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Delphi Humanware(TM) Engineering Software Earns Auto Interiors Award

18 May 2000

Delphi Humanware(TM) Engineering Software Earns 2000 Auto Interiors Award

   Humanware(TM) Significantly Cuts Product Improvement & Development Time

    TROY, Mich., May 17 The nation's leading automotive
interiors magazine has honored Delphi Automotive Systems for its
innovative use of engineering software in vehicle design.
    Delphi's Humanware(TM) software was awarded first place in the production
category by Auto Interiors magazine during the publication's 2000 Design &
Technology Awards banquet, held at the Atheneum Suite Hotel in Detroit last
night.
    Humanware is a knowledge-based, state-of-the-art engineering tool for the
assessment of ergonomics, comfort and safety in vehicle interiors.
    This innovative software electronically assesses vehicle interior design.
It has transformed a manual physical and functional ergonomics analysis into a
digital enterprise that can be instantaneously accessed by Delphi engineers
across the globe.  While providing engineers a virtual environment to evaluate
numerous design alternatives to develop the best interior packaging, Humanware
also integrates with other analysis and CAD software through an easy-to-use
interface.
    "Humanware has allowed us to significantly reduce lead time in the
ergonomics evaluation process," said Barbara Sanders, director of Advanced
Development.  It also allows us to create new interior assessments for
breakthrough products.  Now we can respond more quickly to our customers'
needs and they in turn can compete more aggressively in this consumer-driven
market."
    Humanware is comprised of seven modules:

    *  Packaging
    *  Population Accommodation
    *  Vision
    *  Reach
    *  Seat Contour Analysis
    *  Clearance
    *  Comfort/Safety

    "Humanware has tremendous potential to facilitate integration among
various teams, as we did with power adjustable pedals for drivers of short
stature," said Dr. Alicia Vertiz, who oversaw the development of Humanware.
"We collaborated with safety engineers, human factors engineers, designers and
customers in the design phase faster than ever before.  Now we are working on
a true virtual reality model to simulate the actual driving experience."
    Vertiz and her team of Delphi scientists spent more than one year
capturing its assessment knowledge base and developing Humanware.