Description / Abstract:
This SAE Standard is equivalent to ISO Standard 362 - 1997
except for the differences detailed in Appendix A, and includes the
modifications adopted by WP 29 in ECE R51 Revision 1 and EEC 92/97
and EEC 96/20.
This document specifies an engineering method for measuring the
noise emitted by accelerating highway vehicles of all types (except
motorcycles) in intermediate gears with full utilization of the
available engine power.
The method is designed to meet the requirements of simplicity
and reproducibility of results under realistic vehicle operating
conditions.
Measurements relate to operating conditions of the vehicle which
give the highest noise level consistent with urban driving and
which lead to reproducible noise emissions. Therefore, an
acceleration test at full throttle from a stated engine or vehicle
speed is specified.
The test method calls for an acoustical environment which can
only be obtained in an extensive open space. Such conditions can
usually be provided for:
a. Measurements at the manufacturing stage
b. Measurements at official testing stations
Measurements must be carried out in an acoustical environment
which fulfill the requirements stated in this document. It should
be noted that spot checking of vehicles chosen at random can rarely
be made in an ideal acoustical environment. If measurements have to
be carried out on the road in an acoustical environment which does
not fulfill the requirements stated in this document, it should be
recognized that the results obtained may deviate appreciably from
the results obtained using the specified conditions.
The results obtained by this method give an objective measure of
the noise emitted under prescribed conditions of test. However, it
is necessary to consider the fact that the subjective appraisal of
the annoyance of different classes of motor vehicles is not simply
related to the indications of a sound level meter. The motorcycles
are covered in other SAE documents that prescribe an operating mode
that is more representative of actual use.