https://www.carbodydesign.com Car Design Resources, News and Tutorials Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:04:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/70968/materials-at-the-heart-of-the-paris-motor-show/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/70968/materials-at-the-heart-of-the-paris-motor-show/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:01:06 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=70968 At this year’s Paris Motor Show, we noticed the rise of the importance of the Color and Trim Designer, sometimes also known as the Color, Material and Finish (CMF) Designer. Here at Allegorithmic we share this passion for materials, so here is an ode to the materials at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/70968/materials-at-the-heart-of-the-paris-motor-show/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/58826/advanced-simulation-techniques-for-low-speed-vehicle-impacts/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/58826/advanced-simulation-techniques-for-low-speed-vehicle-impacts/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:43:12 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=58826 During recent years the development of new vehicles has had to cope with continuously emerging requirements, implemented by new legislations and consumer tests (e.g. EuroNCAP) to insure occupant and pedestrian protection as well as new insurance classification tests to improve passenger car damageability and repairability. In a low speed vehicle impact performed to assess the […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/58826/advanced-simulation-techniques-for-low-speed-vehicle-impacts/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/52756/postwar-european-auto-design-in-praise-of-cars-with-real-curves/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/52756/postwar-european-auto-design-in-praise-of-cars-with-real-curves/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:03:50 +0000 In August 1947 LIFE magazine shared with its readers a whole new world of car design taking shape in postwar Europe. “It is exciting in Europe,” LIFE wrote of the creative ferment on display at car shows in places like Paris and Rome, “but only promising in the States.” The magazine then went on to […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/52756/postwar-european-auto-design-in-praise-of-cars-with-real-curves/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/43364/structure-and-transformation-of-the-italian-car-styling-supply-chain/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/43364/structure-and-transformation-of-the-italian-car-styling-supply-chain/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2013 18:25:56 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=43364 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/43364/structure-and-transformation-of-the-italian-car-styling-supply-chain/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/38140/1966-oldsmobile-toronado-development/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/38140/1966-oldsmobile-toronado-development/#respond Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:18 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=38140 I was new and experiencing my first design program of note. It was all like magic, as sketches, words and imagination all converged on the project and influenced what was going on in the studio. I clearly remember my participation and that of others in the room which follows. I was really impressed with the […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/38140/1966-oldsmobile-toronado-development/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/36127/gm-designer-bill-michalak/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/36127/gm-designer-bill-michalak/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:18:37 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=36127 […] My desire to design cars for General Motors started at the age of eight. Like many other kids with the same goal, I was fortunate to actually see my dream come true. Employment came by way of Chuck Jordan in 1966 during my last week at Pratt Institute in New York. During my 35 […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/36127/gm-designer-bill-michalak/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/27483/how-do-real-cars-end-up-in-video-games-and-does-it-help-the-brands/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/27483/how-do-real-cars-end-up-in-video-games-and-does-it-help-the-brands/#respond Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:15:03 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=27483 In the digital era, every video game is a potential showroom. But the relationship between game developers and automakers requires some creative licensing.]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/27483/how-do-real-cars-end-up-in-video-games-and-does-it-help-the-brands/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9806/cae-frame-work-for-aerodynamic-design-development-of-automotive-vehicles/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9806/cae-frame-work-for-aerodynamic-design-development-of-automotive-vehicles/#respond Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:01:23 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/?post_type=pub&p=9806 Maximizing fuel efficiency of a vehicle is one of the prime areas of focus in the highly competitive automotive industry which requires development of efficient and optimized vehicle designs. External aero analysis using Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) techniques is widely used in the accurate estimation of an automotive vehicle’s drag coefficient, often critical in determining […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/9806/cae-frame-work-for-aerodynamic-design-development-of-automotive-vehicles/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4959/an-assessment-of-mass-reduction-opportunities-for-a-2017/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4959/an-assessment-of-mass-reduction-opportunities-for-a-2017/#respond Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/an-assessment-of-mass-reduction-opportunities-for-a-2017/ The Energy Foundation funded Lotus Engineering to generate a technical paper which would identify potential mass reduction opportunities for a selected baseline vehicle representing the crossover utility segment. Lotus Engineering prepared this document in collaboration with a number of automotive and regulatory experts and submitted it to the ICCT. The 2009 Toyota Venza was selected […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4959/an-assessment-of-mass-reduction-opportunities-for-a-2017/feed/ 0 https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4911/integrated-high-speed-video-becomes-mainstream-for/ https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4911/integrated-high-speed-video-becomes-mainstream-for/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/integrated-high-speed-video-becomes-mainstream-for/ Modern impact and test systems integrate video and data capture to provide a greater understanding of specimen failure modes. High rate tests, such as performed on servo-hydraulically powered and instrumented impact test apparatus have, become widely used as a method of investigating the properties of materials and structures. As technology moves forward, so does the […]]]> https://www.carbodydesign.com/pub/4911/integrated-high-speed-video-becomes-mainstream-for/feed/ 0