OPINION OF THE COMMISSION pursuant to Article 189 b (2) (d) of the EC Treaty, on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council's common position regarding the proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE Relating to The Front-Impact Resistance of Motor Vehicles and Amending Directive 70/156/EEC
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 04. 11. 1996 COM(96) 541 final 94/0323 (COD) OPINION OF THE COMMISSION pursuant to Article 189 b (2) (d) of the EC Treaty, on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council's common position regarding the proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE Relating to The Front-Impact Resistance of Motor Vehicles and Amending Directive 70/156/EEC AMENDING THE PROPOSAL OF THE COMMISSION pursuant to Article 189 a (2) of the EC Treaty 1. BACKGROUND 1. 1 Obj ective-TDf the proposal Thé reduction of the number of people killed or seriously injured in road accidents by the introduction of new standards for the frontal impact resistance of passenger cars. The new test procedure would be mandatory for new vehicle types approved after 1 October 1998 and would apply to all new vehicles registered after 1' October 2003. Commission original proposal Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee 13. 12. 94 "05. 07. 95 Opinion of the European Parliament on first reading * 12. 07. 95 The Parliament rejected the first stage of the two-stage approach proposed by the Commission in favour of a single phase based on the offset deformable barrier test. A series of amendments supplied technical details of the test which were not available to the Commission at the time of drafting the original proposal. The Commission accepted almost all the amendments. Commission amended proposal (COM(95) 510) Adoption of the Common Position 27. 11. 95 28. 05. 96 The Council accepted the amended proposal of the Commission and made a number of changes to both the articles and technical annexes, further improving the precision of the text. In particular an appendix was added to Annex II to provide a certification procedure for the ankle joint of the test dummy. 1. 2 1. 3 1. 4 1. 5 1. 6 1. 7 Commission response to the Common Position 13. 06. 96 -2r 2. 2. 1 2. 2 2. 3 3. 3. 1 3. 2 POSITION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - SECOND READING The Parliament at its plenary session in September 1996 accepted the substance of the Common Position but added the 13 amendments recommended by the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy (EMAC). These amendments concerned the technical details of the new Appendix 7, updating in respect of further research by the European Experimental Vehicles Committee (EEVC). The Rapporteur for EMAC indicated that the Commission might wish to place a reserve on some of the figures in the amendments tabled. The Commission, in accepting the amendments in principle, stated that if further changes to the technical details should be required, these could be incorporated either by agreement between the Institutions or via the Committee for Adaptation to Technical Progress. COMMISSION POSITION The Commission can accept all 13 amendments since they improve further the precision and practicability of the procedure for certification of the ankle of the test dummy. The Commission also notes that the amendments are based on the ongoing research of the European Experimental Vehicles Committee. In the light of the final report of this Committee, the Commission will, in due time, amend certain technical details of Appendix 7 through the procedure of Adaptation to Technical Progress. Amended Proposal For A Directive of The European Parliament And Of The Council Relating to The Front-Impact Resistance of Motor Vehicles and Amending Directive 70/156/EEC (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 189A(2) of the EC Treaty) 2 & v j- 1. Annex II Appendix 7 § 1. 4. 1 Common Position Amended Proposal 1. 4. 1 When each tibia is impacted at 2. 1 ± 0. 3 m/s in accordance with paragraph 1. 3, the impact force, the which is the mass pendulum deceleration, shall be 5 ± 1 kN. the product of and 1. 4. 1 When each tibia is impacted at 2. 1 ± 0. 03 m/s in accordance with paragraph 1. 3, the impact force, the is which the mass pendulum deceleration, shall be 2. 3 ± 0. 3 kN. the product of and 2. Annex II Appendix 7 § 2. 2 Common Position Amended Proposal 2. 2 2. 