Modular Exhaust Design and Manufacturing Techniques for Low Cost Mid Volume Rapid Buidl to Order Systems

Abstract

We propose a system of methods to help automate the design of customizable mufflers, as well as modular manufacturing techniques targeted at mid volume manufacturing quantities. A successful solution would reduce the price point of a muffler to an estimated $500 per unit for a run size between 10 and 1000 units. In the ideal case, customers would not need to inventory mufflers because lead times would be fast and managed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 06, 2014
Accession Number
ADA608556

Entities

People

  • Alan Hufnagel
  • Greg Kangas
  • Kevin Nelson
  • Steve Mattson

Organizations

  • United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustic Impedance
  • Back Pressure
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical Impedance
  • Engineering
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Frequency
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Impedance
  • Insertion Loss
  • Lead Time
  • Losses
  • Manufacturing
  • Mass Flow
  • Systems Engineering
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Systems Analysis and Design