Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Thomas Wanke

Nancy L Johnson

Alan L Browne

Paul W Alexander

Nilesh D Mankame

Udo Mildner

Hanif Muhammad

Claus Steller

Ralf-Dieter Bechtold

Franz-Josef Ringel

Grace-Mary Thompson

Bernd Griebenow

A bearing structure arrangement of a motor vehicle body is provided with at least one bearing structure component extending essentially in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, which is provided in the interior or dry area of the motor vehicle to form a single-piece connection between the vehicle front wall and a rear frame of the body.

Chassis structure of a motor vehicle body

A tunable property bracket for a vehicle body, includes a support member comprising a first active material configured to provide support for static and dynamic loads during normal operation of the vehicle body, wherein the first active material undergoes a change in a property upon exposure to an activating condition during a loading event or a sensed loading event, wherein the change in the property is effective to provide a load bearing capacity change to the support member.

Active material based tunable property automotive brackets

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Gau-Odernheim, Germany

Thomas Wanke