IMPACT Architecture Group Activities

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IMPACT Architecture Group Activities
University of Louisville IMPACT Architecture
TeamGlen Prater, Jr., Associate ProfessorEllen
G. Brehob, Assistant ProfessorMichael L. Day,
ProfessorJ.B. Speed Scientific
SchoolUniversity of LouisvilleLouisville, KY
40292 December 10, 1999
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Mission/Vision Statements
Mission To develop, demonstrate, and validate
architecture models and assessment methodologies
for Ford light-to-medium duty pickup trucks.

• Vision for Success
• Deliver a documented, validated simulation model
  that can be used to optimize the design
  architecture of light truck platforms. 
• Supply to Ford and AISI the results of a
  preliminary set of parametric architecture
  studies that identify and justify weight saving
  opportunities.

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Architecture Group Phase I Tasks

• Perform a comprehensive architecture technology
  review identify architecture opportunities
• Develop and validate a comprehensive computer
  architecture concept chassis/body model suitable
  for the assessment of general architecture ideas
• Specify an assessment methodology for use with
  the architecture concept model

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Architecture Group Phase II Tasks
1. Modify the baseline concept model and use it
for specific architecture studies

• Cab to front-end structure attachment, welded
  versus bolt-on assembly
• Body-on-frame architecture versus unitized-body
  architecture
• Pick-up box in steel versus polymer composite
• Alternate frame configurations
• Ford-specified architecture study 1
• Ford-specified architecture study 2

2. Perform independent verification and
validation (IVV) of architecture-related
technical results from IMPACT external work groups
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Architecture Assessment Methodology
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Beam Element Model Based on F-150 Frame,
Representative ANSYS Results
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Grey-Scale Rendering, Ford ANSYS Model of P225
Crew Cab
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Architecture Group Phase I Tasks, Schedule,
Responsibilities, and Progress