World NCAPs

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 ANCAP Crash Tests

• Three types of
crash test give a
front occupant
protection rating
out of 5 stars
• Separate tests
give a pedestrian
protection rating
out of 4 stars
 Offset Frontal Crash Test
• 40% of front of car contacts a deformable barrier @
64km/h

QuickTime™ and a
H.264 decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
 Side Impact Crash Test
• 950kg barrier with deformable face moving
@ 50km/h strikes driver’s side of car

Vehicles
with a seat
height of
700mm or
more are
exempt
(default 16
awarded)
 Pole Impact Test
• Vehicle travelling
sideways (eg on
trolley) @ 29km/h
and strikes a rigid
25cm diameter pole
in line with driver’s
head
• Only performed if
vehicle has a head
protecting airbag
• Usually at
manufacturer’s
expense - but test is
under ANCAP’s
 Pole Tests
ANCAP has conducted these
manufacturer-funded pole
tests:
Ford Falcon

Holden Commodore, Epica & Viva

Mazda CX-7
Mitsubishi Lancer
Nissan Maxima
The Subaru range
Toyota Kluger
Falcon sedan
Plus an SUV research program in 2005
 Modifiers
Points are deducted for excessive steering column and foot pedal
movement, loss of passenger compartment structure, knee hazards,
airbag instability and, with side impacts, excessive non-biofidelic
loads
One point deduction for each door that opens during the crash
 Star
Rating
Combines the scores
from three tests:
16 + 16 + 2 =
max of 34 pts

Up to 3 bonus points
available for advanced
seat belt reminders
(giving a max 37 points
)
 Star Ratings
Star Rating Min. Offset Min. Side Imp Min. O’all#
- - 0.5
1.5 1.5 8.5
4.5 4.5 16.5
8.5 8.5 24.5
12.5 12.5 32.5*
# Up to 3 bonus points available for seat belt
reminders
* ESC & Pole Test required by ANCAP for 5 stars
 Pedestrian Tests
ANCAP & Euro NCAP Current ANCAP Pedestrian Ratings

conduct pedestrian
protection tests that 4 stars
simulate a pedestrian 3 Stars 1%
QuickTime™ and a
11% decompressor

being struck by the are needed to see this picture.

1 Star
front of the vehicle at 34%
40km/h.
A separate 4 star
2 Stars
Pedestrian Protection 54%
rating is published

There is room for a great deal

of improvement in pedestrian
protection
Changes to Euro NCAP Rating
System
Overhaul of the rating system in 2009
New whiplash rating
New “Safety Assist” rating gives scores for seat
belt reminders, ESC and “Speed Limitation
Devices”
Adult occupant protection rating (%) based on
offset, side impact, pole and whiplash results
5 Star Combined Rating based on Adult, Child,
Pedestrian & Safety Assist ratings (no more 5 star
occupant protection)
 Occupant Protection in
Rollovers
Manufacturers conduct full scale
rollover crash tests to develop and
test restraint systems.
Dynamic tests are under General Motors
development
US Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety recently announced it would
begin rating roof strength of vehicles
ANCAP monitoring IIHS and other
developments
 Whiplash Protection
RCAR consortium has been
conducting geometric and
dynamic tests of car seats for
several years
ANCAP member NRMA
Insurance publishes ratings
based on RCAR procedures
Euro NCAP has decided to
introduce a whiplash rating
based on extra dynamic tests
ANCAP considering options
 World NCAP
• Two experts from Euro NCAP
are currently in Australia
• Discussing test procedures and
opportunities to share test data
• ANCAP, Euro NCAP, Japan
NCAP and Korean NCAP meet in
Korea next week to continue
these discussions
• By sharing data, each NCAP
would be able to publish many
more ratings
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