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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Brij B. Seth, Canton, MI (US);
Youssef A. Hamidieh, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Balachandra Muniyappa, Westland, MI (US);
Brij B. Seth, Canton, MI (US);
Youssef A. Hamidieh, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Balachandra Muniyappa, Westland, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for designing and acquiring a machine by the use of benchmark machines which perform a certain function or operation in a desired manner. Certain locations are analyzed on the benchmark machines and vibration measurements and/or impact tests conducted on these locations which allow certain attributes or characteristics to be respectively assigned to these locations. The new machine is designed to improve upon these respective characteristics or attributes, thereby performing the operation in a highly accurate and reliable manner.