How China NCAP is promoting the progress of automotive technical development in China. Presentation given at the 2014 Global NCAP Annual Meeting. CATARC, Tianjin, China. 30 October 2014

1. C-NCAP to promote the progress
of automotive technical
development in China
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2. History of C-NCAP
Enforcement and achievements
Upgrading of protocol
Conclusions
Adapt to the real situation of China

3.  History of C-NCAP
Establish and improve
protocol
Conduct evaluation tests
Publicize results
Organize public activities

4. History of C-NCAP
Enforcement and achievements
Upgrading of protocol
Conclusions
Adapt to the real situation of China

5. Preliminary
research
Preliminary
research
Design of
protocol
Design of
protocol
Research of
testing
technologies
Research of
testing
technologies
Official
tests
Official
tests
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Research of
road accident types
and features
Survey of
composition and
operation of
vehicle fleet
Communications
with all stakeholders
home and abroad
Trial tests
Conduct
researches based
on existing
Chinese
standards, road
conditions and
vehicle
technologies and
testing methods
Information
exchange
Collect
comments
Publicize the
protocol
International
workshops
Training
abroad
Upgrading of
test equipment
Test
management
procedure
Test equipment
and test
technologies
Pre-test
12 types in
2006
25 in 2007
28 in 2008
23 in 2009
30 in 2010
29 in 2011
37 in 2012
38 in 2013
Nearly 40 in
2014
2006 version
protocol
2009 version
protocol
2012 version
protocol
2015 version
protocol
Next version

6. Adapt to the real situation of China
Enforcement and achievements
Upgrading of protocol
Conclusions
History of C-NCAP

7. 2 Star vs 5 Star

8.  vehicle types evaluated (2006 version protocol )
Small
Category A
Category B
SUV
MPV
Total
Amount 14 32 27 10 5 88
Volunteer
application 2 5 9 2 2 20
Distribution of evaluation 5+ - - 1 1 - 2
5 4 8 17 2 2 33
4 2 13 6 2 - 23
3 3 9 3 5 2 22
9.1%
25%
37.5%
26.1%
2.3%
２-star
3-star
4-star
5-star
5star+
Evaluation results under 2006
version protocol

9. vehicle types evaluated (2009 version
protocol )
Small
Category A
Category B
SUV
MPV
Total
Amount 8 34 21 17 4 84
Volunteer
application - 15 8 12 1 36
Distribution of evaluation 5+ - - 4 1 - 5
5 2 19 13 11 2 47
4 1 9 4 3 1 18
3 5 6 - 2 1 14
2 - - - - - -
5-star+
5-star
56%
4-star
21%
3-star
17%
6%
Evaluation results under
2009 version protocol

10.  vehicle types evaluated (2012 version protocol )
Small
Category A
Category B
SUV
MPV
Total
Amount 4 36 15 20 1 76
Volunteer
application 3 18 7 9 1 38
Distribution of evaluation 5+ - - - - - -
5 1 28 12 16 1 58
4 - 7 3 3 - 13
3 1 - - 1 - 2
3星
2星
3.3% 4.9%
5星
73.8%
4星
18%
Evaluation results under
2012 version protocol

11.  Bonus Items
Item Fitment rate under
2006 version protocol
Fitment rate under
2009 version protocol
Fitment rate under
2012 version protocol
Safety belt reminder at
driver side 62． 5% 89． 3% 100%
Safety belt reminder at
co-driver side 39． 8% 65． 5% 92.1%
Side airbag/air curtain 29． 5% 45． 2% 63.2%
ISOFIX - 70． 2% 94.7%
ESC - - 65.8%
100
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62. 5
92. 1
65. 5
39. 8
63. 2
45. 2
29. 5
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2006 ver s i on
2009 ver s i on
2012 ver s i on
Saf et y bel t r emi nder at
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Saf et y bel t r emi nder at co-dr
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Si de ai r bag/ ai r cur t ai n
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ESC

