About general packaging module on ug-nx product that I ever worked on!

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General Packaging is a suite of tools that automates many of the tasks associated with the packaging of an automobile. General Packaging provides assistance to certify the vehicle for compliance to SAE standards and a variety of governmental regulations, including those in the US, Europe, and Asia. It lets users assess the accommodations and ergonomic performance of the vehicle.

All of the tools of General Packaging are written in the style of wizards, and offer step-by-step instructions to complete these often very complex tasks. In addition, General Packaging makes use of Knowledge Fusion technology to embed industry-specific knowledge of the process of vehicle design and certification. Associativity of the output geometry lets you easily update analysis results as the design of the vehicle evolves from art to final part.

General Packaging includes the following modules.

Engine Roll

The Engine Roll wizard lets you simulate the roll of the engine assembly during acceleration, cornering, and braking. Use this module to create a 3D solid envelope representing the extremes of motion of the engine assembly. You can generate a report of interferences with adjacent components.

Eye Ellipse

The Eye Ellipse wizard lets you create 3D ellipsoids that represent the left, right, and mid-eye positions for a statistical sample of the population. The SAE standards for 1985, 1997, and 2002 are supported.

Instrument Panel Visibility

The Instrument Panel Visibility wizard lets you calculate the visible and non-visible regions of the instrument panel as obscured by the steering wheel, hub, and smart lever switches. This determines whether the vehicle design meets the recommendations of the SAE J1050 standard, which describes the minimum mandatory driver's view of the instrument panel.

Mirror Certification

The Mirror Certification wizard lets you certify and analyze the performance of the inside and outside rear view mirrors. Federal regulatory standards from the US, Japan, Europe, Saudi Arabia, and Australia are supported.
Reflect Data

The Reflect Data wizard lets you calculate the reflection pattern of interior objects on the windshield. This function accounts for the refraction of light waves as they pass through the glass material.

Tire Envelope

The Tire Envelope wizard lets you create a 3D envelope of the tire, enclosing the extreme positions of the tire and spindle assembly to account for turning and wheel jounce. The motion of MacPherson strut and short long arm suspension configurations is simulated. A report of interferences with adjacent components is provided.

Windshield Vision Zones

The Windshield Vision Zones wizard generates SAE and European defined vision zones on the windshield. This function establishes the A, B, and C test areas based on US standards (SAE J902, J903c, J191) and federal regulations (FMVSS104). The A and B vision zones of the European regulations (ECE43 Annex 14) is also supported. The windshield wiper pattern is created and the percentage of area wiped within the test area is calculated.

2D Manikin

The 2D Manikin function creates a 2D (side view) manikin that you can use to check posture. The size and posture are dependent on the selected manikin population percentile and manikin type (that is, driver or passenger). You can use the 2D manikin for an occupant packaging study early in the vehicle development process (according to the recommendations in SAE J833).

Direct Field of View

The Direct Field of View option calculates the ambinocular vision regions of an individual driver or a group of drivers. You can limit the vision region by eye/head rotation or by aperture. You can create vision areas early in the development process of a vehicle, and check to see if the angles are within an acceptable range. The analysis meets the recommendations of SAE J1050a.

Driver Selected Seat Position Lines

Driver Selected Seat Position Lines describes where certain percentages of drivers position their adjustable seats. You can use the seat lines as a design tool to estimate the location and length of seat travel for a target driver population. You can also use the lines as a check in predicting the level of accommodation provided by a given seat travel. This tool implements SAE J1516 and J1517.