Chapter two hundred and forty-ninth model determination
Nie Minhui was very concerned about Zhang Wenhao's affairs. As for the five-axis linkage machining equipment that Zhang Wenhao mentioned at the beginning, she also helped Zhang Wenhao order several sets through some special channels, and Zhang Wenhao's temporary high-precision machining center
Located inside the Shijiazhuang factory, a warehouse covering an area of more than 5,000 square meters has been vacated. Several sets of newly assembled five-axis linkage processing equipment are placed inside. The warehouse itself has also been renovated and large-scale equipment has been installed.
A central air-conditioning system is used to stabilize the temperature of the machining center, and large-scale dust removal equipment is also installed to basically achieve dust-free operation.
When this place was renovated, except for the ventilation channel at the top, there was not a single window left. The entire factory was basically an absolute visual seal. No light from the outside could shine in. There would be no sunlight inside 24 hours a day. We had to rely on
A cold light source is used for illumination, and it has been running at full power for several days!
In the past few days, except for someone who sent some equipment and spare parts inside, no one has gone in, and the person who sent equipment and spare parts is the boss here, Zhang Wenhao.
Inside this factory, Xiaoer is using high-precision robotic arms and high-precision five-axis linkage processing equipment to improve and transform the overall accuracy!
A high-precision robotic arm is equivalent to Xiao Er's arm. He used five-axis linkage equipment to continuously improve the robotic arm itself, making the robotic arm more precise. Later, he used a higher-precision robotic arm to
The five-axis linkage processing equipment has been completely transformed, so that its accuracy is constantly improving.
When these five-axis linkage equipment were first shipped in, they only represented the highest domestic level and the international average level. However, as Xiaoer continues to improve, he uses the scientific and technological knowledge of industrial manufacturing and uses robotic arms with increasingly higher precision.
, within a few days, the accuracy of these five-axis linkage equipment has reached the world's first-class level.
The reason why Zhang Wenhao is sure that the level here is already beyond first-class is because he clearly knows that the equipment in this factory has reached the world-class level in ten years. Now, the waiter's precision upgrade is still continuing. Once it is higher
Casting materials are manufactured, and the overall accuracy and technological level of these equipment will be greatly improved!
While the accuracy continues to improve, Xiaoer uses the current equipment to develop a robotic arm that best suits his requirements. Not only does this robotic arm have unprecedented precision, it also has a mobile base and a base design.
It is very simple. It is a two-track chassis. The finished product was ordered directly from the production of explosive disposal robots and then slightly modified. The modified crawler tracks can ensure that the base turns in place, making it very convenient to move. There is also an automatic robot above the chassis.
The cord reel can automatically retract and unwind a power supply cable with a total length of about one hundred meters. In other words, this kind of robotic arm is no longer a robotic arm fixed at a certain position on the production line, but a simple robot that can move.
Although these robots look very simple, because they are directly manipulated and controlled by Xiaoer, their execution ability is extremely high. Only artificial intelligence like Xiaoer can realize the true use of this kind of robot!
Xiao Er built five of the same robots himself. These five robots can basically cover every corner of the factory. In this way, even if no one is there to assist, Xiao Er can still complete his tasks here.
Anything to do.
This is of great significance to Zhang Wenhao. He can use the wireless network anytime and anywhere to let Xiaoer realize the secret processing here. This processing power is based on the artificial intelligence of Xiaoer. Even if other
No matter what, without a super powerful intelligent program, this high-precision machining center cannot really be used. However, even so, Zhang Wenhao is still very cautious and strictly keeps the secrets here.
Only Zhang Wenhao knew about this place, and even Nie Minhui didn't know it. The fully enclosed design, all-pervasive monitoring equipment, visual monitoring, thermal energy monitoring, and infrared monitoring were all installed quietly by the waiter's robotic arm.
In every corner of the center, no one can escape the waiter's surveillance and approach here quietly. If someone approaches and Zhang Wenhao is not here, he can ask the waiter to stop everything here in an instant, and even use the fixed equipment here.
