Car Crashes without Cars: Lessons about Simulation Technology and Organizational Change from Automotive Design

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Index Accelerometers, 121–123 Actor-Network Theory (ANT), 26, 27 Adaptive Structuration Theory (AST), 31 Affordances, 48–50 Agencies, 5–7, 40–47, 51, 52, 269–279 Analysts, 57, 61, 62, 74–81, 190–194, 203–207 Anderson, G., 92–94, 97–99, 105–107, 117, 132, 153, 163, 164, 171–173, 182, 204 Appropriation, 239–252 Articulation, 137–175 Artifacts, 79, 80, 214–221, 228–234 Automation, 192–194 Azbad, K., 110–115, 127–129, 138, 145–148, 171 Beamer, J., 116–119 Bernardo, A., 147–152, 162–164, 171 Bertallini, B., 145, 155–157, 183 Best Practice Evaluation Department (Bestpra), 153–162, 184, 271, 272, 284 Bumper tolerances, 139, 140 Car Department, 67–69, 76–79, 193, 203–207 Change, understanding, 267–269 Chan, J., 119–129, 139–148, 152–163, 168–174, 181, 184, 185, 283 Chrysler, 9 Computer-aided drafting (CAD), 56, 57, 61, 62, 95, 97, 98, 106, 107 Computer-aided engineering (CAE), 57, 61, 91, 92, 100–104, 109–115, 131, 132, 187 Conceptual integration, 137–157 Consultation networks, 259–261 Contingency theory, 28, 29 CrashLab archival data, 73, 74 artifacts, 79, 80 correct use, 235–242 development, 1–3, 64–66, 70, 124–129, 139, 140, 145–148, 180–203, 269–276, 280–290 Element Software, 165–170 feature appropriation, 242–252 FORTRAN code, 141–143 framing, 203–207, 286 implementing, 79, 171–175 interaction enrollment, 252–263 interviews regarding, 70–73, 80, 81 Link Software, 143–145 material features, 241 observations of analysts, 74–79 organizational development, 66–69 redefining responsibilities, 163–165 researching, 69, 70 “road to lab to math,” 8–10 section cuts, 2, 3 sociometric surveys, 81, 82 332 Index standardization, 148–157, 284 technical integration, 165, 166 technical teaching, 211–214 technological benchmarking, 209–211 tracking logs, 82 upward information seeking, 208, 209 Crash Safety Focus Group, 127, 128 Crashworthiness, 8–10, 56–66, 87, 88, 94–104, 112, 113 Data dumping, 219–221, 232–234 Data presentation, 82, 83 Debugging, 214–216, 229, 230 Design engineers (DEs), 56, 57, 89, 90, 97–99 Determinism, 21–26, 32–40, 280–290 Discourse of efficiency, 180, 189–196, 239, 263 Discourse of inevitability, 180, 196–203, 239, 261–263 Discursive frames, 180, 189–207 Discursive realities, 181–189 Dobbins, J., 196, 199–202 Domestic Operations (DO) group, 88 Dong, A., 154, 183 DYNA3D, 60 DynamicMesh, 64 Dynamic Software, 166, 173–175, 180, 183, 186 Element Software, 162–170, 173 Engineering Mechanics Department, 116–119, 126, 269–275 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), 8, 62, 63 Finite element analysis (FEA), 57–64, 91, 92, 95–99, 103–109 Fong, A., 223 Ford, 60, 61 FORTRAN, 141–143 Framing, 133–137, 180, 189–207, 263, 286 Gaffer, E., 187–189, 197–201, 285 General Motors, 9 Giordano, F., 197–199 Glenn, B., 94, 97–99, 105–107, 145, 153, 163, 171–173, 191 Global Design Organization, 67–69 Graphic user interface (GUI), 143, 157 Guizek, A., 235 Henderson, S., 140 Hernandez, F., 290 Hickland, R., 160, 183 High Performance Computing Center, 112–114, 125, 181, 219 IDEO, 85, 86 Imbrication, 7, 40–53, 269–279 Implementation line, 32–40, 44, 45 INCLUDE system, 232, 233 Inevitability, 4, 5, 180, 196–203, 239, 261–263 Information Systems and Services (Infoserv) Division, 109–115, 163–166, 170–172 Innovation models, 25, 26 Inscription, 236–242 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), 8, 121 Integrated vehicle design analysis (IVDA) tool, 118, 119 Internal economy, 252, 253 International Operations group, 88 Interpersonal interactions Piston Group, 207 Strut Group, 221, 222 technical teaching, 211–214, 226–228 technological benchmarking, 209–211, 223–226 upward information seeking, 208, 209, 222, 223 Interpretive flexibility, 177, 178 Iterative testing, 216–219, 230–232 CrashLab (cont.) Index 333 Johansson, M., 102, 172 Johnson, R., 100, 131, 153 Kitane, S., 127, 128, 145, 146, 150, 173, 183, 189–193, 202, 280 Kurtz, D., 191 Kwok, D., 184 Leung, T., 126, 151, 167–169, 185 Link Software, 143–145, 157, 162 Lu, J., 107, 108, 127–129, 145–151, 155–160, 165, 169, 170, 183–185, 235, 254, 280 Lumped-parameter models, 57, 58 Macrosocial analysis, 22–24, 37–39 Managerial change, 199–201 Maova, C., 186–190, 196, 204, 285 Material model checker (MMC), 106–108 Math-based analysis, 8–10, 87, 88, 100–104, 109 Mesh and meshing, 58, 59, 95–99, 105 Microsocial analysis, 23, 24...