Full vehicle parameterization and MDO for an SUV, resulting in a mass saving of 11 kgs
Full vehicle parameterization and MDO for an SUV, resulting in a mass saving of 11 kgs
2 PagesSUCCESS STORY © 2015 Detroit Engineered Products(DEP), 850 East Long Lake Rd., Troy, Michigan 48085, USA The Challenge The client was interested in reducing the mass of its existing SUV product lines (substantial amount which can be realized in manufacturing) with minimal packaging and tooling changes without any degradation in performance. The client contacted Detroit Engineered Products (DEP) for value engineering and identified one of the fast growing SUV segment for the same. The objective of the project was to achieve a reasonable amount of weight reduction from the BIW and chassis of the vehicle. The Solution The entire value engineering project was divided into three phases by DEP engineers:
