This part describes the test devices to be used for compliance testing of motor vehicles with motor vehicle safety standards for automatic emergency braking.
The design and performance criteria specified in this part are intended to describe devices with sufficient precision such that testing performed with these test devices will produce repetitive and correlative results under similar test conditions to reflect adequately the automatic emergency braking performance of a motor vehicle.
This part does not in itself impose duties or liabilities on any person. It is a description of tools that are used in compliance tests to measure the performance of automatic emergency braking systems required by the safety standards that refer to these tools. This part is designed to be referenced by, and become part of, the test procedures specified in motor vehicle safety standards, such as 49 CFR 571.127.
All terms defined in section 30102 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (49 U.S.C. chapter 301, et seq.) are used in their statutory meaning.
Adult pedestrian test mannequin (APTM) means a test device with the appearance and radar cross section that simulates an adult pedestrian for the purpose of testing automatic emergency brake system performance.
Child pedestrian test mannequin (CPTM) means a test device with the appearance and radar cross section that stimulates a child pedestrian for the purpose of testing automatic emergency brake system performance.
Pedestrian test device(s) means an adult pedestrian test mannequin and/or a child pedestrian test mannequin.
Pedestrian test mannequin carrier means a movable platform on which an adult pedestrian test mannequin or child pedestrian test mannequin may be attached during compliance testing.
Vehicle test device means a test device that simulates a passenger vehicle for the purpose of testing automatic emergency brake system performance.
Vehicle test device carrier means a movable platform on which a lead vehicle test device may be attached during compliance testing.
Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. To enforce any edition other than that specified in this section, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) must publish notice of change in the Federal Register and the material must be available to the public. All approved material is available for inspection at NHTSA and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Contact NHTSA at: NHTSA Office of Technical Information Services, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-2588. For information on the availability of this material at NARA, visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations or email [email protected]. The material may be obtained from the source(s) in the following paragraph of this section.
(a) International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse, CP 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland; phone: + 41 22 749 01 11 fax: + 41 22 733 34 30; website: https://www.iso.org/.
(1) ISO 3668:2017(E), Paints and varnishes—Visual comparison of colour of paints, Third edition, 2017-05 (ISO 3668:2017); into § 596.7.
(2) ISO 19206-2:2018(E), Road vehicles—Test devices for target vehicles, vulnerable road users and other objects, for assessment of active safety functions—Part 2: Requirements for pedestrian targets, First edition, 2018-12 (ISO 19206-2:2018); into § 596.7.
(3) ISO 19206-3:2021(E), Test devices for target vehicles, vulnerable road users and other objects, for assessment of active safety functions—Part 3: Requirements for passenger vehicle 3D targets, First edition, 2021-05 (ISO 19206-3:2021); into § 596.10.
(4) ISO 19206-4:2020(E), Test devices for target vehicles, vulnerable road users and other objects, for assessment of active safety functions -Part 4: Requirements for bicyclist targets, First edition, 2020-11 (ISO 19206-4:2020); into § 596.7.
(b) [Reserved]