1、182 49 CFR Ch. V (10110 Edition) 557.6 be treated as a properly filed petition, received as of the time it is discovered and identified. (b) A document that fails to conform to one or more of the requirements of 557.4(a) (1) through (5) will not be treated as a petition under this part. Such a docum
2、ent will be treated ac-cording to the existing correspondence and other procedures of the NHTSA, and any information contained in it will be considered at the discretion of the Administrator. 557.6 Determination whether to hold a public hearing. (a) The Administrator considers the following factors
3、in determining whether to hold a hearing: (1) The nature of the complaint; (2) The seriousness of the alleged breach of obligation to remedy; (3) The existence of similar com-plaints; (4) The ability of the NHTSA to re-solve the problem without holding a hearing; and (5) Other pertinent matters. (b)
4、 If, after considering the above fac-tors, the Administrator determines that a hearing should be held, the peti-tion is granted. If it is determined that a hearing should not be held, the peti-tion is denied. In either case, the peti-tioner is notified of the grant or denial not more than 60 days af
5、ter receipt of the petition by the NHTSA. (c) If a petition submitted under this part is denied, a FEDERAL REGISTER no-tice of the denial is issued within 45 days of the denial, setting forth the reasons for it. (d) The Administrator may conduct a hearing under this part on his own mo-tion. 557.7 Pu
6、blic hearing. If the Administrator decides that a public hearing under this part is nec-essary, he issues a notice of public hearing in the FEDERAL REGISTER, to advise interested persons of the time, place, and subject matter of the public hearing and invite their participation. Interested persons m
7、ay submit their views through oral or written presen-tation, or both. There is no cross-exam-ination of witnesses. A transcript of the hearing is kept and exhibits may be accepted as part of the transcript. Sec-tions 556 and 557 of title 5, U.S.C., do not apply to hearings held under this part. When
8、 appropriate, the Chief Counsel designates a member of his staff to serve as legal officer at the hearing. 557.8 Determination of manufactur-ers obligation. If the Administrator determines, on the basis of the information presented at a hearing or any other information that is available to him, that
9、 the man-ufacturer has not reasonably met his obligation to notify owners, dealers, and purchasers of a safety-related de-fect or failure to comply with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard or to remedy such defect or failure to com-ply, he orders the manufacturer to take specified action to comp
10、ly with his obligation, consistent with the au-thority granted the Administrator by the Act. PART 563EVENT DATA RECORDERS Sec. 563.1 Scope. 563.2 Purpose. 563.3 Application. 563.4 Reserved 563.5 Definitions. 563.6 Requirements for vehicles. 563.7 Data elements. 563.8 Data format. 563.9 Data capture.
11、 563.10 Crash test performance and surviv-ability. 563.11 Information in owners manual. 563.12 Data retrieval tools. AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30101, 30111, 30115, 30117, 30166, 30168; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50. SOURCE: 71 FR 51043, Aug. 28, 2006, unless otherwise noted. 563.1 Scope. Th
12、is part specifies uniform, national requirements for vehicles equipped with event data recorders (EDRs) con-cerning the collection, storage, and retrievability of onboard motor vehicle crash event data. It also specifies re-quirements for vehicle manufacturers VerDate Mar2010 14:39 Dec 20, 2010 Jkt
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14、le so that crash inves-tigators and researchers are able to re-trieve data from EDRs. 563.2 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to help en-sure that EDRs record, in a readily us-able manner, data valuable for effec-tive crash investigations and for anal-ysis of safety equipment performance (e.g., a
15、dvanced restraint systems). These data will help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur and will lead to safer vehicle designs. 563.3 Application. This part applies to the following ve-hicles manufactured on or after Sep-tember 1, 2012, if they are eq
16、uipped with an event data recorder: passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a GVWR of 3,855 kg (8,500 pounds) or less and an un-loaded vehicle weight of 2,495 kg (5,500 pounds) or less, except for walk-in van- type trucks or vehicles designed to be sold exclusively to
17、 the U.S. Postal Service. This part also applies to man-ufacturers of those vehicles. However, vehicles manufactured before Sep-tember 1, 2013 that are manufactured in two or more stages or that are altered (within the meaning of 49 CFR 567.7) after having been previously certified to the Federal mo
18、tor vehicle safety standards in accordance with part 567 of this chapter need not meet the re-quirements of this part. 73 FR 2179, Jan. 14, 2008 563.4 Reserved 563.5 Definitions. (a) Motor vehicle safety standard defi-nitions. Unless otherwise indicated, all terms that are used in this part and are
19、defined in the Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, part 571 of this subchapter, are used as defined therein. (b) Other definitions. ABS activity means the anti-lock brake system (ABS) is actively con-trolling the vehicles brakes. Air bag warning lamp status means whether the warning lamp required by FMV
20、SS No. 208 is on or off. Capture means the process of buffering EDR data in a temporary, volatile storage medium where it is continuously updated at regular time intervals. DeltaV, lateral means the cumulative change in velocity, as recorded by the EDR of the vehicle, along the lateral axis, startin
21、g from crash time zero and ending at 0.25 seconds, recorded every 0.01 seconds. DeltaV, longitudinal means the cu-mulative change in velocity, as re-corded by the EDR of the vehicle, along the longitudinal axis, starting from crash time zero and ending at 0.25 sec-onds, recorded every 0.01 seconds.