2 The complete Hybrid III lower leg assembly, left (86-5001-001) and right (86-5001-002) shall be used, including the knee assembly. The load cell simulator (78051-319 Rev A) shall be used to secure the knee-cap assembly (78051-319 Rev B) to the test fixture. (86-5001-002), The complete Hybrid III lower leg assembly, left (86-5001-001) and right equipped with the foot and ankle assembly, left (78051-614) and right (78051- 615), shall be used, including the knee assembly. The load cell simulator (78051-319 Rev A) shall be used to secure the knee cap assembly (78051-319 Rev B) to the test fixture. 3. Annex II Appendix 7 § 2. 3. 2 a (new) Common Position Amended Proposal 2. 3. 2 a Align the impactor accelerometer with its sensitive axis parallel to the direction of impact at contact with the foot. 4. Annex II Appendix 7 § 2. 3. 3 Common Position Amended Proposal 2. 3. 3 Mount the leg assembly to the fixture shown in Figure 2. The test fixture shall be rigidly secured to prevent movement during impact. The centre line of the femur load cell simulator (78051-319) shall be vertical ±0. 5°. The lower leg shall rest on a rigid horizontal platform. Adjust the mount such that the calf of the leg is 10 ± 5 mm. above the surface and the heel rests on a flat, low-friction (PTFE sheet) surface. Set the ankle joint to 90°. Adjust the knee and ankle joint to 1. 5 ± 0. 5 g range before each test. 2. 3. 3 Mount the leg assembly prevent movement to the fixture shown in Figure la. The test fixture shall be rigidly secured to during impact. The centre line of the femur load cell simulator (78051- 319) shall be vertical ± 0. 5°. Adjust the mount such that the line joining the knee clevis joint and the ankle attachment bolt are horizontal ± 3° with the heel resting on a two sheets of (PTFE) material. Ensure that the tibia flesh is located towards the knee end of the tibia. Adjust the ankle such that the plane of the underside of the foot is vertical ± 3°. Adjust the knee and ankle joint to 1. 5 ± 0. 5 g range before each test. friction low 5. Annex II Appendix 7 § 2. 3. 4 Common Position Amended Proposal 2. 3. 4 impact impact. The rigid impactor shall have a mass of 1. 25 ± 0. 05 kg including instrumentation. The impact face shall be a cylinder of radius 25 ± 1 mm mounted with its longitudinal axis horizontal and perpendicular to The the direction of pendulum the shall underside of the foot, at a distance of 185 ±2 mm from the base of the heel resting on the rigid horizontal platform, so that the longitudinal centre line of the pendulum arm falls within 1 ° of a vertical line at The impactor shall be impact. significant exclude to guided lateral, rotational or vertical movement at time-zero. 2. 3. 4 the support arm impactor comprises a The rigid horizontal cylinder diameter-50 ± 2 mm and a pendulum support arm diameter 19 ± 1 mm (Figure 3a). The cylinder has a mass of 1,25 ± 0. 02 kg including instrumentation and any part of the support arm within the cylinder. The pendulum arm has a mass of 285 ± 5 g. The mass of any rotating part of the axle is to which attached should not be greater than 100 g. The length between the the central horizontal axis of impactor cylinder and the axis of rotation of the whole pendulum shall be 1250 ± 1 mm. The impact its cylinder longitudinal axis horizontal and perpendicular to the direction of impact. The pendulum shall impact the underside of the foot, at a distance of 185 ±2 mm from the base of the heel resting on the rigid the horizontal platform, so longitudinal centre the pendulum arm falls within 1° of a The vertical impactor shall be guided to exclude significant or lateral, rotational movement at time-zero. is mounted with that line of line at vertical impact. - 6- 6. Annex II Appendix 7 § 2. 4. 1 Common Position Amended Proposal is 2. 4. 1 When the ball of each foot in impacted at 6. 7 ± 0. 2 m/s accordance with Paragraph 2. 3, the maximum tibia bending moment about the y-axis (My) shall be between 180 and 220 Nm. is 2. 4. 1 When the ball of each foot in impacted at 6. 7 ± 0. 2 m/s accordance with Paragraph 2. 3, the maximum tibia bending moment about the y-axis (My) shall be between 100 Nm and 140 Nm. 7. Annex II Appendix 7 § 3. 2 Common Position Amended Proposal 1. 2 3. 2 The complete Hybrid III lower leg assembly, left (86-5001-001) and right (86-5001-002) shall be used, including the knee assembly. The load cell simulator (78051-319 Rev A) shall be used to secure the knee cap assembly (78051-16 Rev B) to the test fixture. The complete Hybrid III lower leg assembly, left (86-5001-001) and right (86-5001-002), equipped with the foot and ankle assembly, left (78051-614) and right (78051-615) shall be used, including the knee assembly. The load cell simulator (78051-319 Rev A) shall be used to assembly secure (78051-16 Rev B) test the fixture. the knee-cap to 8. Annex II Appendix 7 § 3. 