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IB Design Technology Vocab

Subjects : engineering, ib
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1. Someone who resists all technological change.






2. 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






3. A situation where a company keeps a small stock of components (or complete items) or ones that take a long time to make - just in case of a rush order






4. 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






5. Obtaining users' responses.






6. Waste water generated from processes such as washing dishes - bathing and laundry






7. The rate of flow of electrons






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






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






10. The opposition that a substance offers to the flow of electric current.






11. 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






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






13. The exterior surface of a building's construction: the walls - windows - roof and floor. also referred to as 'building shell'






14. 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






15. An adverse food- induced reaction that does not involve the immune system






16. Increased body weight in relation to height - when compared to some standard of acceptable or desirable weight. a body mass index of more than 25 is defined as overweight by the World Health Organization. overweight may or may not be due to increase






17. Involves a company both in the development of new products and in selling those products to new companies






18. The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device.






19. The incorporation of gas into a food product. it may be air - which is often beaten in - or carbon dioxide - which can be introduced under pressure (for example - to aerated water) or by the action of yeast (for example - in bread)






20. A system of manufacturing that uses computers to integrate the processing of production - business and manufacturing in order to create more efficient production lines






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






22. 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






23. Involving the use of sense organs






24. The calculation and simulation of unknown factors in products using CAD systems. for example simulating the stresses within a welded car part






25. A computer- based machine or robot that has the ability to learn from information gained through feedback






26. Resources that are naturally replenished in a short time.






27. The use of computers to aid the design process






28. The biological value of a protein refers to how much of the nitrogen content of food is retained by the body. the biological value of proteins ranges from 50% to 100% and is a measure of how much dietary protein source can support growth






29. The manufacture of 3D parts by depositing molten material in a series of layers






30. A flexible computer- operated machine that is able to perform a range of tasks in an efficient and accurate manner






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






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






33. A volume production process involving machines controlled by humans






34. Someone who immediately welcomes a technological change.






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






36. A volume production process involving machines controlled by computers






37. Mechanical efficiency is the effectiveness of a simple machine






38. Natural compounds formed through geological processes






39. 3 linear axes (X -Y -Z) and two rotary axes (A -B) e.g. milling machine






40. Basically a CNC robot with small extrusion head. Moves back and forth along a platform building up a model by feeding heated plastic wire through the head.






41. A 3D representation of an object drawn with the horizontal plane at 30






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






43. A condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs






44. 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






45. A brand is a product from a known source (organization). the name of the organization can also serve as a brand






46. Using creative ability to produce a wide range of possible solutions to a problem






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






48. 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






49. The research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms






50. A tool used in the manufacture of parts by moulding - forging - swaging or stamping processes