22、Deployment time, frontal air bag means (for both driver and right front pas-senger) the elapsed time from crash time zero to the deployment command, or for multi-staged air bag systems, the deployment command for the first stage. Disposal means the deployment com-mand of the second (or higher, if pr
23、esent) stage of a frontal air bag for the purpose of disposing the propellant from the air bag device. End of event time means the moment at which the cumulative deltaV with-in a 20 ms time period becomes 0.8 km/ h (0.5 mph) or less, or the moment at which the crash detection algorithm of the air ba
24、g control unit resets. Engine RPM means (1) For vehicles powered by internal combustion engines, the number of rev-olutions per minute of the main crank-shaft of the vehicles engine; and (2) For vehicles not entirely powered by internal combustion engines, the number of revolutions per minute of the
25、 motor shaft at the point at which it enters the vehicle transmission gear-box. Engine throttle, percent full means the driver-requested acceleration as meas-ured by the throttle position sensor on the accelerator pedal compared to the fully-depressed position. Event means a crash or other phys-ical
26、 occurrence that causes the trigger threshold to be met or exceeded, or an air bag to be deployed, whichever oc-curs first. Event data recorder (EDR) means a de-vice or function in a vehicle that VerDate Mar2010 14:39 Dec 20, 2010 Jkt 220217 PO 00000 Frm 00193 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220217.XXX 220
27、217jdjones on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-184 49 CFR Ch. V (10110 Edition) 563.5 records the vehicles dynamic time-se-ries data during the time period just prior to a crash event (e.g., vehicle speed vs. tim
28、e) or during a crash event (e.g., deltaV vs. time), intended for re-trieval after the crash event. For the purposes of this definition, the event data do not include audio and video data. Frontal air bag means an inflatable restraint system that requires no ac-tion by vehicle occupants and is used t
29、o meet the applicable frontal crash protection requirements of FMVSS No. 208. Ignition cycle, crash means the num-ber (count) of power cycles applied to the recording device at the time when the crash event occurred since the first use of the EDR. Ignition cycle download means the number (count) of
30、power cycles applied to the recording device at the time when the data was downloaded since the first use of the EDR. Lateral acceleration means the compo-nent of the vector acceleration of a point in the vehicle in the y-direction. The lateral acceleration is positive from left to right, from the p
31、erspective of the driver when seated in the vehicle facing the direction of forward vehicle travel. Longitudinal acceleration means the component of the vector acceleration of a point in the vehicle in the x-direc-tion. The longitudinal acceleration is positive in the direction of forward ve-hicle t
32、ravel. Maximum deltaV, lateral means the maximum value of the cumulative change in velocity, as recorded by the EDR, of the vehicle along the lateral axis, starting from crash time zero and ending at 0.3 seconds. Maximum deltaV, longitudinal means the maximum value of the cumulative change in veloci
33、ty, as recorded by the EDR, of the vehicle along the longitu-dinal axis, starting from crash time zero and ending at 0.3 seconds. Maximum deltaV, resultant means the time-correlated maximum value of the cumulative change in velocity, as re-corded by the EDR or processed during data download, along t
34、he vector-added longitudinal and lateral axes. Multi-event crash means the occur-rence of 2 events, the first and last of which begin not more than 5 seconds apart. Non-volatile memory means the mem-ory reserved for maintaining recorded EDR data in a semi-permanent fashion. Data recorded in non-vola
35、tile memory is retained after loss of power and can be retrieved with EDR data extraction tools and methods. Normal acceleration means the compo-nent of the vector acceleration of a point in the vehicle in the z-direction. The normal acceleration is positive in a downward direction and is zero when
