1 FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM CONFIRMATION TEST February 2013 Office of Vehicle Safety Office of Crash Avoidance Standards National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Room W43-478, NVS-120 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 2 FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM CONFIRMATION TEST TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 PURPOSE AND APPLICATION ........................................................................... 3 2.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................... 3 3.0 SECURITY ........................................................................................................... 3 4.0 GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ..................................................................................... 4 5.0 TEST SCHEDULING AND MONITORING ........................................................... 4 6.0 TEST DATA DISPOSITION .................................................................................. 5 7.0 VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT (GFP) .................................................................. 7 8.0 INSTRUMENTATION AND CALIBRATION.… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 6 9.0 PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION ............................................................. 11 10.0 DEFINITIONS ..................................................................................................... 13 11.0 PRETEST AND FACILITY REQUIREMENTS .................................................... 14 12.0 TEST EXECUTION AND TEST REQUIREMENTS ............................................ 19 13.0 POST TEST REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................... 25 14.0 REPORTS .......................................................................................................... 25 15.0 DATA SHEETS ....................................................