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You do seem to have a lot of ideas for automotive design! The area you are talking about is the general category of car interior and exterior design. Every automotive OEM has big departments devoted to doing this. In order to work in this area I suggest you pursue and education in Design. You might start this by checking out the employment sections of the major auto companies web-sites and look for openings in interior or exterior design. Look at any listings and you will see the education requirements for these type of positions
Hey Dave, I understand the importance of education and going to school for design, however, I cannot go down this path.
1. The cost of schooling is too high for me.
2. Going to school now, would not be good use of my time and skills.
3. Going to school would put me in the same caliber of those students. I am not cut from the same clothe because I am self educated. The two aspects that I proposed was meant to give you that idea – I can innovate and do things even better even without a “formal” education.If I cannot enter the automotive industry quickly through your help and connections, I will do the following:
1. Sell all of my books that has anything to do with automotive.
2. Take my skills to a different industry and be done with cars.I believe I have shown a very strong level of curiosity over the past year. Its just me and you on this forum basically. So, I feel its time that we take the relationship to the next level. If not, I won’t use anymore of mine and your time.
Hey Dave, how you been?
I’ve been doing some self reflection since we’ve last talked. I just want to clear some things up.
I understand what you said about getting a college education. I always knew it was important. It’s just at the time when I wrote what I did, I had a strong motivation to learn on my own and that I believed in my own skills. It was not meant to take anything away from a college education.
But I’ve made the decision to go back to school and get an associates in maybe English, Arts, or Graphics design.
I just have some basic questions for you relating to cars(I still have interest in it, lol):
(1)Can you build an entire car engine from scratch by yourself?
(2)How can I become great at mathematics?question 1: the closest you can come to building an entire car engine from scratch is to build it from the basic components. You will need at least the following to be purchased: Finished block, Crankshaft, Pistons, rings, bearings, oil pan, cylinder head, all of the components of the valvetrain, and the entire camshaft drive system. The best way to get experience with all of this is to buy a used engine that needs a thorough rebuild. Completely disassemble and clean the engine (following the directions in the factory shop manual) and rebuild it following all the procedures and specs in the factory shop manual. Before you attempt all of this, yo umust obtain the factory shop manual and study the disassembly and rebuild procedures and decide if you have the skills, tools, and budget for this. Let me stress. The factory shop manual is essential and a great learning tool.
2. To become great at mathematics; good question! I don’t know any shortcuts. Find a good course and do all of the homework and stay ahead in the reading. Also, realize that mathematics is only the basis for the interesting stuff: Algebra, trigonometry and Calculus. Focus on what comes after mathematics.Best of luck to you!
Dave
Hey Dave, hope you are doing well.
I have a couple of questions:
1. As you know I’m heading back to college. Right now I’m set on getting an Associates of Arts(A.A). But what areas of knowledge that you think is lacking in the automotive industry/business in general? Or what body of knowledge do you consider to be very important and should be mastered first?
2. This is question is regarding the “can you build an engine?”. When I asked that, I meant – can you build an engine entirely from scratch? That is, without ordering premade parts and putting it all together.
3. Dave, I have this idea – there is this gentleman located in California who works on EV’s and he’s testing them out. He created this app that tracks and records general data about your vehicle, such as battery health info, etc. I was thinking about collaborating with him and taking this program further and improving it. I can see this application be installed in all vehicles and gathering data for manufacturers so that they can improve their products. My question is, if I collaborate with this gentlemen, what would be the best way to get ahold of the person from the car manufacturer to implement this application in their vehicles? Or what would be the best way to get the app implemented?
Thanks Dave!
1: This is a difficult question! I would guess that marketing is always going to be a major need in the automotive industry because it is and always will be very competitive. The other big need in the auto industry are the technical areas of electrical engineering and computer science.
2: The simple answer is no, you can’t build a runnable engine from scratch. All of the major components (block, head, crankshaft, rods, pistons) require very sophisticated engineering analysis to support design, and the materials and process requirements are very specific. Cranks and rods have to be forged or cast, blocks and heads have to be made from castings of very specific materials. Theoretically, you could make many of these components with 3-d printing (if you had good designs), but you would never get the strength of materials correct with 3-d printing.
3: Regarding the app: I have to assume this is an app that is meant to be used with an OBD2 reader, so there is no need to get the OEM involved. You also need to be sure there is no competition already on the market. I know there are battery condition apps already on the market for hybrid cars. As for implementing these function into electric vehicles, first check to see that these functions are not already available and in production. I think they are. Also realize that it is very difficult to get an audience with OEM engineering departments if you are not already a supplier. They are constantly bombarded with inquires from inventors, but you would start with the OEM website and look for the appropriate contact link.Best of luck with your studies!
Dave
1) So marketing, electrical engineering, and computer science. I had an inkling that marketing was quite important but to hear it from you reinforces this much more. However, I don’t see how electrical engineering and computer science is a big need. I thought that a few of these engineers design the systems and then implement it across the different vehicles. Can you elaborate on this a bit more? That is, why is it a big need and why do you feel it is important?
2) I know you said that you were a supplier. But I read through all of your other post and you used a lot of math. Which made me wonder if you were an engineer or just a supplier. Btw, you said that algebra, calculus, and trigonometry were the good stuff, lol. Can you tell me more how you used this when you were still working? This gives me an idea of how important these subjects are.
3) The app I’m going to look more into and see what it does and requires.
Thanks Dave.
1) Electrical engineering is growing in importance because the trends towards hybrid and full-electric powertrains require a great depth of Electrical Engineering. Just look at the job openings at any OEM website and you will see a tremendous number of EE positions. The same holds true for computer science because every modern car has multiple computers running things. At a minimum, there is a powertrain ECU and a body ECU. Infotainment is another in many cars.
2) I am and have been an engineer. Started as a design and development engineer and finished as a technical specialist in R&D. I am still doing technical consulting.3) It is difficult to tell you how I used math in my profession. All I can really say is is that you need math, trig, and calculus as tools in engineering and science and computer programming.
Dave
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