Active front steering(AFS) system is able not only to vary steering ratio between steering wheel and tire wheel but also to steer front tires independently. In this paper, steering gear ratios and an active steering algorithm are proposed for the AFS system. Steering gear ratio is a function of vehicle speed and steering angle. Active steering is generated when the error of yaw-rate is larger than some threshold. To verify the performance of yaw stability, hardware-in-the-loop simulation system is made up of column type active steering system, driving display, steering effort reaction system and controller