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IB Design Technology Vocab

Subjects : engineering, ib
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1. A measure of how fast heat is conducted through a slab of material with a given temperature difference across the slab.






2. 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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3. Low levels of food intake - which can be transitory (as a result of crisis) - seasonal or chronic (when it occurs on a continuing basis)






4. A conscious act either to ensure a continuing market or to ensure that safety factors and new technologies can be incorporated into later versions of the product






5. The number of bits per second produced by a digital system






6. A sophisticated CIM system that manufactured products to individual customer orders. the benefits of economy of scale are gained whether the order is for a single item or thousands






7. An individual (often craft- produced) article or a prototype for a larger- scale production






8. A 3D drawing that realistically represents an object by utilizing foreshortening and vanishing points (usually imaginary ones)






9. Where a completely new product is devised by going back to the roots of a problem and thinking about a solution in a different way.






10. The wide acceptance (and sale) of a product






11. An anatomical 3D model of the human body






12. Pleasures derived from satisfying peoples taste - values and aspirations






13. The passive solar practice of placing windows - or other transparent media - and reflective surfaces so that - during the day - natural sunlight procivides effective internal illumination






14. The design contains those implicit features of a product that are recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers






15. Long- term aims and objectives of a company and ways of achieving them by allocation of resources






16. The way a person or group lives - including patterns of social relations - consumption - entertainment and dress






17. An influential individual - usually working within an organization - who develops an enthusiasm for a particular idea or invention and 'champions' it within that organization.






18. This is the factor in which the machines multiplies the force put into it






19. Designing taking account of assembly at various levels - for example - component to component - components into sub- assemblies and sub- assemblies into complete products






20. Water that contains animal - human or food waste and would not be reused for other purposes






21. Computer simulation of a variety of mechanical and biological aspects of the human body






22. A short length of extruded pipe for use in blow moulding






23. Apply technologies to improve the building environment and functionality for occupants and tenants while controlling costs to improve end- user security - comfort and accessibility and help user productivity






24. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.






25. The direct introduction to molten plastic under pressure into a die - which then cools rapidly - allowing the formed object to be released from the mould






26. Excess material on a moulded part - forming a thin fan where two parts of the mould meet






27. A broad way of categorizing the kinds of market the company is aiming for






28. The use of computers to aid manufacturing






29. A comparative measure of poverty - literacy - education - life expectancy - childbirth and other factors for countries worldwide






30. A filamentous material long in relation to its width/breadth






31. Tool path is determined by individual Z coordinates across the product






32. An individual working outside or inside an organisation who is committed to the invention of a novel product and often becomes isolated because he or she is engrossed with ideas that imply change and are resisted by others






33. The application of scientific information concerning the relationship of human beings to the design of objects - systems and environments






34. A mixture composed of two or more substances with one substance acting as the matrix or glue






35. All aspects of the processing - preparation - storage - cooking - and serving of food to make sure that it is safe to eat






36. Automated machines that require data to be inputted manually by a trained operator






37. A group of products having common classification criteria. Members normally have many common parts and assemblies.






38. Natural compounds formed through geological processes






39. Clear representations of the final part. They provide a complete set of data for the product to be realized.






40. A form of group think. a group with a recommended size of 10-12 people first devises wild ideas - all of which are written down. no criticism or evaluation is allowed until this is finished - as it is impossible to be creative and critical at the sam






41. The simplest form of carbohydrate - consisting of one sugar residue. they are the building blocks for disaccharides and polysaccharides






42. A plant or animal in which the DNA has been altered through the insertion of genetic material from another source. genetic modification is the most often used in agricultural crops to increase the resistance to herbicides or to engineer pesticides in






43. The feed speed is the rate at which the cutting tools moves in x - y and z paths






44. A specific manufacturing term - sometimes relating to one material group only






45. An isometric drawing of an object with more than one component that depicts how the parts of assemblies fit together






46. The completeness and accuracy of a data set that is being used to inform a design decision






47. The range of users for a particular product or system.






48. A small- scale production process centred on manual skill






49. Increasing sales to existing customers or finding new customers for an existing product






50. 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