Type and mobile robotic arms can self-destruct all equipment. Of course, this is a last resort.
Zhang Wenhao himself left Zhangjiakou after the mobile robotic arm was produced. These days, he rushed to Chengdu to complete the automation transformation of the final assembly production line and also made the latest allocation of workers in the factory. Because Zhang Wenhao wanted to expand
production capacity, so after most of the production line is automated, more workers can be put into the links that must be completed manually, such as the hoisting of large parts, vehicle monitoring, etc. The current number of workers can just meet the demand.
Although the new engine, new transmission part, and new suspension have not been produced yet, Zhang Wenhao is not ready to wait any longer. He is ready to resume production on the final assembly line first!
In Zhang Wenhao's view, he should manufacture the car body now. In this way, once other parts are mass-produced, they can be immediately shipped to Chengdu to complete the final assembly line. Chengdu's final assembly production line has just completed the automation upgrade and will be ready at any time.
Production can be resumed.
Zhang Wenhao has already selected three models before, ranging from 150,000 to 250,000; 250,000 to 450,000; 450,000 to 700,000. The three cars have a maximum price of no more than 700,000. There is no need to use new materials to make the car body.
The current technical strength of this final assembly production line plus normal materials is enough, so now it has all the production factors.
Among these models, Zhang Wenhao's competitiveness is mainly reflected in: 1. Excellent classic appearance; 2. The best cost performance.
Specifically, in terms of appearance, Zhang Wenhao has classic models from later generations that can be used directly. From the styling point of view, it is definitely advanced and can definitely capture the current consumers. From the perspective of the technological content of the appearance, every model
Zhang Wenhao knows the drag coefficient, how much air resistance each streamlined design on each model will reduce, and how much ground pressure it will increase. This is also commonly known as downforce. Zhang Wenhao knows these clearly, and there is no need to do any tests at all.
.We can guarantee that what we make will be the best on the market today.
In addition, Zhang Wenhao's cost-effectiveness is his biggest market card. New materials and engines manufactured with new technology can ensure that consumers get the best-performing car in the same price range, but at the same time
It has the lowest fuel consumption among the same performance, and also has the lowest maintenance cost.
With these two things, it is enough for him to dominate the market. As for the carbon fiber body, it is impossible for Zhang Wenhao to use it on cars priced below 2 million. After all, his model positioning is already sufficiently cost-effective.
The waiter had already imported all the design drawings of the three models into the computer, and then handed them over to the person in charge of the final assembly production line by Zhang Wenhao. These three cars must complete the relevant mold shaping as soon as possible and then enter the mass production process.
For the employees of the assembly line who were directly taken over by Dongchen Motors from Woerwo, as soon as the design drawings of these three models came out, everyone was shocked and amazed. It was the first comment from every person with normal aesthetics.
A sigh! These three models are so beautiful, whether they are hatchbacks or sedans. Whether they are sports models or business models, all derivative models are perfect and impeccable, at least, as far as the current cars in the world are concerned
In terms of styling, no one can find fault with them yet.
The models are not only stunning in appearance, but also take into account aerodynamic design elements, which makes all employees believe that as long as these three cars have the right power configuration and appropriate price positioning, they will definitely perform well in the market, and paired with "
The old signboard "Woerwo" will definitely set off a craze in the automobile industry.
However, Zhang Wenhao then made it very clear that all cars produced by Dongchen Motors will completely abandon the Woerwo brand. From now on, all products will have the brand name "Dongchen", and their English names will be "Dongchen".
Transliterated as: donson, the brand logo was also designed by Zhang Wenhao himself.
The logo of Dongchen Automobile is a circular logo like Volkswagen, and inside the circle is the capital letter dc, and there happens to be an arc to the right of d, and an arc to the left of c, two arcs.
It is designed as follows: with the center line of the circle as the reference point, the left and right sides are completely mirrored. The two arcs do not connect with the circumference of the circle. The only thing that connects is the vertical line of the letter d. In this way, the two arcs are dc.
