Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership

Traffic Safety Administration, in the interest of information exchange. The opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Department of Transportation or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The United States Government assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. If trade names, manufacturers' names, or specific products are mentioned, it is because they are considered essential to the object of the publication and should not be construed as an endorsement. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers. This report documents the work completed by the Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership (CAMP) Crash Imminent Braking (CIB) Consortium during the first year of the project titled " Objective Tests for Imminent Crash Automatic Braking Systems. " The project is being conducted by the CIB Consortium which is comprised of Continental, Delphi Corporation, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation and Mercedes-Benz. The purpose of the project is to define minimum performance requirements and objective tests for crash imminent braking systems and to assess the harm reduction potential of various system configurations and performance capabilities. The project is sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This report presents a summary of the work performed during the first year of the project.