Patent ID: 7647210
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An electronic method for parametric modeling of a conceptual vehicle design, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving dimensional input including one or more vehicle level parameters and one or more component level parameters; (b) receiving geometrical input including one or more non-dimensional design inputs; and (c) generating a parametric concept model based on the dimensional input and the geometrical input, wherein the parametric concept model includes a parametric skeleton having one or more control profiles and one or more control openings associated therewith; and (d) adjusting the one or more control profiles or the one or more control openings to modify the parametric concept model; (e) generating a generic skeleton, having generic geometry associated therewith, based on the parametric skeleton; (f) generating a design skeleton, having vehicle specific geometry associated therewith; and (g) either iterating the generic skeleton without updating the design skeleton or iterating the design skeleton without updating the generic skeleton.