Objective testing of steering performance is typically the most repeatable and used for tire, damper and suspension development or competitive vehicle benchmarking programs. Testing includes low-g sine-steer, swept steer, parking efforts, frequency response and returnability tests. Maneuvers are performed at various predetermined speeds or specific speeds requested by the customer or dictated by the vehicle.
| Sensor set (typical) | |
| Steering Wheel Angle | |
| Steering Wheel Torque | |
| Yaw Rate | |
| Lateral Acceleration | |
| Vehicle Speed | |
| Vehicle Position | |
| Output Data (sample, not all-inclusive) | |
| Yaw Rate Gain | |
| Lateral Acceleration Gain | |
| Torque/Angle Deadband | |
| On-Center Torque/Angle | |
| Friction/Hysteresis | |
