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 One innovation in the new Sportscoach is a plastic-molded, automotive-style dashboard that replaces the outdated, vinyl dashboards of older motorhomes.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.
Bringing dashboards up-to-date
Mechanical Engineering ; 120 , 9 ; 74-75
1998
2 Seiten
Article (Journal)
English
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