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IB Design Technology Vocab

Subjects : engineering, ib
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1. Involving the use of sense organs






2. Pleasures derived from satisfying peoples taste - values and aspirations






3. The feed speed is the rate at which the cutting tools moves in x - y and z paths






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






5. The psychological condition resulting from inadequacy or imbalance in food intake or from poor absorption of food consumed






6. 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






7. 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.






8. The recording of human or animal movement by any means - for example - by video - magnetic or electro- mechanical design






9. A sugar alcohol with three hydrophilic alcoholic hydroxyl groups. it is an important component of triglycerides (fats and oils) and phospholipids






10. Excess material on a moulded part - forming a thin fan where two parts of the mould meet






11. The use of the suns energy to heat up water and air directly






12. Finding new applications for different products - thereby opening up new markets






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






14. The mass per unit volume of a material






15. 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






16. 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






17. The exposure of protein to heat or acid - which results in irreversible changes that reduce solubility and change optical characteristics






18. 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






19. A volume production process involving machines controlled by humans






20. Someone who immediately welcomes a technological change.






21. All aspects of the processing - preparation - storage - cooking - and serving of food to make sure that it is safe to eat






22. 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.






23. A technique that uses break- away supports. Break- away structure can be difficult to remove from detailed areas.






24. The initial impetus for the development of a new product is generated from a demand from the market






25. 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






26. Long- term aims and objectives of a company and ways of achieving them by allocation of resources






27. 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






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






29. The reduction of weight and ise of materials






30. The reliance on the knowledge and skills of an expert in the operation of the product






31. Designing in relation to materials during processing






32. 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.






33. Pleasure derived from the sensory organs - including pleasures connected with touch - taste - smell and sensual pleasure






34. Designing to enable the product to be manufactured using a specific manufacturing process - for example - injection moulding






35. The cost required to maintain or repair a product or system.






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






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






38. 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






39. The process of adding the information contained - for example - in the human voice to a suitable electromagnetic carrier






40. A style or trend






41. Designers design specifically for optimum use of existing manufacturing capability






42. Using the materials from obsolete products to create other products.






43. Automated machines that require data to be inputted manually by a trained operator






44. Obtaining users' responses.






45. 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






46. A comparative measure of poverty - literacy - education - life expectancy - childbirth and other factors for countries worldwide






47. The ability to link graphic screens together in such a way as to simulate motion or process






48. A broad way of categorizing the kinds of market the company is aiming for






49. 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






50. Tool path is circular - which is useful for round and curved objects