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Pre - Engineering
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Study First
Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 28 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A document written for a design project - including things like: company information - problem description - goals - solution analysis - a synopsis - and conclusion.
Design brief
Portfolio
Sketches
Parts list
2. A method of selection/construction where parts (or components of a part) are added one by one.
Additive Method
Design brief
Title block
Grounded
3. Define a problem - Brainstorm - Research & generate ideas - Identify criteria & specify constraints - Explore possibilities - Select an approach - Develop a design proposal - Make a model/prototype - Test & evaluate the design using specifications -
Design Process (12 Steps)
Depth
Title block
Parts list
4. A 3- d object that has width - height - and depth.
Geometric constraints
Form
Invention
Sketches
5. A unit assembled separately but designed to be incorporated with other units into a larger product.
Depth
ANSI
Subassembly
Reference/baseline/datum
6. To make a new product that has never existed before.
Subtractive Method
The 6 Degrees of Freedom
Invention
Parts list
7. A hole shaped like a Y.
Sketches
Countersink
Portfolio
Invention
8. Linear translation along the x- axis - Linear translation along the y- axis - Linear translation along the z- axis - Rotation about the x- axis - Rotation about the y- axis - Rotation about the z- axis.
Drilled hole
Geometric constraints
The 6 Degrees of Freedom
Countersink
9. A device that has an attached gauge - and is used to measure lengths and distances in objects. It can measure 4 different ways - and can measure to thousandths of an inch.
ANSI
Form
Shape
Dial caliper
10. A drawing that shows at least 2 2- dimensional views of a 3- d object.
Multiview projection
Title block
Invention
Form
11. A 2- d object that has width and height.
Shape
Form
Innovation
Decision Matrix
12. American National Standards Institute: Creates engineering standards for North America.
ANSI
Depth
Parts list
Invention
13. Any line - shape - or part from which a measurement is made.
Reference/baseline/datum
Subtractive Method
The 6 Degrees of Freedom
Drilled hole
14. A note that describes dimension - part - etc.
Annotation/Annotated
Shape
Innovation
Additive Method
15. To improve on an existing product.
Sketches
Innovation
Design Process (12 Steps)
Invention
16. Constraints that describe relationships between parts of a geometric figure - without using numbers. Examples: parallel - perpendicular - tangent - symmetric - etc.
Title block
Portfolio
Geometric constraints
Dial caliper
17. An organized collection of your best work during a class or major project.
Portfolio
Innovation
The 6 Degrees of Freedom
Annotation/Annotated
18. Way of dimensioning that is considered bad: can lead to the build- up of errors - making the end product larger or smaller than expected.
Dial caliper
Additive Method
Chain/Series
Geometric constraints
19. A method of construction where parts (or components of a part) are removed one by one.
Drilled hole
Subtractive Method
Dial caliper
Decision Matrix
20. Drawings used to convey the dimensions of a part.
Subassembly
Sketches
Title block
Design brief
21. A hole shaped like an I.
ANSI
Drilled hole
Reference/baseline/datum
Annotation/Annotated
22. A hole shaped like a T.
Portfolio
Counterbore
ANSI
Reference/baseline/datum
23. A term that describes a part in an assembly that is static and cannot move. All other parts must be placed in relation to a grounded part. The base of an assembly should be grounded.
Grounded
Innovation
Depth
Additive Method
24. A chart given with an exploded view - labeling parts and sometimes giving descriptions of the parts.
Annotation/Annotated
Subassembly
Subtractive Method
Parts list
25. A hole shaped like a T - with a more shallow upper hole than a counterbore.
Drilled hole
Spotface
Depth
Sketches
26. The chart in the bottom- right corner of a multiview drawing that can give info about it - such as date - name - what the part is - and sometimes the company name.
Title block
Sketches
Drilled hole
Innovation
27. A process for solving a problem: list ideas - evaluate against criteria - and conclude which is the best solution (using a points system). In the design process - this is step 6: select an approach.
Decision Matrix
Multiview projection
Form
Annotation/Annotated
28. The distance from the top to the bottom/front to the back of an object.
ANSI
Depth
Shape
Subassembly