36、the accelerometer is at rest. Occupant position classification means the classification indicating that the seating posture of a front outboard oc-cupant (both driver and right front pas-senger) is determined as being out-of- position. Occupant size classification means, for the right front passenge
37、r, the classi-fication of the occupant as an adult and not as a child, and for the driver, the classification of the driver as not being of small stature. Pretensioner means a device that is activated by a vehicles crash sensing system and removes slack from a vehi-cle safety belt system. Record mea
38、ns the process of saving captured EDR data into a non-volatile device for subsequent retrieval. Safety belt status means the feedback from the safety system that is used to determine that an occupants safety belt (for both driver and right front passenger) is fastened or unfastened. Seat track posit
39、ion switch, foremost, status means the status of the switch that is installed to detect whether the seat is moved to a forward position. Service brake, on and off means the status of the device that is installed in or connected to the brake pedal system to detect whether the pedal was pressed. The d
40、evice can include the brake pedal switch or other driver-op-erated service brake control. Side air bag means any inflatable oc-cupant restraint device that is mount-ed to the seat or side structure of the vehicle interior, and that is designed to deploy in a side impact crash to help mitigate occupa
41、nt injury and/or ejec-tion. Side curtain/tube air bag means any in-flatable occupant restraint device that VerDate Mar2010 14:39 Dec 20, 2010 Jkt 220217 PO 00000 Frm 00194 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:SGML220217.XXX 220217jdjones on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with CFRProvided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or netw
42、orking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-185 Natl Highway Traffic Safety Admin., DOT 563.5 is mounted to the side structure of the vehicle interior, and that is designed to deploy in a side impact crash or roll-over and to help mitigate occupant in-jury and/or ejection. Speed, vehicle indicated
43、 means the ve-hicle speed indicated by a manufac-turer-designated subsystem designed to indicate the vehicles ground travel speed during vehicle operation. Stability control means any device that complies with FMVSS No. 126, Electronic stability control systems. Steering input means the angular dis-
44、placement of the steering wheel meas-ured from the straight-ahead position (position corresponding to zero average steer angle of a pair of steered wheels). Suppression switch status means the status of the switch indicating whether an air bag suppression system is on or off. Time from event 1 to 2
45、means the elapsed time from time zero of the first event to time zero of the second event. Time, maximum deltaV, lateral means the time from crash time zero to the point where the maximum value of the cumulative change in velocity is found, as recorded by the EDR, along the lat-eral axis. Time, maxi
46、mum deltaV, longitudinal means the time from crash time zero to the point where the maximum value of the cumulative change in velocity is found, as recorded by the EDR, along the longitudinal axis. Time, maximum deltaV, resultant means the time from crash time zero to the point where the maximum del
47、taV resultant occurs, as recorded by the EDR or processed during data download. Time to deploy, pretensioner means the elapsed time from crash time zero to the deployment command for the safe-ty belt pretensioner (for both driver and right front passenger). Time to deploy, side air bag/curtain means
48、 the elapsed time from crash time zero to the deployment command for a side air bag or a side curtain/tube air bag (for both driver and right front passenger). Time to first stage means the elapsed time between time zero and the time when the first stage of a frontal air bag is commanded to fire. Ti
49、me to nthstage means the elapsed time from crash time zero to the de-ployment command for the nth stage of a frontal air bag (for both driver and right front passenger). Time zero means whichever of the fol-lowing occurs first: (1) For systems with wake-up air bag control systems, the time at which the occupant restraint control algo-rithm is activated; or (2) For continuously running algo-rithms, (i) The first point in the interval where
