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IB Design Technology Vocab

Subjects : engineering, ib
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1. A designer creates a part geometry independent of the assembly or any other component. although there are often some design criteria established before modelling the part - this information is not shared between models. once all part models are compl


2. Clear representations of the final part. They provide a complete set of data for the product to be realized.






3. The way a person or group lives - including patterns of social relations - consumption - entertainment and dress






4. Involved in development systems to ensure that products or services are designed and produced to meet or exceed customer requirements and expectations.






5. The number of bits per second produced by a digital system






6. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.






7. 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






8. Lack of essential vitamins and minerals resulting from unbalanced food intake and specific problems of food absorption






9. 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






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






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






12. Designing taking account of assembly at various levels - for example - component to component - components into sub- assemblies and sub- assemblies into complete products






13. A brand is a product from a known source (organization). the name of the organization can also serve as a brand






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






15. Tool path is determined by individual Z coordinates across the product






16. Using creative ability to produce a wide range of possible solutions to a problem






17. X -Y -Z plus additional rotary motion e.g. Lathe with milling head






18. The ability of a material to resist the propagation of cracks.






19. 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






20. Costs that vary with output - for example - fuel or raw materials.






21. 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.






22. Food becoming unfit for consumption - for example - due to chemical or biological contamination






23. A condition whereby users perceive more aesthetically pleasing designs to be easier to use than less aesthetically pleasing designs






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






25. A model using mathematical symbols that can be manipulated numerically






26. 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






27. A measure of the degree of increase in dimensions when an object is heated. This can be measured by an increase in length - area or volume. The expansivity can be measured as the fractional increase in dimension per kelvin increase in temperature.






28. The mass per unit volume of a material






29. 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






30. The costs that must be paid out before production starts - for example machinery. these costs do not change with the level of productions






31. The technique of heating and cooling a building naturally without the use of mechanical equipment






32. The wide acceptance (and sale) of a product






33. X and Y axes for cutting e.g. CNC Lathe






34. Two or more atoms that are normally bonded together covalently






35. 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.






36. An organic compound that contains aliphatic hydrocarbons - essential for the structure and function of living cells. examples include fats - waxes and steroids






37. Computer simulation of a variety of mechanical and biological aspects of the human body






38. 3 linear axes (X -Y -Z) and two rotary axes (A -B) e.g. milling machine






39. The ability to analyse information in order to select an answer from alternatives






40. An isometric drawing of an object with more than one component that depicts how the parts of assemblies fit together






41. The process of recovering the information contained - for example - in the human voice - which had been previously added to a suitable electromagnetic carrier






42. Obtaining users' responses.






43. The manufacture of 3D parts by removing (cutting) unwanted material from a block






44. A group of products having common classification criteria. Members normally have many common parts and assemblies.






45. A technique that uses a fluid support structure that can be washed and drained away. Used for more intricate internal construction where it would be difficult to break away supports.






46. 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






47. The synergistic merging of nanotechnology - biotechnology - information and communication technologies and cognitive science






48. The business of putting an invention in a market place and making it a success






49. 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






50. The aspect of ergonomics that deals with body measurements - particularly those of size - strength and physical capacity