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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Philip Verdura, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jayson D. Pankin, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
William F. Eckenwiler, Ortonville, MI (US);
Andrzej M. Pawlak, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Tammy L. Neil, Highland, MI (US);
Kenneth E. Johnson, South Lyon, MI (US);
Philip Verdura, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jayson D. Pankin, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
William F. Eckenwiler, Ortonville, MI (US);
Andrzej M. Pawlak, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Tammy L. Neil, Highland, MI (US);
Kenneth E. Johnson, South Lyon, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and storage medium for determining packaging design for one or more containers are provided. The method includes selecting at least one 3-D CAD model of a manufactured part. The method further includes selecting a first 3-D CAD model of a first container defining a first receiving region. The method further includes automatically generating a first plurality of 3-D part packaging designs for the first receiving region wherein each 3-D part packaging design comprises a distinct orientation or positioning of at least the 3-D CAD model of the manufactured part and a second 3-D CAD model and selecting a first 3-D part packaging design from the first plurality of 3-D part packaging designs. The method further includes generating a first dunnage design based on the first 3-D part packaging design and the first receiving region, wherein a first volume defined by the first 3-D part packaging design and the first dunnage design can be held within the first receiving region.