impactor is a sphere made of...

            2. 4.2. The sphere shall be covered with a 13,9 ± 0,5...

            3. 4.3. The centre of gravity of the child/small adult headform impactor,...

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

              1. 4.4.1. One of the accelerometers shall have its sensitive axis perpendicular...

              2. 4.4.2. The remaining accelerometers shall have their sensitive axes perpendicular to...

        6. CHAPTER VI Adult headform to windscreen tests

          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....

            3. 3.3. Within the area described in point 3.2 all areas are...

            4. 3.4. Test method

              1. 3.4.1. Test apparatus

                1. 3.4.1.1. The adult headform impactor shall be a rigid sphere fitted...

                2. 3.4.1.2. One triaxial (or three uniaxial) accelerometer shall be mounted in...

                3. 3.4.1.3. The instrumentation response value CFC, as defined in ISO 6487:2000,...

                4. 3.4.1.4. The headform impactors shall meet the performance requirements specified in...

                5. 3.4.1.5. The headform impactors shall be mounted, propelled and released as...

              2. 3.4.2. Test procedure

                1. 3.4.2.1. The state of the vehicle or sub-system shall comply with...

                2. 3.4.2.2. Tests shall be made to the windscreen within the boundaries...

                3. 3.4.2.3. An adult headform impactor as defined in point 3.4.1 shall...

                4. 3.4.2.4. The direction of impact shall be in the fore and...

                5. 3.4.2.5. At the time of first contact, the point of first...

                6. 3.4.2.6. The impact velocity of the headform impactor when striking the...

          4. 4. Adult headform inpactor

            1. 4.1. The adult headform impactor is a sphere made of aluminium...

            2. 4.2. The sphere shall be covered with a 13,9 ± 0,5...

            3. 4.3. The centre of gravity of the adult headform impactor, including...

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

              1. 4.4.1. One of the accelerometers shall have its sensitive axis perpendicular...

              2. 4.4.2. The remaining accelerometers shall have their sensitive axes perpendicular to...

        7. CHAPTER VII Child and adult headform 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. 3.2. Headform impactor tests shall be to the bonnet top as...

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

            4. 3.4. Test method

              1. 3.4.1. Test apparatus

                1. 3.4.1.1. The adult and child headform impactors shall be rigid spheres...

                2. 3.4.1.2. One triaxial (or three uniaxial) accelerometer shall be mounted in...

                3. 3.4.1.3. The instrumentation response value CFC, as defined in ISO 6487:2000,...

                4. 3.4.1.4. The headform impactors shall meet the performance requirements specified in...

                5. 3.4.1.5. The headform impactors shall be mounted, propelled and released as...

              2. 3.4.2. Test procedure

                1. 3.4.2.1. The state of the vehicle or subsystem shall comply with...

                2. 3.4.2.2. Tests shall be made to the bonnet top within the...

                3. 3.4.2.3. A child headform impactor as defined in point 3.4.1 shall...

                4. 3.4.2.4. An adult headform impactor as defined in point 3.4.1 shall...

                5. 3.4.2.5. The direction of impact shall be in the fore and...

                6. 3.4.2.6. At the time of first contact, the point of first...

                7. 3.4.2.7. The impact velocity of the headform impactors when striking the...

          4. 4. Headform impactors

            1. 4.1. Adult headform impactor

              1. 4.1.1. The adult headform impactor is a sphere made of aluminium...

              2. 4.1.2. The sphere shall be covered with a 13,9 ± 0,5...

              3. 4.1.3. The centre of gravity of the adult headform impactor, including...

              4. 4.1.4. A recess in the sphere shall allow for mounting one...

                1. 4.1.4.1. One of the accelerometers shall have its sensitive axis perpendicular...

                2. 4.1.4.2. The remaining accelerometers shall have their sensitive axes perpendicular to...

            2. 4.2. Child headform impactor

              1. 4.2.1. The child headform impactor is a sphere made of aluminium...

              2. 4.2.2. The sphere shall be covered with a 11,0 ± 0,5...

              3. 4.2.3. The centre of gravity of the child headform impactor, including...

              4. 4.2.4. A recess in the sphere shall allow for mounting one...

                1. 4.2.4.1. One of the accelerometers shall have its sensitive axis perpendicular...

                2. 4.2.4.2. The remaining accelerometers shall have their sensitive axes perpendicular to...

  6. ATTACHMENTS

    1. Appendix I CERTIFICATION OF IMPACTORS

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