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IB Design Technology Vocab
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1. Excess material on a moulded part - forming a thin fan where two parts of the mould meet
adaptation
stiffness
flash
'top down' modelling
2. Houses and offices designed to function like living organisms - specifically adapted to place and are able to draw all their energy and water from surrounding sun - wind and rain
reuse
diversification
subtractive manufacture
living building
3. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a long hydrocarbon chain - usually straight
fatty acid
ergonome
pocket tool
fabric
4. Involving the use of sense organs
paper prototyping
multiplexing
organoleptic
user trial
5. 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
three- axis machining
reuse
computer numerical control
fibre structure
6. 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
toughness
glycerol
additive manufacture
intelligent building
7. Someone who immediately welcomes a technological change.
virtual reality
manufacturing technique
technophile
human development index
8. The angle of taper - expressed in degrees (usually 5
incremental design
body mass index (BMI)
user trial
draft angle
9. A style or trend
fixed costs
sustainable development
dominant design
fashion
10. 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
fibre
essential
just- in - case (JIC)
obesity
11. The application of scientific information concerning the relationship of human beings to the design of objects - systems and environments
isometric drawing
parison
corporate strategy
ergonomics
12. A material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibres formed by knitting - weaving or pressing into felt
artificial intelligence
quality control
automation
fabric
13. A realistic picture of the final model - offering some machining data - but containing no data about the interior of the part.
nanotechnology
adhesive
surface modelling
subtractive manufacture
14. Fatty acids that are required in the human diet. this means that it cannot be synthesized by the body from other fatty acids and must be obtained from food.
obesity
isometric drawing
charge
essential fatty acid
15. All aspects of the processing - preparation - storage - cooking - and serving of food to make sure that it is safe to eat
toughness
algorithm
functional prototype
food hygiene
16. The width of the electromagnetic spectrum that a signal occupies
adaptation
toughness
bandwidth
isometric drawing
17. The ability to simulate a real situation on the screen and interact with it in a near- natural way.
thermal expansion (expansivity)
radical design
virtual reality
isometric drawing
18. 3D printing process using a vat of photosensitive resin and a vertically moving platform. Laser beam directed onto surface of resin to print patter of current model's layer by hardening resin. Platform then moves down by a layer thickness so the next
stereo lithography (SLA)
reuse
lifestyle
diversification
19. The manufacture of 3D parts by removing (cutting) unwanted material from a block
subtractive manufacture
market sector
value for money
service costs
20. A measure of how fast heat is conducted through a slab of material with a given temperature difference across the slab.
'top down' modelling
thermal conductivity
four- axis machining
computer- aided manufacture
21. 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
renewable resources
brainstorming
brand
recycling
22. Computer simulation of a variety of mechanical and biological aspects of the human body
divergent thinking
obesity
digital human
industrial robot
23. An adverse food- induced reaction that does not involve the immune system
living building
food intolerance
corporate strategy
fixed costs
24. Someone who resists all technological change.
overweight
resistance
technophobe...
stereo lithography (SLA)
25. A mixture composed of two or more substances with one substance acting as the matrix or glue
composite
lipid
percentile range
voltage
26. 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
appropriate technology
value for money
body mass index (BMI)
numerical control (NC)
27. Two or more atoms that are normally bonded together covalently
radical design
molecule
expert appraisal
feed speed
28. The design contains those implicit features of a product that are recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers
numerical control (NC)
dominant design
literature research
appearance prototype
29. CO2 laser is used to sinter a thin layer of heat- fusible powder that gradually builds up the 3D model.
physio- pleasure
disaccharide
product family
select laser sintering (SLS)
30. The use of the suns energy to heat up water and air directly
technocautious
minerals
invention
active solar collection
31. An organic compound that contains aliphatic hydrocarbons - essential for the structure and function of living cells. examples include fats - waxes and steroids
technocautious
product development
converging technology
lipid
32. The business of putting an invention in a market place and making it a success
innovation
performance test
negative saturation
charge
33. The synergistic merging of nanotechnology - biotechnology - information and communication technologies and cognitive science
converging technology
tensile strength
cost- effectiveness
anthropometrics
34. Increasing sales to existing customers or finding new customers for an existing product
market penetration
design for manufacture (DfM)
monosaccharide
mechanical advantage
35. The quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons and is measured in coulombs
repair
charge
market segmentations
reconditioning
36. The aspect of ergonomics that deals with body measurements - particularly those of size - strength and physical capacity
assembly- line production
gelatinizing (gelling)
plotter cutter
anthropometrics
37. The transfer of an idea from one context to another
quality assurance
attribute listing
product champion
analogy
38. Designing in a way that takes account of the environmental impact of the product throughout its life
monosaccharide
market development
permanent joining techniques
green design
39. Food becoming unfit for consumption - for example - due to chemical or biological contamination
food spoilage
ergonomics
density
life cycle analysis...
40. 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.
wet rapid prototyping
aeration
intelligent building
ideo- pleasure
41. X -Y -Z plus additional rotary motion e.g. Lathe with milling head
batch production
morphologic synthesis...
four- axis machining
tensile strength
42. The reliance on the knowledge and skills of an expert in the operation of the product
expert appraisal
stiffness
attribute listing
appropriate technology
43. The ability to analyse information in order to select an answer from alternatives
innovation
fixed costs
convergent thinking
essential
44. Attribute listing identifies the key attributes of a product or process and then enables designers to think of ways to change - modify or improve each attribute
variable costs
attribute listing
user research
mechanization
45. Long- term aims and objectives of a company and ways of achieving them by allocation of resources
technophile
reconditioning
ductility
corporate strategy
46. The smallest part of an element that can exist chemically
atom
lifestyle
radical design
computer modelling
47. 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
four- axis machining
essential
obesity
reuse
48. Reuse of a product in the same context or in a different context.
intelligent fabric
minerals
living building
reuse
49. An anatomical 3D model of the human body
convergent thinking
manikin
anthropometrics
two- axis machining
50. A system of manufacturing that uses computers to integrate the processing of production - business and manufacturing in order to create more efficient production lines
computer- integrated manufacture
user trial
user population
ductility