12.  Distribution of vehicle brands
Domest i c
br ands
I mpor t ed
br ands
4%
Joi nt 42%
vent ur e
br ands
54%

13. Adapt to the real situation of China
Enforcement and achievements
Upgrading of protocol
Conclusions
History of C-NCAP

14. I. Crash Tests
II. Additional Test-Fuel
Consumption Test
III. CRS Evaluation

15. I. Crash Tests
Impact side of
rear seat
■Dummy:SID-IIｓ
Right side of rear
seats
■P3 dummy
■Child seat
06 version 09 version
■Speed:64 km/h
12 version
Whiplash
test
■Rear
seat

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vveerrssiioonn
protocol  Highlights of 2015 version protocol
Bonus items:
—abolish the
Bonus point for
the safety belt
reminder at driver
side
—abolish the
bonus point
for ISOFIX
—add one point
for ESC (1pt-2pts)
Add test requirements for
vehicles with 2 seats and 2 doors
Improve the test index
—abolish the 3ms acceleration
Index , but add the viscosity index
for dummy chest
—quantitative evaluation of the
submarine of dummy
Improve the rating system for
whiplash test
—amend the calculation method
for upper and lower neck
—amend the limits for dynamic
angle of seat back
—amend the calculation method
for the final scoring of whiplash test
Adjust the rating system
Set out higher threshold
for 4 stars and beyond

17.  Envisage the 2018 version protocol-passive
safety
– Larger barrier
• Features of Chinese vehicles (average
dimensionsaverage frontal rigidity)
• Impact of MDB to side crash test
• Research and assessment of new side crash
test method
– Pedestrian protection
• Division of head
Impact area
• Accumulation of FLEX legform test data
• Design of evaluation method
– Research of other crash tests
• Rollover test
• Small overlap test
• Pole side impact

18.  Envisage the 2018 version protocol-active
safety
– Research of AEB testing and evaluation
• Features of road traffic in China
• Vehicle AEB
• Pedestrian AEB

19.  Envisage the 2018 version protocol-active
safety
– Research of other active safety equipment
ESC
AEB ACC
FCW
LDW
BSD
DBS
ISA
Pedestrian
AEB
Red; already adopted in C-NCAP
Yellow; research of test method
ongoing
Blue: feasibility study ongoing
ESC ：电子稳定性控制系统
AEB ：自主紧急制动系统
ACC：自适应巡航系统
BSD ：盲点检测
DBS：动态制动力辅助
FCW：前撞预警
ISA：智能速度辅助
LDW：车道偏离预警

20.  Envisage the 2018 version protocol-
Evaluation of new-energy vehicles
– Complete vehicle
• Crash test
• Soaking
• damage of insulation
– Electrical safety
• possibility of firing and
explosion
• Electrical shocking
• Potential damage to
occupants

21. II. Additional Test-Fuel Consumption Test (2006-2014)
Test items and technical requirements
 Emission
 GB 18352.3-2005 Limits and measurement methods for emissions from light-duty
Differences between C-NCAP test and type approval test
 Type approval test
 Vehicles already run in for
3000~15000km
 Coastdown coefficient provided by
manufacturers
 More stringent test requirements adopted
by C-NCAP
 C-NCAP test
 New vehicles without being run
in
 Coastdown coefficient specifed
in the standard
vehicles (Ⅲ, Ⅳ)
 Fuel Consumption
 GB/T 19233-2008 Measurement methods of fuel consumption for light-duty vehicles
 GB 19578-2004 Limits of fuel consumption for passenger cars
 GB 27999-2011 Fuel consumption evaluation methods and targets for
passenger...cars

22. III. CRS Assessment (2014)
1. Safety performance
in crash
 Frontal crash
 Rear crash
2、Ease of use
 Instructions
 Labels
 Sitting of children
 Installation of CRS
on vehicles

23. Adapt to the real situation of China
Enforcement and achievements
Upgrading of protocol
Conclusions
History of C-NCAP

24. Conclusions
More efforts to be paid to the study
of traffic accidents in China, so as to
make C-NCAP more suitable to the
situation of China
Further strengthen international
cooperation and coordination
Promote the application of new
automotive technologies