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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
May. 12, 2008
David Michael Knapp, Waterford, MI (US);
Alan George David Fisk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gary Stuart Wallace, Maidstone, GB;
David Michael Knapp, Waterford, MI (US);
Alan George David Fisk, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gary Stuart Wallace, Maidstone, GB;
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A bill of material and a design layout are aligned to generate a configuration for a virtual vehicle. The bill of material includes a part number and usage associated with a part. The design layout includes a CAD model of the part. CAD models in vehicle position are generated from the design layout. Logical positions are identified based on the usage and the CAD models in vehicle position are associated with the logical positions. Feature conditions are applied to the CAD models in vehicle position representing content and position configuration.