Progress report submitted by the chair of the Informal Group on the Phase 2 development of the pedestrian safety GTR.

US NHTSA initial observations on the proposal from the EC to amend GTR No. 9 with regard to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures pending ongoing research in the United States.

Working draft text prepared by the chairman and vice-chairman of the informal working group on the Global Technical Regulation No. 9 (Pedestrian safety)-Phase 2 proposing the use of a flexible pedestrian lower legform impactor (Flex-PLI) in GTR 9.

Proposal to transpose the front and rear ride heights and vehicle attitude tolerances from the repealed 2004/90/EC into GTR No. 9 preamble and proposal for supplement 1 of UN-R127

Initial comments of OICA representatives to the 5th GTR9-Phase 2 informal group meeting in response to the BASt presentation on the verification of Draft FlexPLI prototype impactor limits and application to FlexPLI serial production level.

Verification of draft FlexPLI prototype impactor limits and their application to FlexPLI serial production level.

Information on vehicle data used in NHTSA FlexPLI and EEVC pedestrian impactor studies.

German cost-benefit estimation for FlexPLI introduction.

- Current TEG Proposal (TEG-128)
- ACEA Proposal
- Justification / Comments
- Further Steps

Working draft of the amendment to the pedestrian safety GTR that would enable the use of the flexible pedestrian lower legform impactor.

Updated terms of reference as of the fifth GTR 9-Phase 2 informal group session.

JAMA responses to NHTSA questions from the fourth GTR 9-Phase 2 informal group session.

JAMA response to NHTSA question at the fourth GTR 9-Phase 2 informal group meeting requesting that labs test the Flex-PLI tool against “aggressive points on larger vehicles to see how well FlexPLI holds up”.

JAMA response to NHTSA question from the previous GTR 9-Phase 2 informal group session providing repeatability data from FlexPLI testing.

JASIC response to NHTSA request for experimental validation of model results of the JASIC/JARI CAE correlation study evaluating upper body mass effects in high bumper impacts.

Comparison of the FlexPLI results against the European Enhanced Vehicle-Safety Committee lower legform impactor (EEVC LFI) for same vehicles in response to NHTSA request from fourth GTR9 Phase 2 informal group session.

Additional analysis on cost reduction due to tibia fracture mitigation and on vehicle countermeasure costs.

Japan analysis of moving ram test equipment, assessment of friction impact on test results for labs using inverse test rig, and recommendation for guidance note in PADI.

Presentation of results from Korean testing of the FlexPLI pedestrian lower legform tool.

Bumper Test Area task force under the Pedestrian Safety informal group.

Pedestrian safety Flex-PLI dynamic test instructions.

Pedestrian Injuries By Source: Serious and Disabling Injuries in US and European Cases, Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine paper by Ann Mallory (Transportation Research Center Inc.), Rikard Fredriksson and Erik Rosén (Autoliv Research), and Bruce Donnelly (NHTSA).

Copy of the report presented to WP.29 in November (informal document WP.29-158-28)

Proposal from the EC to amend GTR No. 9 with regard to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures.

Presentation overviewing BASt tests carried out on Flex-PLI prototype and series production legform impactors.

Copy of the progress report presented to the World Forum in June 2012.

Presentation on German accident data for pedestrian injuries.

Schedule for evaluation testing of the Flexible Pedestrian Lower Legform Impactor.

Comparison of the Flex PLI and the European Enhanced Vehicle Safety Committee legform impactors.

Revised presentation of German motor-vehicle accident data concerning pedestrian injuries.

Presentation by Honda Motor Co. from the 2012 conference organized by the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury (IRCOBI).

Presentation on Flex PLI tests carried out by the Occupant Safety Research Partnership of the USCAR consortium.

Agenda for the 4th meeting of the Informal Group on Global Technical Regulation No. 9 – Phase 2 (Draft).

November 1994 working paper from the European Enhanced Vehicle Safety Committee (formerly, European Experimental Vehicles Committee).

May 1996 presentation at the 15th ESV Conference held in Melbourne, Australia.

96-page EEVC WG17 working paper, updated from 1998.

Activity report of the Task Force established to Review and Update the Certification Corridors (TF-RUCC) under GTR No. 9 for the pedestrian lower legform impactor.

Guidelines and tips from the chair of the Task Force on the Review and Update of the Certification Corridors on the conduct of the round robin testing of the Flex PLI lower legform impactor.

