This paper reviews the history of the General Motor's Epsilon Platform from a Body Structure perspective. From the time that it was conceived in 1996 to the present, the platform has evolved to meet many changing requirements.The focus of this paper will cover basic body requirements such as crash performance, modal requirements, packaging issues, changes for wheelbase and powertrains, mass, different body styles, etc, including the differences between European and US requirements. It will demonstrate that this globally developed platform met all its initial requirements and continued to evolve over time to meet additional changing requirements.
GM's Evolving Epsilon Midsize Car Platform
Sae Technical Papers
SAE 2005 World Congress & Exhibition ; 2005
11.04.2005
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
2005-01-1028 GM's Evolving Epsilon Midsize Car Platform
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