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The filename for the QuickLook report should be formatted as follows:
C. DATA TAPE
Quicklook.pdf
Within three (3) business days of the test, the Contractor shall e-mail NHTSA the test
data (data tape) as a .zip file, formatted as specified in the Office of Crashworthiness
Research Data Reference Guide – Volume I: Vehicle Tests. Visit http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/
and click on “R&D Software”. Under “NVS Software Applications”,
click “NHTSA Test Reference Guides” and select the latest version of “Volume I: Vehicle
Tests”.
Data entry software (ENTRÉE) may also be downloaded from the website and used to
generate the specification data files as defined in the guides. Visit http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/
and click on “R&D Software”. Under “NVS Software Applications”,
click “ENTRÉE for Windows” and select the latest version of the program.
The filename for the data tape file should be formatted as follows:
DataTape.zip
D. QUALITY CONTROL PACKAGE
The Quality Control Package is a .zip file that includes all of the information necessary for
quality control review. It serves as a summary of the test and includes the data tape, all
photographs, all videos (both high-speed and real-time, with the exception of the
documentary video, which must only be submitted with the final deliverables), pre- and
post-test dummy calibration data (formatted in accordance with the deliverable guidelines
outlined in APPENDIX E of this laboratory test procedure), and a Report of Vehicle
Condition (Form No. 2, found in APPENDIX E), as well as a QuickLook Report (including
data traces) previously e-mailed to the OCWS. It shall be uploaded to the FTP site
within five (5) business days of the test for review by the OCWS. Providing this data
in a timely manner will ensure that the Contractor and the COTR will be able to discuss
the details of both test conduct and report content soon after the test is conducted
The filename for the Quality Control Package should be formatted as follows:
QCPackage.zip
Photographs included as part of the Quality Control Package should be numbered, at a
minimum, and preferably also labeled, and should be arranged such that they are in the
same order as they appear in the draft version of the Test Report. See Section 9.8 to
determine proper photograph order and labeling requirements. Additional photographs,
which may be taken to document a test concern, anomaly, etc, may be included as part
of the Quality Control Package, but should appear in order after all required photos.
Videos should be numbered, appropriately labeled, and ordered as specified in Section
9.6 of this laboratory procedure.
The Contractor will also provide website-related material with this data. The Contractor
shall provide a .jpg image of the vehicle impact (refer to Section 9.8), which shall be
approximately 222 pixels x 127 pixels and approximately 100 kb in file size, as well as a
real-time video of the impact itself (refer to Section 9.6) in .wmv format and between 300-
400 kb in size.