A2 Product Design Key Terms Cards

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  • Created by: Beth Dion
  • Created on: 23-08-13 19:11
Global Warming
A layer of greenhouse gases in the upper atmosphere that traps heat fro the sun and prevents it from reflecting back into the outer atmosphere.
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Greenhouse Gases
Gases such as CO2 and Methane. These are produced by farm animals and also by burning fossil fuels.
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Ergonomics
The study of interaction between the human body, products and environments.
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50th Percentile
The average or most common anthropometric measurements from a sample.
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95th Percentile
The upper limiting anthropometric measurement.
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British Standards Institution (BSI)
An organisation dedicated to producing British and European quality and safety standards, and testing products against those standards for companies wishing to register their products.
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Global Manufacturing
Modern-day industrial practice of designing in one paart of the worls and manufacturing the product in another where materials and labour costs may be cheaper.
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Technology Push
New products can be developed and old products made obsolete by advancements in technology, e.g. smaller, more powerful microprocessors led to the developement of computers with improved performance.
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Scale Models
Used to test designs without the expense of making full size prototypesl can be used to test ergonomics, construction methods, colour schemes and so on.
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Swatch
A sample showing colour, texture, etc. Used as a portable source to select from
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Thumbnail Sketches
Rough sketches of a design idea
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Orthographic Drawings
Drawing showwing the front, plan and end views of a design.These also may include the dimensions and details of materials.
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CAD Models
The production of computer generated drawing using vector or raster graphics. CAD models can be simple diensioned drawings or animated 3D simulations.
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Mock - Ups
Rough models, often full size, made from low-cost materials, such as card, mdf, etc.
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Cathode Ray Tube
Used in most television set for displaying a transmitted imagine and in computer monitors to display data or graphics.
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Light Emitting Diode
A semi conductor made up of a single junction of n- and p-type materials. As with all semi-conductors current will flow when the junction voltage has been reached but in this case light is emitted.
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Risk assessment
A document assessing the type of hazard, the level of risk, who might be affected by the hazard, annd a description of all of the control measures taken to minimise the risk associated with using specific materials and manufacturing processes.
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N-type
a type of semi conductor that has been doped with a more negatively charged material allowing energy to flow in the same direction as the current flow in a wire.
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P-Type
A type of semi-conductor that has been doped with a more positively charged material allowing a flow of energy in the opposite direction to the current flow in a wire.
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Graphical User Interface
What you see on a computer screen. It is made up of the icons, toolbar, buttons and drop down menus that allow the user to make it accessible to use.
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Intergrated Circuit
Also known as a chip - a small electronic device made out of a chip of semi-conductor material. These devices contain electronic circuits in which there may be thousands of transistors.
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Ion
A charged atom formed when copper comes into contact with oxygen in the air.
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Thin Film Transistor
A TFT screen is basically a liquid crystal display that has a transistor for each pixel. This allows for rapid responses on screen to inputs. Laptops and norebooks have TFT screens and they are becoming popular for desktop computers.
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Surface Mount Components
It refers to tiny electronic components, such as resistors and capacitors, soldered to the surface of circuit boards. There are a draction of traditional through-leg components.
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Obsolescence
Products become obsolete as they are susperseded by better models. Some products are said to have built-in
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Demand Pull
Consumer demand can lead to the developments in products.
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Quick Response Manufacturing
The organisation of production to manufacture to customer demand, rather than manufacturing items to stock.
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Electronic Point of Sale
The use of barcode readers to send sales data t distributors and manufacturers in order to maintain correct stock levels.
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Just In Time (JIT)
The organisation of production so that customers get their orders just in time. This avoids carrying stock of materials and components, and storing finished goods.
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Electronic Data Interchange/Exchange
The use of computer to transfer information.
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Master Production Schedule
A scheduling system used to organise the work to be completed within a set time period.
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Just In Time Sequence
A refinement of JIT in which parts are not only delivered at the right time and right place but are also in sequence to match the flow of a product through the assembly line.
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Telematics
A system for tracking a product from customer order through to manufacture and dispatch.
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Materials Requirement Planning
A software system for work cells to order materials and components from their suppliers, when they require them
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Flexible Manufacture Systems
Organising production equipment to allow manufacture of a variety of different products, as opposed to dedicated systems that can only make a single type.
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Computer Aided Design
the use of software that can convert CAD drawings into CNC machining data
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Computer Aided Manufacture
The use of computer numerically controlled machines to increase efficiency of production
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End effector
Robot arms are terminated with an end effector. This is a gripping hand, paint sprayer, welder or other device for moving objects around.
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Flexible Manufacturing
refers to organising production into cells of machines performing different tasks. They are typically laid out in a U shape rather than a production line.
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Rapid Prototyping
The use of CNC machines that create 3D objects using lasers to solidify liquid polymers, known as stereo-lithography.
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Layered Object Modelling
A type of rapid prototyping machine that cuts laers of self adhesive card or paper, which are assembled into a 3D model
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Fused deposition modelling
A type of rapid prototyping machine that extrudes layers of liquid polymer to build up a model.
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Lead Time
The time a customer must wait to recieve a product after placing an order.
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Visual Reality
The use of 3D simulation software that enables designers to produce photo-realistic images to products in lifelike settings and to interact with them.
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Computer Intergrated Manufacture
The use of computers to link together business and manufacturing data and the control of production, in order to make production more efficient.
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Computer aided Engineering
The use of computers to model engineering problems and simulate working conditions to see how they perform.
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Wire Frame Model
CAD drawings of products using a range of lines, arcs and points.
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Surface Models
CAD Drawins that provide a more realistic 3D image than wire frame. They can be used to show machining tool paths and data, and are quicker to re-process than solid models.
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First Generation
Basic robots with limited sensing. Normally used for loading, transfer of components, etc.
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Second Generation
Robots that use sensors to detect faults, changes in their immediate environment and diagnose problems.
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Third Generation
Advanced robots that use sophisticated sensing to deetect chaned to their immediate environment, diagnose faults and, if possible, rectify them.
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Artificial Intelligence
New robotic technology aimed at developing robots that can interaact with other tobots and react to changes in their immdiate environment.
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Automatic Guided Vehicle
A robotic vehicle used to ferry materials or parts around a factory.
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Degrees of Freedom
this refers to the number of joints a robot arm has and each direction a robot or part of it can move, determining how flexible the robot is.
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Teach Pendant
A method of programming a robot by physically taking a robot through a series of movements.
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Walkthrough programming
A method of programming a robot by physically taking a robot through a series of movements.
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Off-line programming
A method of programming a robot using a virtual reality system software.
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Gases such as CO2 and Methane. These are produced by farm animals and also by burning fossil fuels.

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Greenhouse Gases

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The study of interaction between the human body, products and environments.

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The average or most common anthropometric measurements from a sample.

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The upper limiting anthropometric measurement.

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