ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 10392 Second edition 2011-03-15 Road vehicles Determination of centre of gravity Véhicules routiers Détermination du centre de gravité Reference number ISO 10392:2011(E) @ISO 2011 by IHS under lic Not for Resale ISO 10392:2011(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO2011 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or IsO's memberbody in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56. CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 4122749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2011 - All rights reserved I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 10392:2011(E) Contents Page Foreword .iv Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references.. 3 Terms and definitions 4 Test conditions and preliminary measurements 4.1 Operating and other liquids .... 4.2 Preliminary measurements 5 Determination of coordinates in horizontal plane .. 5.1 Location of cG longitudinally .... 5.2 Location of CG laterally ... 6 Determination of CG height: Axle lift method ... 6.1 Loading conditions, suspensions and mechanical parts . 6.2 Measuring procedure..... 6.3 Accuracyofdeterminedparameters. 6.4 Determination of axle load and lifting angle.. 6.5 Location of cG above ground.... 6.6 Data presentation .... L Determination of cG height: Stable pendulum method . 7.1 General.. 7.2 Loading conditions, vehicle restraints, and mechanical parts.. 7.3 Measuring procedure.... 7.4 Accuracy of determined parameters .... 7.5 Determination of platform properties . 7.6 Determination of applied torque .. 7.7 Consideration of platform deflection ... .8 7.8 Location of CG above ground... 7.9 Data presentation . Annex A (informative) Example of test report Axle lift method.. 9 Annex B (informative) Example of test report - Stable pendulum method.. 11 Bibliography. 13 Copyright Inteatinal organizainrStandardizalionghts reserved ii ted withoutlicensefromIHS Not for Resale