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IB Design Technology Vocab
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1. 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
atom
amino acid
injection moulding
fuse deposition modelling (FDM)
2. Refers to materials and devices that operate at the nanoscale. 'Nano' means a billionth. A nanometer is one- billionth of a meter
food hygiene
molecule
flow chart
nanotechnology
3. This is a measure of a material's ability to conduct electricity. a material with low electrical resistivity will conduct electricity well.
product family
black water
electrical resistivity
haptic technology
4. A plant or animal in which the DNA has been altered through the insertion of genetic material from another source. genetic modification is the most often used in agricultural crops to increase the resistance to herbicides or to engineer pesticides in
pocket tool
biocompatibility
radical design
genetically modified organism
5. The range of users for a particular product or system.
incremental design
attribute listing
data reliability
user population
6. Designers design specifically for optimum use of existing manufacturing capability
five- axis machining
user trial
design for manufacture (DfM)
exploded isometric drawing
7. The process of adding the information contained - for example - in the human voice to a suitable electromagnetic carrier
biomechanics
overweight
modulation
product development
8. 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
invention
market sector
amino acid
motion capture technology
9. 3 linear axes (X -Y -Z) and two rotary axes (A -B) e.g. milling machine
fashion
fixed costs
five- axis machining
technophobe...
10. The width of the electromagnetic spectrum that a signal occupies
alloy
electrical resistivity
mechanization
bandwidth
11. The exterior surface of a building's construction: the walls - windows - roof and floor. also referred to as 'building shell'
lipid
dominant design
diffusion into the marketplace
building envelope
12. A comparative measure of poverty - literacy - education - life expectancy - childbirth and other factors for countries worldwide
human development index
monosaccharide
technophile
alloy
13. A short length of extruded pipe for use in blow moulding
parison
five- axis machining
technophobe...
wet rapid prototyping
14. The creation of new - modified or updated products aimed mainly at a company's existing customers.
five- axis machining
laminated object manufacture (LOM)
fuse deposition modelling (FDM)
product development
15. A 3D representation of an object drawn with the horizontal plane at 30
convergent thinking
market pull
pocket tool
isometric drawing
16. Reuse of a product in the same context or in a different context.
green design
invention
reuse
permanent joining techniques
17. 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.
biological value
fashion
fuse deposition modelling (FDM)
malnutrition
18. A 3D drawing that realistically represents an object by utilizing foreshortening and vanishing points (usually imaginary ones)
ergonome
dry rapid prototyping
perspective drawing
mass customization
19. Fatty acids are carboxylic acids with a long hydrocarbon chain - usually straight
anthropometrics
malnutrition
technocautious
fatty acid
20. The use of consumer reports and newspaper items to follow historical development. useful sources of information could include CD-Roms - such as encyclopedias and newspapers - or more specific discs - subject specific magazines - and manufacturers' in
grey water
literature research
food allergy
spiral tool
21. All aspects of the processing - preparation - storage - cooking - and serving of food to make sure that it is safe to eat
food insecurity
food hygiene
food allergy
computer numerical control
22. The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing structure or device.
repair
mass customization
dominant design
user research
23. The reduction of weight and ise of materials
dematerialization
stiffness
product development
computer- aided design
24. Obtaining users' responses.
monosaccharide
user research
food hygiene
manikin
25. Clear representations of the final part. They provide a complete set of data for the product to be realized.
biomimetics
fashion
literature research
solid modelling
26. The permanent deformation of a solid subjected to stress
quality control
obesity
pocket tool
plastic deformation
27. Increasing sales to existing customers or finding new customers for an existing product
just- in - case (JIC)
market penetration
assembly- line production
adhesive
28. 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
product champion
adaptation
green design
brainstorming
29. 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
one- off production
lipid
hardness
performance test
30. Small changes to the design of a product that seem trivial but the cumulative effect of which over a longer period can be very significant
market development
incremental design
diversification
stiffness
31. The mass production of a product via a flow line based on the interchangeability of parts - pre- processing of materials - standardization and work division
solid object printing
mass customization
assembly- line production
four- axis machining
32. 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
bandwidth
appearance prototype
market development
ideo- pleasure
33. Tool path cuts straight X and Y paths
raster tool
efficiency
market pull
body mass index (BMI)
34. 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
incremental design
bandwidth
divergent thinking
35. 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.
four- axis machining
bit rate
quality assurance
non - renewable resources
36. The ability to simulate a real situation on the screen and interact with it in a near- natural way.
draft angle
amino acid
finite element analysis (FEA)
virtual reality
37. Pleasure derived from people's mental and emotional reactions to a product.
adaptation
subtractive manufacture
diversification
psycho- pleasure
38. 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
atom
lone inventor
craft production
spiral tool
39. An anatomical 3D model of the human body
user population
numerical control (NC)
draft angle
manikin
40. Tool path is circular - which is useful for round and curved objects
'bottom up' modelling
body mass index (BMI)
spiral tool
finite element analysis (FEA)
41. Analysing a situation that would benefit from redesign - and working out a strategy for improving it
physio- pleasure
manikin
constructive discontent
grey water
42. The ability to link graphic screens together in such a way as to simulate motion or process
fibre
algorithm
animation
molecule
43. Finding new applications for different products - thereby opening up new markets
flash
market development
morphologic synthesis...
pocket tool
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
adhesive
human development index
design for disassembly
pocket tool
45. 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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46. The smallest part of an element that can exist chemically
computer modelling
laminated object manufacture (LOM)
atom
green design
47. Water that contains animal - human or food waste and would not be reused for other purposes
body mass index (BMI)
black water
thermal conductivity
mechanical advantage
48. Morphologic synthesis is an elaboration of attribute listing. after completing the list of attributes - list them along two sides of a 2D grid. think creatively about how the attributes can be developed through new ideas in each of the cells to impro
adaptation
anthropometrics
morphologic synthesis...
food hygiene
49. 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
one- off production
fuse deposition modelling (FDM)
hardness
50. The synergistic merging of nanotechnology - biotechnology - information and communication technologies and cognitive science
industrial robot
fabric
converging technology
diversification