We all know this decade is of automobiles, we see so many
cars around day by day with new design. Very competitive market of automobiles,
every time with new designs philosophy.
Today in automobile industry design is most important thing;
car should reflect something special in its look. Wants to know how designers
put these emotions in a car. How a jaguar car have emotions of a jaguar. So
let’s read.
At first stage it is decided to make a car with
defined segment i.e.SUV, MUV, Sedan etc. Then designers starts working, they
have to do so much research on design to collect so much data like pictures,
things related to their concept to make a Mood Board. Mood board is the first
collection of Feels what they want to reflect in a car. Like SUV’s have sporty
feel, Hyundai Verna is fully fluidic.
Designers starts working on sketches based upon the mood
boards. Car designers are like artists they have a wonderful imagination
power. They can feel so much things and
can converts all thoughts in a car sketch. In first stage, when they are
starting with zero they have to make hundreds of sketches. After a big
discussion of the team they select sketch. The selected sketch is the outcome
which they were searching for. It takes a long time.
Now,
time to move on from 2D sketch to 3D model. Now team wants to see their
thoughts in to 3d form. This big responsibility is performed by clay modelers.
Clay modelers works on selected sketches and with a big effort produce the
first 3D proto model of a car. Based upon feed backs of the team the model is
further modified. Proto may have exterior and interior combined or separate
models for both. This model is just to have the feel of car interior and
exterior. Now the first proto model is ready it looks like a car but … still we
cannot drive it.
Team makes the CAD data of the model. Based
up on that data, engineering team work on it. Responsibilities are divided for every part of
the car. They discuss on material, process and each and every thing which are
required to make the parts. So many works are done parallel like engine
development and testing, Body development and material testing and R&D on each
part of car. It’s a big team work.
Before mass production of the model, some proto models
are manufactured for the testing purpose. This all is done to eliminate all the
defects from all systems of a car to make a safe car. It has to pass so many tough
tests. To achieve international quality standards, Car is tested in every tough
condition. In bumpy, dusty, rainy, twisted and hilly road condition, because at
least it has to run on these roads.
‘Crash test’
is also one of them. Every car has to fulfill some safety standards for the consumer’s
safety. In this test, accident like forces are applied and vehicle is tested
under impact forces, human dummy is used to analyses the results of the accidental
conditions on driver and passengers. Based upon the data of the test, design
and materials are modified to achieve the results. Consumer’s safety is on
priority for car manufacturers.
Car is tested under every actual condition. To check
the performance of car it is tested for thousands of hours to make sure its
reliability. For reliability and life of every part all parts are tested under repeated
cycles for long durations.
After all the testing and quality controls procedures,
we have standards now we can produce the parts in mass production; means car is
ready for production and deliver to customers. it is very passionate work and
output of brilliant brains.
The all process from concept to production takes a
long time, for a normal production car time requires may be 3 to 4 years. With
time, development of vehicles also requires huge investment of money and so
many BRAINS.
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