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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Kumar Singarajan, Canton, MI (US);
Michael a Dahl, Clarkston, MI (US);
Gary L Aldrich, Wixom, MI (US);
Robert a George, Novi, MI (US);
Kumar Singarajan, Canton, MI (US);
Michael A Dahl, Clarkston, MI (US);
Gary L Aldrich, Wixom, MI (US);
Robert A George, Novi, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for increasing standardization and reuse of feature driven design of automotive vehicles. An automotive vehicle is represented by a vehicle model, which includes a set of features defining vehicle functionality and information on how to implement each feature. A features database stores information on how a feature is implemented, including the physical parts it requires and the configuration of the parts. A parts database is also provided for maintaining information on vehicle parts. Coupled to the features database and the parts data base is a feature manager arranged to determine physical implementation information for each feature based on the implementation information. The physical implementation information is included in the vehicle model. A conflict manager is provided for resolving conflicts between implementations of separate features, and an optimizer for standardizing parts and implementations across multiple vehicle models.