Coachmen Recreational Vehicle Co. recently introduced its Sportscoach model motorhome, a contemporary, affordable vehicle with an aerodynamic design and more features and ergonomic considerations than any other Coachmen product. One innovation in the new Sportscoach is a plastic-molded, automotive-style dashboard that replaces the outdated, vinyl dashboards of older motorhomes. Coachmen used Algor's linear-static stress-analysis software to optimize the geometry of new dashboard's steel support structure after subjecting it to a static load with a computer. The finite element analysis software shortened the length of the design cycle in time to introduce the Sportscoach at the Recreational Vehicle Association tradeshow.


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    Title :

    Bringing dashboards up-to-date


    Contributors:
    Deitz, D. (author)

    Published in:

    Mechanical Engineering ; 120 , 9 ; 74-75


    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    2 Seiten



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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