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Appendix B
Pages 105-109

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From page 105...
... Trevor O Jones Chairman Standing Committee to Review the Research of the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue, -NW Washington DC 20413 Dear Mr.
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From page 106...
... J Gibbons, Director Office of Science & Technology Policy John McTague Vice President, Technical Affairs Ford Motor Company Members, Operational Steering Group DoC DoE DoD DoT EPA NSF NASA Thomas Gale Executive Vice President Chrysler Corporation Arvin Mueller Vice President and Group Executive NAO Vehicle Development and Technical Operations General Motors Corporation
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From page 107...
... Trevor Jones Chairman, National Research Council Advisory Group Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles National Research Council 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room HA-270 Washington, DC 20418 Dear Mr. Jones: ~' nave reviewed the third report of the National Research Council's (NRC)
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From page 108...
... Instead, the Committee has provided sufficient funds to allow NHTSA to begin acquiring the necessary computer equipment to develop advanced computer models that evaluate the crashworthiness of conceptual designs and their safety compatibility with contemporary vehicles. The Committee deferred funding for infrastructure analysis because the department has not made a convincing case for conducting this work without knowing which technologies will be contained in the prototype vehicle." I am pleased to report that, with this Fiscal Year 1997 funding, NHTSA has purchased the computer hardware and software necessary to support the massively parallel processing capability for safety analysis of PNGV designs using finite element models.
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... W ASMUS PHONIC 57~ - FAX: 57~21 a2 November 16, 1995 TCI: Allan Murray Ford- (3131 SS4~7303 SUE3JE{:T: Pear Rewlew Oregon on gasollns file Thermal Eff Pliancy It is highly unlikely that gasoilne SIE thomogencous charge, thermal sff~elanclas - 11 ever Bet tt,.
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