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IB Design Technology Vocab
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1. Where the impetus for a new design emanates from a technological development.
numerical control (NC)
artificial intelligence
technology push
value for money
2. A series of flat views of an object showing it exactly as it is in shape and size
orthographic drawing
modulation
aesthetic - usability effect
demodulation
3. Hypersensitivity to dietary substances
food allergy
aesthetic - usability effect
assembly- line production
product champion
4. The ability to simulate a real situation on the screen and interact with it in a near- natural way.
virtual reality
fibre
quality control
grey water
5. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a long hydrocarbon chain - usually straight
mechanization
fatty acid
two- axis machining
fabric
6. A system of manufacturing that uses computers to integrate the processing of production - business and manufacturing in order to create more efficient production lines
mass production
brainstorming
computer- integrated manufacture
fibre structure
7. The synergistic merging of nanotechnology - biotechnology - information and communication technologies and cognitive science
animation
intelligent fabric
product family
converging technology
8. The most negative voltage the operational amplifier can output
artificial intelligence
negative saturation
sustainable development
market segmentations
9. The formation of a gel by using gelatin or by the heat treatment of starch and water to break open starch granules - for example custard
attribute listing
renewable resources
five- axis machining
gelatinizing (gelling)
10. Pleasure derived from people's mental and emotional reactions to a product.
aesthetic - usability effect
divergent thinking
computer modelling
psycho- pleasure
11. 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.
dominant design
laminated object manufacture (LOM)
product champion
technology push
12. The mass per unit volume of a material
machine tool step variable
building envelope
density
negative saturation
13. A volume production process involving machines controlled by computers
electrical resistivity
numerical control (NC)
reuse
automation
14. The simplest form of carbohydrate - consisting of one sugar residue. they are the building blocks for disaccharides and polysaccharides
monosaccharide
diffusion into the marketplace
food allergy
density
15. The exposure of protein to heat or acid - which results in irreversible changes that reduce solubility and change optical characteristics
technophobe...
coagulation of protein
design for assembly
data reliability
16. 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.
flash
value for money
manufacturing technique
fuse deposition modelling (FDM)
17. A situation where the firm does not allocate space to the storage of components or completed items - but instead orders them (or manufactures them) when required. large storage areas are not needed and items that are not ordered are not made
permanent joining techniques
injection moulding
haptic technology
just- in - time (JIT)
18. 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
algorithm
paper prototyping
morphologic synthesis...
lone inventor
19. A realistic picture of the final model - offering some machining data - but containing no data about the interior of the part.
surface modelling
assembly- line production
ergonomics
computer numerical control
20. 3 linear axes (X -Y -Z) and two rotary axes (A -B) e.g. milling machine
wet rapid prototyping
monosaccharide
five- axis machining
recycling
21. 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
grey water
current
technology push
22. A condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs
amino acid
aesthetic - usability effect
tensile strength
market development
23. The business of putting an invention in a market place and making it a success
innovation
repair
market segmentations
stiffness
24. Designers design specifically for optimum use of existing manufacturing capability
assembly- line production
bandwidth
design for manufacture (DfM)
appropriate technology
25. 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
design for disassembly
intelligent building
stereo lithography (SLA)
26. Where a completely new product is devised by going back to the roots of a problem and thinking about a solution in a different way.
radical design
dry rapid prototyping
permanent joining techniques
additive manufacture
27. To combine multiple signals for transmission over a single line or medium
haptic technology
additive manufacture
multiplexing
diffusion into the marketplace
28. A model using mathematical symbols that can be manipulated numerically
fixed costs
diversification
mathematical model
multiplexing
29. The exterior surface of a building's construction: the walls - windows - roof and floor. also referred to as 'building shell'
user population
product development
thermal conductivity
building envelope
30. This is the factor in which the machines multiplies the force put into it
appropriate technology
computer numerical control
mechanical advantage
morphologic synthesis...
31. That proportion of a population with a dimension at or less than a given value
aesthetic - usability effect
technophobe...
percentile range
innovation
32. The reliance on the knowledge and skills of an expert in the operation of the product
four- axis machining
minerals
expert appraisal
intelligent fabric
33. 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
modulation
cost- effectiveness
fibre
physio- pleasure
34. The completeness and accuracy of a data set that is being used to inform a design decision
market penetration
multiplexing
data reliability
constructive discontent
35. The use of computers to aid manufacturing
five- axis machining
computer- aided manufacture
corporate strategy
biocompatibility
36. Natural compounds formed through geological processes
negative saturation
minerals
finite element analysis (FEA)
variable costs
37. The ability to link graphic screens together in such a way as to simulate motion or process
animation
mass customization
motion capture technology
orthographic drawing
38. The process of recovering the information contained - for example - in the human voice - which had been previously added to a suitable electromagnetic carrier
tensile strength
demodulation
micronutrient deficiency
variable costs
39. Costs that vary with output - for example - fuel or raw materials.
variable costs
molecule
pocket tool
industrial robot
40. A sequence of instructions to describe a set of actions
resistance
green design
morphologic synthesis...
algorithm
41. Long- term aims and objectives of a company and ways of achieving them by allocation of resources
mechanization
corporate strategy
permanent joining techniques
manikin
42. The design contains those implicit features of a product that are recognized as essential by a majority of manufacturers and purchasers
fatty acid
dominant design
food intolerance
alloy
43. The application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology
dry rapid prototyping
biomimetics
food spoilage
negative saturation
44. The costs that must be paid out before production starts - for example machinery. these costs do not change with the level of productions
virtual reality
fixed costs
lifestyle
functional prototype
45. A sugar (a carbohydrate) composed of two monosaccharide molecules
micronutrient deficiency
dematerialization
disaccharide
machine tool step variable
46. Someone who needs some convincing before embracing technological change.
food hygiene
renewable resources
technocautious
parison
47. 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
solid modelling
design for disassembly
brand
negative saturation
48. 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
tensile strength
'bottom up' modelling
overweight
ideo- pleasure
49. The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device.
value for money
just- in - time (JIT)
user research
repair
50. The resistance of an elastic body to deflection by an applied force.
stiffness
food hygiene
aesthetic - usability effect
raster tool