ISO 17288-2:2011

Passenger cars — Free-steer behaviour — Part 2: Steering-pulse open-loop test method

ISO 17288-2:2011 specifies a procedure for determining the free control stability of a passenger car as defined in ISO 3833, by measurement of the transient behaviour following steering pulse input, starting from a straight-ahead, steady-state status.

Voitures particulières — Comportement volant libre — Partie 2: Méthode d'essai en boucle ouverte avec impulsion au volant

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Feb-2011
• ICS: 43.100 - Passenger cars. Caravans and light trailers
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 22/SC 33 - Vehicle dynamics and chassis components
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 22/SC 33/WG 2 - Vehicle dynamics of passenger cars
• Current Stage: 9060 - Close of review
• Start Date: 04-Jun-2027

Relations

• Revises: ISO 17288-2:2004 - Passenger cars — Free-steer behaviour — Part 2: Steering-pulse open-loop test method
• Effective Date: 04-Feb-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 17288-2
Second edition
2011-02-15
Passenger cars — Free-steer
behaviour —
Part 2:
Steering-pulse open-loop test method
Voitures particulières — Comportement volant libre —
Partie 2: Méthode d'essai en boucle ouverte avec impulsion au volant
Reference number
ISO 17288-2:2011(E)
ISO 2011
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ISO 17288-2:2011(E)
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ISO 17288-2:2011(E)
Contents Page

Foreword.............................................................................................................................................................iv

Introduction.........................................................................................................................................................v

1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................1

2 Normative references............................................................................................................................1

3 Terms and definitions ...........................................................................................................................1

4 Principle..................................................................................................................................................1

5 Variables.................................................................................................................................................2

6 Measuring equipment............................................................................................................................2

7 Test conditions ......................................................................................................................................3

8 Test procedure.......................................................................................................................................3

9 Data analysis..........................................................................................................................................4

Bibliography......................................................................................................................................................13

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ISO 17288-2:2011(E)
Foreword

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ISO 17288-2 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 22, Road vehicles, Subcommittee SC 9, Vehicle

dynamics and road-holding ability.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 17288-2:2004), of which it constitutes a minor

revision.

ISO 17288 consists of the following parts, under the general title Passenger cars — Free-steer behaviour :

⎯ Part 1: Steering-release open-loop test method
⎯ Part 2: Steering-pulse open-loop test method
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ISO 17288-2:2011(E)
Introduction

The main purpose of this part of ISO 17288 is to provide repeatable and discriminatory test results.

The dynamic behaviour of a road vehicle is a very important aspect of active vehicle safety. Any given vehicle,

together with its driver and the prevailing environment, constitutes a closed-loop system that is unique. The

task of evaluating the dynamic behaviour is therefore very difficult since the significant interaction of these

driver-vehicle-environment elements are each complex in themselves. A complete and accurate description of

the behaviour of the road vehicle must necessarily involve information obtained from a number of different

tests.

Since this test method quantifies only one small part of the complete vehicle handling characteristics, the

results of these tests can only be considered significant for a correspondingly small part of the overall dynamic

behaviour.

Moreover, insufficient knowledge is available concerning the relationship between overall vehicle dynamic

properties and accident avoidance. A substantial amount of work is necessary to acquire sufficient and

reliable data on the correlation between accident avoidance and vehicle dynamic properties in general and the

results of these tests in particular. Consequently, any application of this test method for regulation purposes

will require proven correlation between test results and accident statistics.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 17288-2:2011(E)
Passenger cars — Free-steer behaviour —
Part 2:
Steering-pulse open-loop test method
1 Scope

This part of ISO 17288 specifies a procedure for determining the free control stability of a passenger car as

defined in ISO 3833, by measurement of the transient behaviour following steering pulse input, starting from a

straight-ahead, steady-state status.

NOTE The open loop manoeuvre specified in this part of ISO 17288 is not representative of normal driving

conditions, but is useful for obtaining a measure of vehicle transient behaviour.

2 Normative references

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated

references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced

document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3833, Road vehicles — Types — Terms and definitions
ISO 8855, Road vehicles — Vehicle dynamics and road-holding ability — Vocabulary

ISO 15037-1:2006, Road vehicles — Vehicle dynamics test methods — Part 1: General conditions for

passenger cars
3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 3833 and ISO 8855 apply.

4 Principle

This test is intended to evaluate the ability of the vehicle to return to a straight path following a steering pulse

input from a straight-ahead, steady-state driving initial condition.

Oscillation of the vehicle is initiated by the application of a single pulse steering input. This is followed by

release of the steering wheel and a period during which the steering wheel is free. The steering-wheel angle

and the vehicle response are measured and recorded. From the recorded signals, characteristic values are

calculated.
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5 Variables
5.1 Reference system
The provisions given in ISO 15037-1:2006, 3.1, apply.
5.2 Measurement
Measure the following variables (see ISO 8855):
a) longitudinal velocity (v );
b) lateral acceleration (a );
c) yaw velocity ()ψ ;
d) steering-wheel angle (δ ).
6 Measuring equipment
6.1 Description

All variables shall be measured by means of appropriate transducers, and their time histories shall be

recorded by a multi-channel recording system. Typical operating ranges, and recommended maximum errors

of the transducer and recording system, are given in Table 1.

Table 1 — Variables, their typical operating ranges and recommended maximum errors

Recommended maximum error
Variable Typical operating range of the combined transducer
and recorder system
Longitudinal velocity 0 m/s to +50 m/s ±0,3 m/s
2 2 2
Lateral acceleration
−15 m/s to +15 m/s ±0,1 m/s
Yaw velocity
−50°/s to +50°/s ±0,3°/s
±2° for |δ | u 180°
Steering-wheel angle −360° to +360°
±4° otherwise

Transducers for measuring some of the listed variables are not widely available and not in general use. Many

such instruments are developed by users. If any system error exceeds the recommended maximum value,

this and the actual maximum error shall be stated in the test report given
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