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IB Design Technology Vocab
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1. 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
attribute listing
divergent thinking
glycerol
value for money
2. The most negative voltage the operational amplifier can output
die
negative saturation
recycling
fabric
3. A functional prototype - or a functional appearance model - is a prototype that 'looks like' and 'works like' a production product. although they are made from prototype materials - these models simulate actual finishes and colours as well as mechani
craft production
obesity
green design
functional prototype
4. Rebuilding a product so that it is in an 'as new' condition - and is generally used in the context of car engines and tyres.
reconditioning
food intolerance
adhesive
mass production
5. The cost required to maintain or repair a product or system.
mass production
additive manufacture
innovation
service costs
6. A flexible computer- operated machine that is able to perform a range of tasks in an efficient and accurate manner
renewable resources
industrial robot
perspective drawing
quality control
7. The reduction of weight and ise of materials
invention
machine tool step variable
dematerialization
exploded isometric drawing
8. CO2 laser is used to sinter a thin layer of heat- fusible powder that gradually builds up the 3D model.
attribute listing
design for disassembly
select laser sintering (SLS)
computer- aided manufacture
9. Analysing a situation that would benefit from redesign - and working out a strategy for improving it
ideo- pleasure
field trial
constructive discontent
fibre
10. 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
market penetration
just- in - case (JIC)
brainstorming
living building
11. A style or trend
computer- aided manufacture
isometric drawing
fashion
divergent thinking
12. The wide acceptance (and sale) of a product
diffusion into the marketplace
modulation
g code
five- axis machining
13. A material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibres formed by knitting - weaving or pressing into felt
fabric
efficiency
paper prototyping
divergent thinking
14. Tool path is circular - which is useful for round and curved objects
percentile range
spiral tool
raster tool
lipid
15. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a long hydrocarbon chain - usually straight
anthropometrics
fatty acid
variable costs
lifestyle
16. This covers all activities from design to documentation. It also includes the regulation of quality of raw materials - assemblies - products and components - services related to production - and management and inspection processes.
fabric
market sector
overweight
quality assurance
17. Designing to enable the product to be manufactured using a specific manufacturing process - for example - injection moulding
life cycle analysis...
efficiency
sustainable development
design for process
18. An isometric drawing of an object with more than one component that depicts how the parts of assemblies fit together
nanotechnology
exploded isometric drawing
sustainable development
functional prototype
19. A computer- based machine or robot that has the ability to learn from information gained through feedback
obesity
orthographic drawing
artificial intelligence
amino acid
20. The mass production of a product via a flow line based on the interchangeability of parts - pre- processing of materials - standardization and work division
assembly- line production
constructive discontent
appropriate technology
'bottom up' modelling
21. Sliced CAD data and cuts each layer from a roll of material using a laser or plotter cutter. Sliced layers are glued together to create model.
laminated object manufacture (LOM)
user research
technology push
biomechanics
22. A brand is a product from a known source (organization). the name of the organization can also serve as a brand
biocompatibility
brand
functional prototype
genetically modified organism
23. Employs inkjet technology. Linear array of nozzles deposit molten wax on a platform layer by layer to build a 3D model.
molecule
solid object printing
assembly- line production
ductility
24. Pleasures derived from satisfying peoples taste - values and aspirations
stiffness
ideo- pleasure
diversification
incremental design
25. A volume production process involving machines controlled by computers
living building
automation
lone inventor
five- axis machining
26. Using the materials from obsolete products to create other products.
food hygiene
just- in - time (JIT)
computer numerical control
recycling
27. The spontaneous representation of ideas on paper without the use of technical aids
field trial
freehand drawing
market sector
brainstorming
28. The exterior surface of a building's construction: the walls - windows - roof and floor. also referred to as 'building shell'
building envelope
assembly- line production
body mass index (BMI)
stereo lithography (SLA)
29. Long- term aims and objectives of a company and ways of achieving them by allocation of resources
corporate strategy
appropriate technology
computer- aided design
green design
30. The research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms
four- axis machining
invention
food spoilage
biomechanics
31. 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
disaccharide
brainstorming
invention
market pull
32. The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device.
corporate strategy
computer- integrated manufacture
repair
atom
33. 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
invention
intelligent building
fashion
mathematical model
34. Involving the use of sense organs
assembly- line production
glycerol
flash
organoleptic
35. The transfer of an idea from one context to another
ideo- pleasure
analogy
electrical resistivity
incremental design
36. The completeness and accuracy of a data set that is being used to inform a design decision
reuse
thermal expansion (expansivity)
data reliability
mass production
37. Water that contains animal - human or food waste and would not be reused for other purposes
organoleptic
draft angle
black water
morphologic synthesis...
38. Hypersensitivity to dietary substances
adaptation
user trial
obesity
food allergy
39. Someone who immediately welcomes a technological change.
batch production
paper prototyping
technophile
parison
40. A test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used
field trial
invention
flow chart
genetically modified organism
41. The calculation and simulation of unknown factors in products using CAD systems. for example simulating the stresses within a welded car part
expert appraisal
percentile range
'bottom up' modelling
finite element analysis (FEA)
42. A solution to a problem in one field is used to provide a new idea for a design problem in another
adaptation
bit rate
automation
divergent thinking
43. 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
body mass index (BMI)
life cycle analysis...
lipid
exploded isometric drawing
44. Reuse of a product in the same context or in a different context.
reuse
plastic deformation
building envelope
two- axis machining
45. Someone who resists all technological change.
dry rapid prototyping
technophobe...
biocompatibility
finite element analysis (FEA)
46. The application of scientific information concerning the relationship of human beings to the design of objects - systems and environments
ergonomics
minerals
variable costs
coagulation of protein
47. A measure of how fast heat is conducted through a slab of material with a given temperature difference across the slab.
thermal conductivity
multiplexing
design for disassembly
isometric drawing
48. 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
computer numerical control
market development
technophobe...
plotter cutter
49. A broad way of categorizing the kinds of market the company is aiming for
computer numerical control
composite
adhesive
market sector
50. The smallest part of an element that can exist chemically
atom
ductility
lone inventor
computer- aided design