University of Limoges

(France)

At the University of Limoges, the students in Digital Modelmaking and Rapid Prototyping use Kreon’s non-contact measurement technology to develop dune buggies for the legendary Dakar Rally (formerly known as “The Paris-Dakar”).

The students first created the initial digital model with Catia software to assess style of the prototype. After validation, the windshield and lights where digitized with a Kreon scanner mounted on a portable measuring arm. This combination enabled finalizing the digital model of the vehicle body. The models of the different parts were machined in polyurethane foam with a rapid prototyping station.

The Kreon Zephyr scanner was also used to design the internal panels of the doors using the real geometry of the body of the car.