Design and Technology Lecture Notes

These flashcards cover key concepts and definitions from the Design and Technology lecture notes, focusing on topics such as ergonomics, resource management, modeling, materials, and innovation.

Ergonomics is designing work environments, tools, and tasks to fit the people who use them aiming to reduce __, strain and risk of injury.

discomfort

Three different types of ergonomics are physical ergonomics, organizational ergonomics, and __ ergonomics.

cognitive

__ is the study of body sizes, shapes, and measurements used in design to make products and spaces fit people better.

Anthropometrics

Renewable resources can be __ or replenished over time.

replaced

Nonrenewable resources are used faster than they can be __.

replaced

Waste mitigation strategies aim to reduce or completely get rid of the amount of __ that ends up in landfills.

trash

Recycling refers to turning old waste into a __ product.

brand-new

The process of __ involves reengineering to redesign or upgrade parts of a product to make it better.

reengineering

Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) is a tool to check how a product affects the __ during its whole life.

environment

The __ economy keeps materials and resources in use for as long as possible.

circular

A linear economy can be described as taking resources from nature and generating __ in the process.

waste

Embodied energy is the sum of all energy needed to produce and maintain a __ or service.

product

Carbon offsetting is the practice of reducing the carbon that is produced, such as through __ trees.

planting

Techniques for waste minimization include recycling materials, reusing scraps, and optimizing __ methods.

production

Green design focuses on the re-engineering of a design to reduce its __ impact.

environmental

Eco Design considers the entire lifecycle of the product and its __.

impacts

Conceptual modeling helps designers understand by __ the product.

replicating

Graphical modeling refers to the use of __ models in many forms to simplify data.

graphical

CAD stands for __ Aided Design, which is the use of computer-based software in the design process.

Computer

Rapid prototyping is the fast creation of a physical prototype using __ CAD.

3D

Natural timber includes softwood and __.

hardwood

Properties of plastics include being easily __ or cooled and high flexibility.

melted

Thermoplastics can be re-melted and __ multiple times.

reshaped

Borosilicate glass is known for being heat __.

resistant

Composites are made from two parts: a fiber sheet and __.

glue

Additive manufacturing involves adding materials together to create a __ or component.

product

__ innovation involves continuous development of a product throughout its lifecycle.

Sustaining

Disruptive innovation challenges existing companies to __ or embrace the change.

ignore

Shelf technologies are inventions that are developed but not brought to the __.

market