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IB Design Technology Vocab
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1. The business of putting an invention in a market place and making it a success
fashion
voltage
machine tool step variable
innovation
2. The ability to analyse information in order to select an answer from alternatives
convergent thinking
adaptation
product family
negative saturation
3. A filamentous material long in relation to its width/breadth
body mass index (BMI)
fibre structure
artificial intelligence
repair
4. Designing to enable the product to be manufactured using a specific manufacturing process - for example - injection moulding
design for process
ideo- pleasure
hardness
flash
5. The reliance on the knowledge and skills of an expert in the operation of the product
stiffness
cost- effectiveness
fibre structure
expert appraisal
6. The reduction of weight and ise of materials
'top down' modelling
dematerialization
charge
passive solar design
7. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a long hydrocarbon chain - usually straight
fatty acid
product family
assembly- line production
just- in - case (JIC)
8. A measurement of the relative percentages of fat and muscle mass in the human body - in which weight in kilograms is divided by height in metres and the result used as and index of obesity
user research
design for materials
body mass index (BMI)
motion capture technology
9. Finding new applications for different products - thereby opening up new markets
functional prototype
select laser sintering (SLS)
technology push
market development
10. A series of flat views of an object showing it exactly as it is in shape and size
parison
industrial robot
orthographic drawing
human development index
11. The class of materials that are continuous filaments or are in discreet elongated pieces - similar to lengths of thread with a length to thickness ratio of at least 80
fibre
lipid
technophile
stiffness
12. Refers specifically to the computer control of machines for the purpose of manufacturing complex parts in metals and other materials. Machines are controlled by a program commonly called a 'G code'. Each code is assigned to a particular operation or
plastic deformation
invention
computer numerical control
organoleptic
13. The ability of a material to resist the propagation of cracks.
life cycle analysis...
toughness
density
digital human
14. A volume production process involving machines controlled by computers
design for assembly
percentile range
automation
algorithm
15. A flexible computer- operated machine that is able to perform a range of tasks in an efficient and accurate manner
industrial robot
psycho- pleasure
obesity
laminated object manufacture (LOM)
16. This is the factor in which the machines multiplies the force put into it
efficiency
mechanical advantage
plastic deformation
computer- integrated manufacture
17. Increasing sales to existing customers or finding new customers for an existing product
feed speed
radical design
market penetration
finite element analysis (FEA)
18. Applies to 3D profiling. it is the amount of tool that passes over work already cut and determines the quality of the finished surface. it is expressed as a percentage - the higher the quality the higher the percentage
machine tool step variable
animation
user population
negative saturation
19. In chemistry - an amino acid is any molecule that contains both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups. in biochemistry - this is shorter and more general term is frequently used to refer to alpha amino acids in which the amino and carboxylate f
lifestyle
attribute listing
spiral tool
amino acid
20. An evaluation of the actual performance of the task or learning objective using the conditions under which it will be performed and the absolute standard for acceptable performances
convergent thinking
malnutrition
service costs
performance test
21. The costs that must be paid out before production starts - for example machinery. these costs do not change with the level of productions
fixed costs
design for process
incremental design
pocket tool
22. Limited volume production (a set number of items to be produced)
thermal conductivity
batch production
malnutrition
efficiency
23. The production of large amounts of standardized products on production lines - permitting very high rates of production per worker
life cycle analysis...
recycling
mass production
industrial robot
24. The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device.
g code
repair
just- in - time (JIT)
solid modelling
25. The assessment of the effect a product has on the environment from the initial concept to disposal
life cycle analysis...
voltage
service costs
thermal expansion (expansivity)
26. The synergistic merging of nanotechnology - biotechnology - information and communication technologies and cognitive science
batch production
converging technology
design for assembly
renewable resources
27. An organic compound that contains aliphatic hydrocarbons - essential for the structure and function of living cells. examples include fats - waxes and steroids
permanent joining techniques
lipid
variable costs
constructive discontent
28. The process of discovering a principle. a technical advance in a particular field often resulting in a novel product
charge
invention
market pull
technocautious
29. Excessively high amount of body fat in relation to lean body mass. a body mass index of more than 30 is defined as obese by the World Health Organization
food allergy
active solar collection
obesity
renewable resources
30. A technique that uses a fluid support structure that can be washed and drained away. Used for more intricate internal construction where it would be difficult to break away supports.
technophobe...
haptic technology
orthographic drawing
wet rapid prototyping
31. A product development process obtained through 3D - parametric and associative CAD systems. The main feature of this new method is that the design originates as a concept and gradually evolves into a complete product consisting of components and sub-
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32. The permanent deformation of a solid subjected to stress
plastic deformation
just- in - time (JIT)
genetically modified organism
fibre
33. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
die
market pull
sustainable development
daylighting
34. The smallest part of an element that can exist chemically
aeration
raster tool
atom
flash
35. Reuse of a product in the same context or in a different context.
constructive discontent
sustainable development
demodulation
reuse
36. A designer creates a part geometry independent of the assembly or any other component. although there are often some design criteria established before modelling the part - this information is not shared between models. once all part models are compl
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37. The manufacture of 3D parts by depositing molten material in a series of layers
haptic technology
intelligent building
literature research
additive manufacture
38. An individual (often craft- produced) article or a prototype for a larger- scale production
fibre structure
just- in - time (JIT)
essential fatty acid
one- off production
39. Small changes to the design of a product that seem trivial but the cumulative effect of which over a longer period can be very significant
three- axis machining
injection moulding
incremental design
percentile range
40. A device that is able to laser cut and engrave 2D shapes
injection moulding
algorithm
product development
laser cutter
41. Refers to materials and devices that operate at the nanoscale. 'Nano' means a billionth. A nanometer is one- billionth of a meter
hardness
nanotechnology
technophobe...
user trial
42. The process of adding the information contained - for example - in the human voice to a suitable electromagnetic carrier
biocompatibility
modulation
draft angle
industrial robot
43. A small- scale production process centred on manual skill
stereo lithography (SLA)
craft production
thermal conductivity
anthropometrics
44. Pleasure derived from the sensory organs - including pleasures connected with touch - taste - smell and sensual pleasure
planned obsolescence
physio- pleasure
assembly- line production
reuse
45. That proportion of a population with a dimension at or less than a given value
percentile range
mechanization
repair
genetically modified organism
46. A 3D drawing that realistically represents an object by utilizing foreshortening and vanishing points (usually imaginary ones)
value for money
perspective drawing
quality assurance
ideo- pleasure
47. Computer simulation of a variety of mechanical and biological aspects of the human body
machine tool step variable
overweight
digital human
flash
48. A compound that cannot be made in the body but has to be provided ready- made in the diet - for example - vitamins - essential fatty acids - and essential amino acids
user trial
active solar collection
aesthetic - usability effect
essential
49. The recording of human or animal movement by any means - for example - by video - magnetic or electro- mechanical design
algorithm
active solar collection
motion capture technology
organoleptic
50. Pleasures derived from satisfying peoples taste - values and aspirations
dematerialization
appropriate technology
constructive discontent
ideo- pleasure