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IB Design Technology Vocab
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1. Involved in development systems to ensure that products or services are designed and produced to meet or exceed customer requirements and expectations.
market segmentations
lone inventor
quality control
feed speed
2. A style or trend
fixed costs
paper prototyping
fashion
industrial robot
3. The ability of a material to be drawn or extruded into a wire or other extended shapes
digital human
ductility
constructive discontent
current
4. Pleasure derived from people's mental and emotional reactions to a product.
psycho- pleasure
market sector
brand
three- axis machining
5. 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
automation
living building
converging technology
molecule
6. A device that is able to laser cut and engrave 2D shapes
biomimetics
service costs
laser cutter
motion capture technology
7. 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
user population
adhesive
mechanization
charge
8. The assessment of the effect a product has on the environment from the initial concept to disposal
stereo lithography (SLA)
fatty acid
life cycle analysis...
manikin
9. Lack of essential vitamins and minerals resulting from unbalanced food intake and specific problems of food absorption
lipid
mass production
isometric drawing
micronutrient deficiency
10. A mixture that contains at least one metal. this can be a mixture of metals or a mixture of metals and non - metals
alloy
functional prototype
spiral tool
fibre structure
11. Long- term aims and objectives of a company and ways of achieving them by allocation of resources
reconditioning
corporate strategy
spiral tool
functional prototype
12. Obtaining users' responses.
divergent thinking
user research
isometric drawing
two- axis machining
13. The recording of human or animal movement by any means - for example - by video - magnetic or electro- mechanical design
non - renewable resources
diversification
motion capture technology
electrical resistivity
14. The ability of a material to resist the propagation of cracks.
toughness
subtractive manufacture
active solar collection
industrial robot
15. Resources that are naturally replenished in a short time.
product development
numerical control (NC)
renewable resources
planned obsolescence
16. 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
amino acid
laminated object manufacture (LOM)
mechanical advantage
data reliability
17. The aspect of ergonomics that deals with body measurements - particularly those of size - strength and physical capacity
five- axis machining
atom
pocket tool
anthropometrics
18. A specific manufacturing term - sometimes relating to one material group only
morphologic synthesis...
manufacturing technique
biomimetics
amino acid
19. Involves a company both in the development of new products and in selling those products to new companies
brand
industrial robot
diversification
fuse deposition modelling (FDM)
20. An influential individual - usually working within an organization - who develops an enthusiasm for a particular idea or invention and 'champions' it within that organization.
intelligent building
product champion
user trial
product development
21. 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
solid object printing
design for disassembly
lone inventor
mass production
22. The use of the suns energy to heat up water and air directly
efficiency
atom
haptic technology
active solar collection
23. 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
injection moulding
numerical control (NC)
planned obsolescence
computer modelling
24. Natural compounds formed through geological processes
mass production
minerals
spiral tool
manikin
25. Refers to materials and devices that operate at the nanoscale. 'Nano' means a billionth. A nanometer is one- billionth of a meter
biomimetics
nanotechnology
molecule
morphologic synthesis...
26. Computer simulation of a variety of mechanical and biological aspects of the human body
lifestyle
digital human
freehand drawing
quality control
27. 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
food allergy
fibre
laser cutter
life cycle analysis...
28. Representative users perform realistic tasks by interacting with a paper version of the user- product interface that is manipulated by a person acting as a computer - who does not explain how the interface works
paper prototyping
molecule
two- axis machining
isometric drawing
29. Coordination - based code that also includes feed speed and stop/start
g code
atom
electrical resistivity
design for materials
30. 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)
technophile
just- in - case (JIC)
aeration
stereo lithography (SLA)
31. Water that contains animal - human or food waste and would not be reused for other purposes
black water
efficiency
spiral tool
solid object printing
32. The process of recovering the information contained - for example - in the human voice - which had been previously added to a suitable electromagnetic carrier
user trial
demodulation
finite element analysis (FEA)
design for manufacture (DfM)
33. 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
overweight
subtractive manufacture
virtual reality
minerals
34. A type of fastening that is not supposed to be removed. it is only possible to remove such joins by drilling - cutting or grinding the join away
lifestyle
haptic technology
permanent joining techniques
intelligent fabric
35. The ability of a material to withstand pulling forces.
functional prototype
black water
tensile strength
minerals
36. The transfer of an idea from one context to another
electrical resistivity
convergent thinking
select laser sintering (SLS)
analogy
37. Food becoming unfit for consumption - for example - due to chemical or biological contamination
incremental design
food spoilage
innovation
biological value
38. A device that is used to cut 2D shapes from card and vinyl
monosaccharide
quality control
adaptation
plotter cutter
39. The design contains those implicit features of a product that are recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers
flash
service costs
just- in - case (JIC)
dominant design
40. An appearance prototype or appearance model is a physical representation of an object that literally appears like the production product. However - it does not function and is made from wood - foam - clay or other prototyping materials
grey water
appearance prototype
technophile
diffusion into the marketplace
41. The mass per unit volume of a material
density
constructive discontent
computer modelling
biocompatibility
42. A small- scale production process centred on manual skill
computer modelling
wet rapid prototyping
ductility
craft production
43. Where the impetus for a new design emanates from a technological development.
nanotechnology
finite element analysis (FEA)
automation
technology push
44. Designing a product so that when it becomes obsolete it can easily and economically be taken apart - the components reused or repaired - and the materials recycled
design for assembly
user population
freehand drawing
design for disassembly
45. Someone who needs some convincing before embracing technological change.
bit rate
user population
technocautious
food allergy
46. Designing to enable the product to be manufactured using a specific manufacturing process - for example - injection moulding
demodulation
digital human
green design
design for process
47. An anatomical 3D model of the human body
isometric drawing
mechanical advantage
recycling
manikin
48. A sugar (a carbohydrate) composed of two monosaccharide molecules
efficiency
grey water
raster tool
disaccharide
49. A schematic representation of a process
anthropometrics
flow chart
morphologic synthesis...
laser cutter
50. An organic compound that contains aliphatic hydrocarbons - essential for the structure and function of living cells. examples include fats - waxes and steroids
radical design
computer modelling
appropriate technology
lipid