Presentation on the results of Humanetics testing of the Flex PLI lower legform impactor under development for use in GTR No. 9.

Copy of the proposal to establish a compendium of the test tools used in Global Technical Regulations (and UN Regulations) to permit such regulations test tools according to a single source rather than having to revise each regulation with each change in tool specifications.

Presentation on the results of an investigation into the influence of friction within the Inverse Certification Test setup of the FlexPLI – Lower Legform Impactor.

Report evaluating the methodology and use of available accident data in documents GTR9-02-07r1 and GTR9-02-12 and providing recommendations on how the available field data could be used to estimate the number of fatalities/injuries associated with tibia fractures.

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers presentation on the results of the JP Research inquiry into the propriety of using PCDS and NASS/CDS data to derive injury estimates by AIS levels for pedestrians.

Agenda for the web conference to discuss modification of the GTR 9 legform test procedure.

Minutes of the web conference held to discuss modifications to the GTR 9 legform test procedure.

Presentation on the proposed EC study to investigate whether the 60 degree plane definition in Regulation (EC) No 78/2009 on pedestrian safety could be adjusted in a sensible and cost-effective way to once again define the corners of the bumper as being close to the side of the vehicle.

Draft agenda for the “pre-meeting” to launch a task force concerning the possible modification of the pedestrian legform test procedure.

Minutes from the meeting to organize and launch a task force to work on modifications to the bumper test area of the pedestrian legform test procedure.

Review of Global NCAP activities and priorities.

Status report on the effort to introduce the FlexPLI lower legform impactor test tool into the global technical regulation on pedestrian safety.

Progess report of the informal group for presentation to the Working Party on Passive Safety.

Revised review of international accident injury data towards defining the cost-benefit relationship of introducing the FlexPLI test device as a means to reduce tibia fracture injuries.

Presentation given to the Alliance on the development and status of the Flex PLI tool by Humanetics.

Detailed presentation on Japan’s testing of FlexPLI performance.

Revised presentation on the anticipated benefits from use of the Flex-PLI test tool in GTR 9. This improves upon the earlier submission (document GTR9-1-07-Rev1).

Draft agenda for the third meeting of the informal expert group working on second phase development of the global technical regulation on pedestrian safety (development of the Flex-PLI test tool).

Draft of the report to be submitted to the Working Party on Passive Safety concerning the further development of the GTR on pedestrian safety towards introduction of the Flex-PLI test tool.

User manual prepared for the FlexPLI lower legform impactor test tool under development for use in the second phase development of the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Presentation of the results of 14 inverse certification tests carried out with the FlexPLI test tool SN04 at BASt.

Agenda of the organizing session of the group charged with validating certification corridors developed for the new Flex-GTR lower legform test tool to be introduced in Phase 2 amendments to GTR 9.

Proposed scope, objectives, rules and procedures for the Task Force for the Review and Update of the Certification Corridors (TF-RUCC) developed for the new Flex-GTR lower legform test tool to be introducted through phase 2 amendments to GTR 9 on Pedestrian Safety.

Agenda for the first regular session of the RUCC Task Force (following the kickoff session held in November 2011).

Review of the development of Flex-GTR corridors during the previous phases of development of the pedestrian safety GTR (through the Technical Evaluation Group (TEG)).

Updated version of the historical review of the development of the certification corridors for the Flex-GTR test tool developed for the phase 2 amendments to GTR 9 on pedestrian safety.

Adopted minutes from the first technical session of the task force evaluating the certification corridors for the Flex-GTR test tool developed for the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Twice updated revised EC submission (from document GRSP-51-10) intended to raise awareness of certain concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Updated revised EC submission (from document GRSP-51-10) intended to raise awareness of certain concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Revision, integrating Netherlands and OICA input, of the EC submission intended to raise awareness of concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Revised EC submission (from document GRSP-51-10) intended to raise awareness of certain concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Update on the development of a draft proposal to amend the UN GTR No. 9 – Phase 2 on pedestrian safety by introducing the flexible pedestrian legform impactor (FlexPLI) as a single harmonized test tool in order to enhance the level of of protection for lower legs of pedestrians.

EC submission intended to raise awareness of certain concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Proposal for a modification of the bumper test area for the ‘lower and upper legform to bumper’ tests.

Information concerning the durability of the Flex-GTR SN02 prototype pursuant to tests conducted at BASt.

BASt presentation on comparsion tests between channel frequency classes CFC 180 and CFC 600 for different test setups in order to understand whether the application of different filter classes could have an influence on the FlexPLI test results.

