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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2005
Nanxin Wang, Novi, MI (US);
Doug Vandervoort, Novi, MI (US);
Jian Wan, Novi, MI (US);
Gianna Gomez-levi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stephan Sieczka, Brighton, MI (US);
Jack Malone, Chelsea, MI (US);
David Pulliam, Northville, MI (US);
Nanxin Wang, Novi, MI (US);
Doug Vandervoort, Novi, MI (US);
Jian Wan, Novi, MI (US);
Gianna Gomez-levi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stephan Sieczka, Brighton, MI (US);
Jack Malone, Chelsea, MI (US);
David Pulliam, Northville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for rapidly designing a vehicle package is disclosed. The method receives virtual vehicle package model data, converts the data into mechanical vehicle package model data and transmits the data to a mechanical vehicle package model system. A method is also disclosed for adjusting the mechanical model, converting the adjustment into data readable by a computer aided design system and transmitting the data to the computer aided design system for generating or modifying the virtual vehicle package. A system for designing a vehicle package is disclosed having a mechanical vehicle package model, a computer aided design system, a translator embodied in a computer system in communication with the computer aided design system and a mechanical vehicle package model in communication with the translator.