Glass Design

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• Recent advances in automotive styling have presented challenges to the glass industry
  • Manufacturing
  • Light transmission and optical quality
• Multiple factors are present
  • Forming method
  • Intended design
  • Angle of installation

Optical Distortion

Analytical Glass Design

• Numerical and computational techniques are now available

a) Curvature in u b) Curvature in v c) Rate of change of u d) Rate of change of v e) Gaussian curvature

• TEC452 Home
• Body Engineering Index
• Body Components
• Body Design Factors
• Unitized B-I-W
• Hydroforming
• Vibration and Noise
• High-Strength Steel Design Guidelines
• Glass Design
• Neon B-I-W Case Study