Remarks and questions from OICA concerning the technical specifications (drawings) and procedures for the assembly, disassembly and inspection (user manual) of the Flex-PLI proposed for use in GTR 9.

Presentation on the anticipated benefits from use of the Flex-PLI test tool in GTR 9. This improves upon the earlier submission (document GTR9-1-07-Rev1).

Status of work on Flex-PLI prototypes based on actions from the previous informal group meeting.

Review of the Flex-PLI version 2.0 as approved and released by the consortium responsible for the FLEX-PLI in LS-DYNA, PAM-CRASH, RADIOSS and ABAQUS code.

Presentation on automaker experience in running tests with the Flex-PLI test tool (versions SN02, SN04, IND-Impactor).

First progress report of the informal group developing the Flex-PLI legform impactor test tool for use in the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Review of the work behind the proposal to clarify GTR 9, in particular concerning the definition of the headform testing/contact area for measurement purposes.

Activity summary and background information from the informal working group developing the flexible pedestrian lower legform impactor (Flex-PLI) to enhance the global technical regulation on pedestrian safety.

Overview of the status of the Flex-PLI lower legform test tool development and production pursuant to the development of the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Updated overview of the status of the Flex-PLI lower legform test tool development and production pursuant to the development of the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Corrected version of the running changes made to the Flexible Pedestrian Lower Legform Impactor under development within the second phase development of the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Scatter chart of pedestrian safety GTR pendulum test results, dated 9 November 2010.

Presentation on NHTSA evaluations of the Flexible Pedestrian Lower Legform Impactor (Flex-PLI) as compared against the TRL impactor.

Agenda for a meeting of the informal group developing the second phase revisions to the GTR on pedestrian safety, including development of the Flex-PLI lower legform test tool.

Agenda for an initial meeting to organize the informal group that will pursue development of the Flex-PLI lower legform impactor and its use within the GTR on Pedestrian Safety, and consequently, the companion UN Regulation on Pedestrian Safety pending adoption by the Forum.

Revised agenda for the organizational meeting of the informal group on phase 2 development of GTR 9 on pedestrian safety, centered on development and deployment of the Flex-PLI lower legform impactor.

Minutes from the 3 November 2011 meeting to organize the informal group pursuing the second-phase development of the GTR on Pedestrian Safety, including development of the Flex-PLI lower legform impactor.

Statement of the scope, goals, objectives and procedures of the GTR 9-Phase 2 informal group as agreed during the 3 November 2011 meeting of the group.

Revisions proposed by OICA to the scope, objectives, and work plan of the informal group to further develop GTR No. 9.

Presentation on the background and rationale behind development of a new lower legform impactor.

Revised background rationale and history of the effort to develop a new lower legform impactor, following November 2011 organizational meeting of the related informal group on GTR 9-Phase 2.

Presentation on the development of the Flexible Pedestrian Lower Legform Impactor (Flex-PLI).

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Chart of the documents considered by the Technical Evaluation Group (TEG) on the Flexible Pedestrian Lower Legform Impactor (Flex-PLI) during 2005-2010.

Agenda for the first session of the group working on the Flex-PLI legform impactor and related revisions to the GTR on pedestrian safety. (Note that there was an earlier organizational session for this group in November 2011).

Draft report from the experts meeting to organize an informal group for the second phase development of the GTR on pedestrian safety, and especially the Flex-PLI legform impactor.

Presentation concerning durability of the pedestrian lower legform tool under consideration for the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Presentation concerning the biofidelity of the current TRL legform and the Flex-PLI lower legform impactor under consideration for the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Presentation concerning injury criteria thresholds for the Flex-PLI legform impactor under consideration for the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Presentation on the plans for the task force assigned to review certification corridors for the Flex-PLI (Flex-GTR version) test tool envisioned for Phase 2 development of the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Draft report from the first session of the informal group working on the further development of the GTR on pedestrian safety.

Revised and corrected JASIC presentation on cost-benefit scenarios for introduction of the FlexPLI test tool based upon Japanese and US accident data.

Revised presentation on biofidelity aspects of the FlexPLI test tool to correct minor errors.

Revised presentation on injury criteria for the FlexPLI test tool correcting minor errors.

Notification that the Government of Japan began applying the Global Technical Regulation on Pedestrian Safety (GTR No. 9) through the application of Amendment 1 to the GTR on 1 June 2011.