1. Introduction
C-NCAP
China Automotive Technology and Research Center, in-depth research and analysis of traffic actual basis of foreign NCAP on the combination of automotive standards and regulations, road case models and features, and a wide range of domestic and international technical exchanges and practical tests to determine the test score and the rule of C-NCAP. Compared with the existing mandatory national standard front and side impact automobile in our country, not only increases the offset frontal crash test, also two kinds of frontal crash test dummy placed in the increase in the second row of seats, as well as more detailed stringent the test project, technical requirements are very comprehensive. C-NCAP test dummy and calibration of the sensors, test equipment, environmental test conditions, the test vehicle during the test status adjustment and control provisions should be more rigorous and demanding than national standards, in line with international standards. In the future, C-NCAP also with the development of technology to perfect.
car companies generally focus on the launch of C-NCAP, think it makes sense to improve vehicle safety, but also conforms to China will certainly become an important basis for enterprise product development. C-NCAP had been in the preparatory process of foreign concerns, some foreign companies have started to correspond to C-NCAP in-depth research and testing, NCAP foreign institutions to combine C-NCAP test procedures and the situation in China Ratings affirmed.
NCAP is the earliest and has been in operation in Europe, Japan and other developed countries for many years in the New Car Assessment Program, the general government or by the authoritative organization in the United States, in accordance with national laws and regulations more stringent than the methods in the market on sales of cars collision safety performance tests, score and divide-star, the evaluation results to the public. Due to the open test, rigorous, objective, as consumers are concerned, has become an important specifications for automotive enterprise product development, improving vehicle safety performance a significant effect. In recent years, more countries (such as Australia, South Korea, India, etc.) and starting to focus on the establishment of national NCAP. Stringent test conditions is an important prerequisite to ensure objective and accurate evaluation results, therefore, it is generally foreign NCAP laboratory testing equipment and a high level of professional competence. However, countries in the organization NCAP embodiment, test procedures and scoring methods are significantly different, with national regulatory body inClosely related to the existence of aspects of the Department, road traffic accident statistics and vehicle status differences. Obviously, blindly copying foreign practices to build China’s NCAP is the lack of basic scientific analysis and unrealistic.
C-NCAP China Automotive Technology and Research Center is the only comprehensive auto research institutions have independence, is authorized by the government organizations in the development of China’s automobile standards and regulations and participation in international coordination of core technology institutions at home and abroad automobile industry have high visibility. BARI Center since 1999, has been accumulated up to more than 1,200 trips a real car crash test in which the first half of 2006 200 trips nearby. Having conducted the tests, the front (including offset manner) up to impact test, of 900 trips, 92 trips side impact test, after the collision test 65, like other types of crash test skittle 110 trips, recognized in the country having the most comprehensive vehicle crash tests and technical expertise, testing capabilities and conditions in the international community to get peer recognition. C-NCAP consumer China is indeed a blessing, it is an innovative technology to promote the development of China’s automobile. It is foreseeable that in the future every time the C-NCAP results will be released to the enterprise and products to measure and test, become the driving force to promote the enterprises to improve product safety performance. C-NCAP official launch, the car will also focus on social security to new heights and become authoritative Peugeot Evaluation in China.
2, vehicle classification
C-NCAP is divided into five evaluation models
① small passenger cars – 4m of length less than passenger cars, including small MPV;
②A class passenger – compartment passenger cars and 4.5m or less in length no greater than the displacement of 1.6L San Xiangshi passenger;
③B class passenger cars – length greater than 4.5m 1.6L displacement greater than the passenger;
④ multi-passenger vehicles -MPV (more than two rows of seats);
⑤ sporty passenger -SUV.
3, scoring project
C-NCAP rating items comprising three tests: the percentage of 100 positive overlapping rigid barrier crash test (50km / h); a front 40 percentage overlap deformable barrier crash test ( 56km / h); deformable barrier side impact test (50km / h). Further comprising two plus point: seat-belt reminder apparatus and the side and curtain airbags.
C-NCAP evaluation mainly for passenger cars (M1 category), and the last 2 years, new listings and sales of top-ranking models.
For selected models, the test vehicle by China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC) from the funds to buy in the market; for enterprises commissioned test, test fees and vehicle purchase costs borne by the company, but still a test vehicle C -NCAP to the market to buy, in order to ensure that the final test vehicle with the consumer to buy a vehicle of the same.
4, star classification
C-NCAP C-NCAP highest score of 51 points. Wherein each test three tests out of 16 points, a total score of three tests out of 48 points. Safety belt reminder and a side airbag (and side curtain) each have 2 points and 1 point extra points. The three test scores and bonus items score sum (rounded to one decimal place) recorded as the total score, according to the following criteria to determine the star rating. In addition to the total score for the car 5 stars, rating dummy certain portion can not be 0 for 4 star vehicle, each test score is not less than 10 minutes.
According to the total score, according to the division of the star star rating test vehicle:
Star out
≧ 50 minutes 5+ (★★★★★ ☆)
≥45 and < 50 minutes 5 (★★★★★)
≥40 and <45 minutes 4 (★★★★)
30 and <40 minutes 3 (★★★)
≥15 and <30 2 (★★)
<15 minutes 1 (★)
5, C-NACP role
C-NCAP the role of C-NCAP three main areas: establishing vehicle complies with Chinese characteristics collision safety performance evaluation system, in government management and regulation Based on the implementation, guide and encourage enterprises to improve product safety technology; many models of passenger cars, large technical differences, can objectively reflect the product of the system crash safety performance indicators, to help consumers understand and compare product information; to improve safety good performance product market influence gradually reduce the rate of collision casualties.