1 Scope
This document provides definitions, symbols, mechanical requirements, certification test procedure, electronic subsystem requirements and user’s manual for advanced pedestrian legform impactor ( aPLI ), a standardized pedestrian legform impactor with an upper mass for pedestrian subsystem testing of road vehicles. It is applicable to impact tests
involving:
— vehicles of category M1, except vehicles with the maximum mass above 2 500 kg and
which are derived from N1 category vehicles and where the driver’s position, R-point,
is either forward of the front axle or longitudinally rearwards of the front axle
transverse centreline by a maximum of 1 100 mm;
— vehicles of category N1, except where the driver’s position, R-point, is either forward
of the front axle or longitudinally rearwards of the front axle transverse centreline
by a maximum of 1 100 mm;
— impacts to the bumper test area as defined by UN R127 [ 1 ] and UN GTR No.9 [ 2 ] ;
— pedestrian subsystem tests involving use of a legform for the purpose of evaluating compliance with vehicle
safety standards.