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Ford Park Assist is a dream come true for folks that have a hard time parallel parking. I sit in the back of the car as a first time user of the technology allows the car to park it self. While I did not get a chance to film the outside view of the car parking, I will say the
Ford has Introduced Sync on Steroids for the Lincoln called My Lincoln Touch. It has all the features of Ford Sync but with a lot of extras that ultimately will end up in all Ford and Lincoln vehicles. I think you will find these new features very compelling. Makes me want to go out and buy a 2011 Lincoln.1
Ford has come up with a way to virtually build a car or at least make sure that it will be possible for the line installer to put in a part in the space allowed. This program has also been used to reduce on line injury rates. Whats really neat about this is that they can test new component installs
Ford has a virtual reality lab, where they can digitally mock up any vehicle in the inventory its called the programmable vehicle model. By using a one of a kind motion capture system they can determine exactly how test subjects interact with control surfaces withing the vehicle.
Ford is making it real easy for the construction worker. Ford has introduced technology in conjunction with DeWitt that tracks your tool inventory through RFID tags along with all the standard fleet features that track a trucks usage and maintenance records. You will never leave a job site without all your tools on-board again
When you see a Ford commercial or brochure you may be looking at a Virtual image. Yes even the reflections are Virtual. Check out how they design car scenes in the sphere. Virtual Reality at it's best with over 760 cores of computing power to make it look as real as real.
When it comes to color selection inside and outside the car, no need to run out and get Fabric swaths. The folks at Ford now can digitally paint a vehicle to a unbelievable level of detail. See how virtual tools have changed how cars from Ford are manufactured today.
In this segment of our tour of the CAVE lab they show us how they showcase vehicles to the executives of Ford to make decisions on final designs of vehicles and competitor comparisons.
Ford Motor Company in their CAVE Lab can virtually drive their cars before bolt one tightened. As you will see in this segment their is no limit to CG virtual reality in building cars
This is Part 2 of the visit to Ford Motor Company CAVE. In this segment they show how digital sketching is saving time in designing cars that you will be driving tomorrow. Fascinating on how Ford is leading the way in Digital car design.
I am going to post the tour we had at the Cave Automated Virtual Environment lab in six separate sections. The audio on these are a little low as the speaker was in a big room not on a microphone. Within the CAVE the engineers and Ford executives can go over every inch of a cars design in a virtual
I swear if it is not one thing it is another. You will get the low down mid-show, but I am batting a thousand here the last couple of shows. Feel like a total Rookie.. I am being tested and reminded that no mater what you do the machines have a mind of their own from time to time.. It's
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