LIGHTWEIGHT BODY IN WHITE (BIW) AND CLOSURES DESIGN · THE CHALLENGE 1 The client had insufficient...
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THE CHALLENGE 1 The client had insufficient engineering resources with lightweight body and closures design experience. 2 Executing the body in white (BIW) and closures design within the unique parameters defined by the client. 3 Working with the packaging, exterior surface development and other engineering disciplines to meet tight development timeline. 4 Designing a structure that meets both computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and aerodynamic requirements. LIGHTWEIGHT BODY IN WHITE (BIW) AND CLOSURES DESIGN Case Study | Automotive An advanced vehicle group needed resources with lightweight body and design experience. More. Faster. Better. THE COMPANY A startup advanced vehicle group and design studio working to create a line of fuel-efficient plug-in electric fleet vehicles designed to reduce fuel costs for corporations with a large commercial fleet.
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THE CHALLENGE
1 Theclienthadinsufficientengineeringresourceswithlightweightbodyandclosuresdesignexperience.
2 Executingthebodyinwhite(BIW)andclosuresdesignwithintheuniqueparametersdefinedbytheclient.
3Workingwiththepackaging,exteriorsurfacedevelopmentandotherengineeringdisciplinestomeettightdevelopmenttimeline.
4 Designingastructurethatmeetsbothcomputationalfluiddynamics(CFD)andaerodynamicrequirements.
LIGHTWEIGHT BODY IN WHITE (BIW) AND
CLOSURES DESIGNCase Study | Automotive
An advanced vehicle group needed resources with
lightweight body and design experience.
More. Faster. Better.
THE COMPANYAstartupadvancedvehiclegroupanddesignstudioworkingtocreatealineoffuel-efficientplug-inelectricfleetvehiclesdesignedtoreducefuelcostsforcorporationswithalargecommercialfleet.
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THE RESULT
–Onsite/offsiteprogrammanagementandclientinterfacewithoffsitedesignexecution
–Dedicatedteam,experiencedinautomotivelightweightmaterialsdesign
–Establishedabodyandclosuredesigngrouptosupport,andworkinparallelwith,theclient’sothervehicledesigndisciplinesallowingthevehicledevelopmenttoproceedonschedule
–AdvancedusageofCATIAV5methods
–Rapidresponsecapabilities
–Developedafullunibody(monocoque)aluminumstructuretobecompatiblewithvehiclepackagingandengineeringrequirements.
THE SOLUTION
Completionofafullunibody(monocoque)aluminumstructure
Vehicledevelopmentwasonschedule
Designmetallvehiclepackagingand
engineeringtargets
Establishedabodyandclosuresdesigngroup
