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CONCEPT
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For a person who makes cars
the one thing they want most is probably a Auto Magazine from the
future.
None of Dome's staff is capable of actually seeing the future, but
through our experience developing cars with various auto manufacturers
we do have an idea which way everything seems to be heading. Also
as the only racing car constructor the knowhow we have acquired while
developing super sports cars should be an important asset when during
the concept phase.
When thinking about what kind of car to make, our views which is a
little different from a normal manufacturers may come in handy.
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DESIGNING
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Dome's styling and design
which is one division of our car development, aims for a high level
of design which is also backed up with solid engineering.
Especially during design the designer and aerodynamics engineer will
keep in close contact so that the packaging using the CAD system and
the wind tunnel test using a real model will be as smooth as possible.
Modelling and the interia mockup will also be speedy and with high
precision due to the close communication within the company. |
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MODELING
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When developing a car you
need 20% clay models to full scale mockups built using various materials.
At Dome we are capable of building handmade scale models to full scale
models machined using an NC machine. By combining high precision layout
machines with a CAD design system to redefine surfaces and with a
high precision NC machining device together with a refined sense of
modelling we are able to produce beautiful models.As special knowhow
is required for wind tunnel models, we also have wind tunnel modelling
facilities to build stable test models. |
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RACING
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The basis of Dome's racing
activities is the fact that we are a racing car constructor. Therefore
in virtually all the races that Dome has raced in we have raced using
a chassis of our own design. From 1986 we have set our goal to enter
the F1 Grand Prix and we have shaped our activities around formula
cars. We have developed an F1 car of our own and we are currently
accumulating knowhow and building up our organisation to make it possible
for us to enter. |
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ENGINEERING
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At Dome we can not only design
racing cars such as Formula Cars, Touring Cars and Sports Cars, but
we can also design prototypes for small production vehicles from the
concept and planning stage as well as Motor Show Models, Concept Cars
and Electric Vehicles. We also plan on actively using technology we
have developed while building racing cars such as Aerodynamics, Advanced
Composites and Electro-Hydraulic Control. |
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AERODYNAMICS
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Nowadays wind tunnel tests
are indispensable when developing a car. At Dome ever since our first
Dome-Zero nearly all our cars have been tested in a wind tunnel. From
1987 when we developed our first wind tunnel and moving belt system
the range of experiments has broadened and has borne a lot of results.
Due to the differences in size and various other factors the results
from a wind tunnel test require interpretation which also requires
a certain amount of knowhow. This requires firm background in experimentation
backed up by the ability to build stable wind tunnel models and a
practical test menu. |
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SPEED
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Dome is the only racing constructor
that has been building racing cars ever since the beginning of motorsports
here in Japan. Accumulating and analysing data aquired using onboard
data logging devices, wind tunnel experiments at the factory and chassis
stiffness testbeds we have built up a systematic method of development
participating in races with cars we built ourselves. We also aim towards
buliding next generation racing cars through our own development and
also technical cooperation with specialised manufacturers and so are
gradually
getting ready to enter the F1 Grand Prix step by step. |
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PROTOTYPING
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At Dome we not only have
a lot of experience designing and building models for motor shows
and prototypes for mass production but we also have a good reputation
for our running prototypes which require more advanced design and
engineering skills in both Japan and abroad. |
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PRODUCTION
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Dome is a racing car constructor
but we had never actually tried to mass produce a racing car before.
In 1998 HONDA contracted a formula car for a racing school to us which
became our first mass production car. Although we have very little
experience in this area, due to the network of external fabricators
we have developed over the years, we have been able to achieve the
quality, cost and lead time you can expect in Europe which has added
to our reputation. |
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