The letters are exactly in the middle of the circle, and the size is just right, not too big, not too small.
After the logo was designed, the registration and patent were submitted immediately. When the employees of Dongchen Automobile saw that the original Woerwo logo in the factory was replaced by this round logo, they were a little uncomfortable at first.
I got used to it, but it didn’t take long before everyone fell in love with Dongchen’s simple and elegant logo, just like Volkswagen’s vw round mark.
The model is ready, the logo is there, the interior design is ready, and the engine is waiting for new materials to be in place before it can be mass-produced.
The suspension system is not a big problem. Mid-range and low-end cars will use the suspension of the Volvo S60. Mid-range and high-end cars will use the suspension system of the S80 as a model, with certain changes and upgrades.
As for the transmission system, Zhang Wenhao has two considerations. From a hardware perspective, the gearbox is the core issue. From a software perspective, the driving method and power distribution system are the most important. However, the gearbox is not a big problem. The highest price of these three models does not exceed
For a car worth 700,000 yuan, Zhang Wenhao is just going to make some improvements based on the original gearbox. By then, three types of gearboxes will be launched. The manual gearbox will be five-speed for the lowest-end car, and the automatic gearbox will be
The same five-speed transmission is used with low-end cars. The manual transmission is divided into six-speed and seven-speed, and is used with mid-to-high-end cars. If there are more than one million good cars in the future, we will consider whether to launch high-end transmissions.
As for the driving method, low-end cars are front-wheel drive, mid-to-high-end cars use ordinary half-time four-wheel drive system, and high-end cars can achieve full-time four-wheel drive with a central differential lock. Zhang Wenhao is not prepared to pay too much attention to this.
It will only take a lot of effort to ensure that it is satisfactory. For those consumers who really demand performance, he will launch other models specifically for them.
While Zhang Wenhao was immersed in Chengdu, Nie Minhui suddenly visited.
In Zhang Wenhao's office, Nie Minhui saw Zhang Wenhao studying the 3D view of the car in front of the computer, and asked with a smile: "What? Is there a problem with the new model?"
"No." Zhang Wenhao smiled slightly and said: "We are only planning to launch three models in the early stage. The appearance and interior styling of these three models have been determined. Now I am thinking about how to number the models."
Nie Minhui smiled and said: "I don't understand this, but I want to remind you that the model number must not be too complicated. The more straightforward the better, just like BMW's 1-7 series, which is very intuitive. Off-road vehicles use the x series.
Performance cars use m, which is obvious to the public; on the contrary, the model positioning of Mercedes-Benz is quite confusing. As everyone knows, it is s series, slk, clk, glk, c series, e series, b, g series. It is a mess, even if you are not a senior car fan.
, it is simply impossible to distinguish the core differences between each model.”
Zhang Wenhao nodded and said: "My initial idea is to divide the car models into four major route positionings, namely sedans, off-road vehicles, commercial vehicles and performance vehicles, and then subdivide the sedans into family cars.
Business cars and luxury cars, each category begins with a specific letter."
"Wouldn't that make it a Mercedes-Benz?" Nie Minhui frowned and shook his head and said: "It's too confusing to distinguish. In fact, from the way you just classified it, we can see that cars are the largest part. In this case
, then you might as well follow BMW’s route and mix all the cars together, the 1 Series is a compact car, the 3 Series is a small car, the 5 Series is a medium to large car, the 6 Series coupe, and the 7 Series luxury car.”
Zhang Wenhao thought for a moment and said: "It is not appropriate to directly copy BMW's divisions. BMW has too many models. In fact, one series is just one car. Different models are actually equivalent to different versions. It is divided into multiple models.
, but it seems very messy. It is best to come up with a new method that suits you..."
Nie Minhui said: "What about Audi's classification method? A single letter represents the car series, and a single number represents the model. It is also very convenient."
Zhang Wenhao's eyes lit up and he said: "This is indeed more appropriate, and Audi does not have many models. This division is simpler, more intuitive, and easier to remember."
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