3. 4 Common Position Amended Proposal 3. 3. 4 Mount the leg assembly to the fixture shown in Figure 1. The test fixture shall be rigidly secured to prevent movement during impact. The centre line of the femur load cell simulator (78051-319) shall be vertical ± 0. 5°. The lower leg shall rest on a rigid horizontal platform. Adjust the mount such that the calf of the leg is 10 ± 5 mm above the • surface and the heel rests on a flat, low-friction (PTFE sheet) surface. Set the ankle joint to 90°. Adjust the knee and ankle joint to 1. 5 ± 0. 5 g range before each test. 3. 3. 4 Mount the leg assembly prevent movement to the fixture shown in Figure lh. The test fixture shall be rigidly secured to during impact. The centre line of the femur load cell simulator (78051- 319) shall be vertical ± 0. 5°. Adjust the mount such that the line joining the knee clevis joint and the ankle attachment bolt is horizontal ± 3° with the heel resting two sheets of low (PTFE) material. Ensure that the tibia flesh is located towards the knee end of the tibia. Adjust the ankle such that the plane of the underside of the foot is vertical ± 3°. _Adjust the knee and ankle joint to 1. 5 ± 0. 5 g range before each test. friction 9. Annex II Appendix 7 § 3. 3. 5 Common Position Amended Proposal 3. 3. 5 impact impact. The rigid impactor shall have a mass of 1. 25 ± 0. 05 kg including instrumentation. The impact face shall be a cylinder of radius 25 ± 1 mm mounted with its longitudinal axis horizontal and perpendicular to The the direction of pendulum the shall underside of the foot, at a distance of 62 ± 2 mm from the base of the heel resting on the rigid horizontal platform, so that the longitudinal centre line of the pendulum arm falls within 1 ° of a vertical line at The impactor shall be impact. exclude significant to guided lateral, rotational or vertical movement at time-zero. 3. 3. 5 the support arm The rigid impactor comprises a horizontal cylinder diameter 50 ± 2 mm and a pendulum support arm diameter 19 ± 1 mm (Figure 3a). The cylinder has a mass of 1,25 ± 0. 02 kg including instrumentation and any part of the support arm within the cylinder. The pendulum arm has a mass of 285 ± 5 g. The mass of any rotating part of the axle to which is attached should not be greater than 100 g. The length between the central horizontal axis of the impactor cylinder and the axis of rotation of the whole pendulum shall be 1250 ± 1 mm. The impact cylinder its longitudinal axis horizontal and perpendicular to the direction of impact. The pendulum shall impact the underside of the foot, at a distance of 62 ± 2 mm from the base of the heel resting on the rigid horizontal platform, so the the longitudinal centre pendulum arm falls within 1° of a vertical The impactor shall be guided to exclude significant or lateral, rotational movement at time-zero. is mounted with that line of line at vertical impact. 10. Annex II Appendix 7 § 3. 4. 1 Common Position Amended Proposal. 4. 1 When the heel of each foot is impacted at 4. 4 ± 0. 2 m/s in accordance with Paragraph 3. 3, the impact force, which is the product of the pendulum mass and the deceleration, shall be 5 ± 1. 0 kN. is 3. 4. 1 When the heel of each foot impacted at 4. 4 ± 0. 2 m/s in accordance with Paragraph 3. 3, the acceleration impactor maximum shall be 340 +/- 50 g. Figure la Upper Foot Impact Test - Test Setup Specification vertical plane 1250 ± 1mm 1. 25 ±0,05 kg 185 ± 2mm two layers of low friction material L L l. l - t - U l - L. C H _ U. LU L L L L L L L L L L L L L L Lj •* ' <•» ' * *" ii • i ' ' horizontal plane - f c- Figure 1 b Lower Foot Impact Test - Test Setup Specification vertical plane i 1250 ± 1mm ij ' 1,25 ±0,05 kg 62 ± 2mm rLLLLJLLCLLLLLLLL4 hbtbLbLbbLhbLub tLLLLLLLL. CCLLCLL< L L L L L L L L L L L L L L Ul two layers of low fnction material horizonta plane - 1 1- MATERIAL: ALUMINIUM ALLOY MASS OF ARM: 285 ± S 9 MASS OF IMPACT CYLINDER: 1250 ± 2 0Q 19 + 1 mrnQ/D TUBE x 1. 6mm WALL < z ->. o E E m (N s-> ACCELEROMETER LOW FRICTION BEARING c 0) PENDULUM IMPACTOR ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 541 final DOCUMENTS EN 07 15 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-546-EN-C ISBN 92-78-10708-5 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg - '15-