ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 7397-1 First edition 1993-07-01 Passenger cars - Verification of driver's direct field of view Part 1: Vehicle positioning for static measurement Voitures particulieres - Vérification du champ de vision directe du conducteur Partie 1: Positionnement du vehicule pour le mesurage statique Reference number ISO7397-1:1993(E) Copyright Intermational Organization for Standardization No reproduiction or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resal ISO7397-1:1993(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. isO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. International Standard ISO 7397-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC22,Road vehicles,Sub-Committee SC 17,Visibility. IsO 7397 consists of the following parts, under the general title Passenger cars - Verification of driver's direct field of view. Part 1:Vehiclepositioning for staticmeasurement Part 2: Test method iSO1993 by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without per- mission in writing from the publisher. International Organizationfor Standardization CasePostale56·CH-1211Geneve20·Switzerland Printed in Switzerland := Copyright Intermational Organization for Standardization Not for Resale INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 7397-1:1993(E) Passenger cars Verification of driver's direct field of view Part 1: Vehicle positioning for static measurement Scope hiclebody. as defined by the manufacturer. [ISO 4130:1978, definition 3.2] This part of ISO 7397 establishes the initial procedure for positioning of a passenger car relative to a three- NOTES dimensional reference system, as given in Is0 4130, 1 The fiducial marks are related to the three-dimensional for the purposes of static measurements on the ve- reference system shown in IsO 4130. hicle. It enables verification of the driver's forward 180° field 2Fiducial marks are sometimes referred to as "primary reference marks" of view which is dealt with in IS0 7397-2. However, the procedure shown may also be followed for 3.2 direct field of view: View capable of being seen checking other aspects of vehicle design. by the driver without the aid of mirrors. 2 Normative reference 4 Vehicle positioning for static measurement The following standard contains provisions which, through referenceinthistext,constituteprovisions of this part of isO 7397. At the time of publication, the 4.1 Equipment edition indicated wasvalid.All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this Facilities for locating and securing the vehicle in space part of isO 7397 are encouraged to investigate the relative to a three-dimensional reference system are possibility of applying the most recent edition of the necessary: an example of such a system is: standard indicated below. Members of IEC and iSO maintain registers of currently valid International a) a hard, flat, level test surface large enough to Standards. contain the vehicle, the test equipment and the means of supporting the vehicle, e.g. jacks; ISO 4130:1978,Road vehicles Three-dimensional referencesystemandfiducialmarksDefinitions. b) a three-dimensional system oriented to the test surface. 3 Definitions 4.2 Positioning vehicle For the purposes of ISO 7397, the following defi- Position the vehicle relative to the three-dimensional nitionsapply system such that the fiducial mark