Virtual Functional Build for Body Assembly

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Functional build (FB) is a critical process in launching a vehicle, whereby individual prototype parts are stamped and then sent to a central location to be assembled into a prototype vehicle body. FB is premised on the realization that from a functional viewpoint the relationship between parts is important, not the relationship of the parts to their respective nominal dimensions.

Proceeding of IMECE2005, 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition.