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Analytical Benchmarking of Body Architectural Efficiency of Competitive Vehicles
Technical Paper
2007-01-0357
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Hardware benchmarking of body overall stiffness and joint stiffness of the best-in-class competitive vehicles is a common practice in the automobile industry. However, this process does not provide design insights of competitive body structures, which relate stiffness performance to key architectural designs. To overcome this drawback, a CAD body-in-prime model of a competitive vehicle is developed using laser/optical scanning technology and a corresponding CAE model is built based on the CAD data. A deep-dive structural efficiency study is conducted using this model and “pros” and “cons” of the architectural design of each individual joint and each section of major load-carrying members of this body structure are identified. This analytical benchmarking (or reverse engineering) process enables a company to adopt best-in-class design practices and achieve competitive advantages in vehicle designs.
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Kuo, E., Mehta, P., Prater, G., and Shahhosseini, A., "Analytical Benchmarking of Body Architectural Efficiency of Competitive Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-0357, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-0357.Also In
Reliability and Robust Design in Automotive Engineering, 2007
Number: SP-2119; Published: 2007-04-16
Number: SP-2119; Published: 2007-04-16