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IB Design Technology Vocab
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1. Designing in a way that takes account of the environmental impact of the product throughout its life
green design
ductility
brainstorming
numerical control (NC)
2. The application of scientific information concerning the relationship of human beings to the design of objects - systems and environments
market penetration
fuse deposition modelling (FDM)
passive solar design
ergonomics
3. The costs that must be paid out before production starts - for example machinery. these costs do not change with the level of productions
thermal expansion (expansivity)
dematerialization
mass customization
fixed costs
4. Long- term aims and objectives of a company and ways of achieving them by allocation of resources
lone inventor
grey water
industrial robot
corporate strategy
5. Pleasure derived from people's mental and emotional reactions to a product.
thermal conductivity
orthographic drawing
variable costs
psycho- pleasure
6. A technique that uses break- away supports. Break- away structure can be difficult to remove from detailed areas.
wet rapid prototyping
alloy
dry rapid prototyping
mathematical model
7. A test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used
field trial
current
spiral tool
'bottom up' modelling
8. 3 linear axes (X -Y -Z) and two rotary axes (A -B) e.g. milling machine
multiplexing
five- axis machining
'top down' modelling
injection moulding
9. 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
plastic deformation
multiplexing
service costs
10. CO2 laser is used to sinter a thin layer of heat- fusible powder that gradually builds up the 3D model.
demodulation
human development index
finite element analysis (FEA)
select laser sintering (SLS)
11. A 3D representation of an object drawn with the horizontal plane at 30
'bottom up' modelling
isometric drawing
recycling
essential fatty acid
12. 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
negative saturation
parison
raster tool
planned obsolescence
13. Lack of essential vitamins and minerals resulting from unbalanced food intake and specific problems of food absorption
freehand drawing
micronutrient deficiency
technophobe...
innovation
14. The use of computers to aid manufacturing
flow chart
body mass index (BMI)
adaptation
computer- aided manufacture
15. 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
aeration
stiffness
malnutrition
intelligent building
16. Technology appropriate to the context in which it is applied. appropriate technologies are low in capital cost - use local material wherever possible - create jobs using local skills and labour - involve decentralized renewable energy sources - make
appropriate technology
monosaccharide
'top down' modelling
one- off production
17. This is the factor in which the machines multiplies the force put into it
stereo lithography (SLA)
mechanical advantage
converging technology
pocket tool
18. A measure of how fast heat is conducted through a slab of material with a given temperature difference across the slab.
assembly- line production
thermal conductivity
composite
just- in - time (JIT)
19. 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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20. An individual (often craft- produced) article or a prototype for a larger- scale production
non - renewable resources
adaptation
density
one- off production
21. The ability to analyse information in order to select an answer from alternatives
digital human
batch production
convergent thinking
anthropometrics
22. A comparative measure of poverty - literacy - education - life expectancy - childbirth and other factors for countries worldwide
alloy
fibre
human development index
tensile strength
23. Designing taking account of assembly at various levels - for example - component to component - components into sub- assemblies and sub- assemblies into complete products
stiffness
automation
spiral tool
design for assembly
24. The simplest form of carbohydrate - consisting of one sugar residue. they are the building blocks for disaccharides and polysaccharides
monosaccharide
multiplexing
passive solar design
pocket tool
25. The wide acceptance (and sale) of a product
diffusion into the marketplace
modulation
innovation
market sector
26. A device that is used to cut 2D shapes from card and vinyl
just- in - case (JIC)
batch production
tensile strength
plotter cutter
27. The permanent deformation of a solid subjected to stress
ideo- pleasure
plastic deformation
quality assurance
flow chart
28. Someone who needs some convincing before embracing technological change.
overweight
spiral tool
technocautious
nanotechnology
29. A material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibres formed by knitting - weaving or pressing into felt
plastic deformation
market segmentations
fabric
adhesive
30. A mixture composed of two or more substances with one substance acting as the matrix or glue
select laser sintering (SLS)
'bottom up' modelling
dry rapid prototyping
composite
31. A condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs
user trial
aesthetic - usability effect
digital human
virtual reality
32. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
sustainable development
flow chart
animation
nanotechnology
33. Using the materials from obsolete products to create other products.
atom
recycling
manikin
renewable resources
34. The exterior surface of a building's construction: the walls - windows - roof and floor. also referred to as 'building shell'
micronutrient deficiency
pocket tool
mechanical advantage
building envelope
35. X -Y -Z plus additional rotary motion e.g. Lathe with milling head
corporate strategy
user research
molecule
four- axis machining
36. Where the impetus for a new design emanates from a technological development.
overweight
functional prototype
technology push
dry rapid prototyping
37. The manufacture of 3D parts by removing (cutting) unwanted material from a block
three- axis machining
subtractive manufacture
computer numerical control
sustainable development
38. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a long hydrocarbon chain - usually straight
flow chart
fatty acid
biomimetics
genetically modified organism
39. 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
industrial robot
atom
service costs
daylighting
40. A realistic picture of the final model - offering some machining data - but containing no data about the interior of the part.
surface modelling
plotter cutter
fatty acid
aesthetic - usability effect
41. 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.
fuse deposition modelling (FDM)
essential fatty acid
human development index
algorithm
42. Water that contains animal - human or food waste and would not be reused for other purposes
black water
biological value
grey water
food hygiene
43. 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.
design for process
percentile range
essential fatty acid
dematerialization
44. Excess material on a moulded part - forming a thin fan where two parts of the mould meet
computer- aided manufacture
toughness
flash
psycho- pleasure
45. The number of bits per second produced by a digital system
fibre structure
essential fatty acid
bit rate
percentile range
46. The property of being biologically compatible by not producing a toxic - injurious or immunological response in living tissue
organoleptic
biocompatibility
pocket tool
functional prototype
47. 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
fibre structure
glycerol
brainstorming
four- axis machining
48. Someone who resists all technological change.
market pull
technophobe...
daylighting
stereo lithography (SLA)
49. A flexible computer- operated machine that is able to perform a range of tasks in an efficient and accurate manner
glycerol
haptic technology
renewable resources
industrial robot
50. To combine multiple signals for transmission over a single line or medium
current
obesity
lipid
multiplexing