Developing a completely new vehicle
is a complex and highly detailed process, usually
taking 36 months from initial concept stage, to
the production of a road-worthy model. PROTON’s
state-of-the-art facilities combined with the expertise
of Proton engineers mean the process of developing
new models has been reduced to 24 months.
01 : CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Every new vehicle development
begins with Concept Formulation: a brainstorming
process placing you, the consumer, at the centre
of the idea:trying to forecast exactly what you
will expect and need from your car, through studying
styling trends and product segmentation, several
years before you’re even started thinking
about buying it.
Idea Sketches are hand-drawn, and modelled using
computer tools like ALIAS. Miniature Scale (1:3
ratio) are built, and upon concept approval, the
concept will progress to the Design Development
phase.
02 : DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
This phase of the
development begins to fill in the details of the
concept car, supported by sophisticated digitising
layout planning computer modelling software which
creates external surface (A-surface) data for form
and shape.
A 1:1 full-size scale model is built, finished and
painted, and if this is approved, a Styling-Engineering
Feasibility study examines the practicality of body
engineering and car internal systems installations,
while 3D computer modelling adds refinements to
the computer simulated model, together with internal
surface data (B-surface).
03 : ENGINEERING & TESTING DEVELOPMENT
Engineering
Development. From the Model Fix, engineers
produce component drawings and simultaneously simulate
the properties of body shell rigidity, strength
and crashworthiness, using Computer Aided Engineering
(CAE) to comply to safety standards.
Prototype Development.
Soft Tooling parts are developed with the specified
designs & materials. PROTON’s Prototype
Shop is able to assemble and produce the Final prototype
car testing & validation.
Testing Development. Offering
comprehensive testing for Component, Material, Safety,
Strength and Complete Vehicle Validation. PROTON
facilities are the best in South-East-Asia, able
to conduct various validation roles ensuring vehicles
meet specified standards and safety requirements.
