Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
8-2013
Abstract
NHTSA seeks to objectively quantify the performance of forward-looking advanced technologies such as Crash Imminent Braking (CIB) and Dynamic Brake Support (DBS) on the test track. Since these evaluations are expected to result in collisions between the subject vehicle (SV) and a principal other vehicle (POV) positioned directly in front of it, safety necessitates that the POV be a surrogate. However, to insure the tests will provide an accurate assessment of the SV’s CIB and/or DBS capabilities, the surrogate must present as realistic. One way “realism” must be quantified involves a surrogate’s radar return characteristics. The tests described in this report were performed to assess the radar return characteristics of NHTSA’s Strikeable Surrogate Vehicle (SS_V), a test target visually similar to a small hatchback. This work was performed by Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) and the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) on August 5, 2012 and October 11, 2012 under US DOT/NHTSA contracts DTNH22-12-P-0158 and DTNH22-12-P-01638, respectively. The tests performed indicate the SS_V is a viable surrogate for automotive safety tests where the SV approaches a POV from the tail-aspect.
Publication Title
DOT HS 811 817 - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Research and Test Center
Recommended Citation
Buller, W.,
Wilson, B.,
Ebling, J.,
van Nieuwstadt, L.,
&
Hart, B. E.
(2013).
Radar Measurements of NHTSA’s Surrogate Vehicle ‘SS-V’.
DOT HS 811 817 - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Research and Test Center.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/mtri_p/215
Publisher's Statement
© 2013 Department of Transportation.