all aspects

Question 1

what is function?

Answer 1

how something works or is operated

Question 2

what is aesthetics?

Answer 2

how something looks

Question 3

what is target market?

Answer 3

who the product that is being made is aimed at

Question 4

what are the 3 factors that are in ergonomics?

Answer 4

physiology, anthropometrics, psychology

Question 5

what does performance mean?

Answer 5

how good or bad something works

Question 6

what is planning for manufacture?

Answer 6

planning for practical tasks, reading working drawings and selecting appropriate finishes and tools, generally in the form of CAD

Question 7

what is anthropometrics?

Answer 7

sizes of the human body used to manufacture products

Question 8

what is physiology?

Answer 8

physiology is strength, how hard it is to turn a handle or if something is too heavy to move

Question 9

what is psychology?

Answer 9

psychology is the brain, working out how something works

Question 10

what are graphic techniques?

Answer 10

working drawings, annotated sketches and drawings, orthographic drawings, scale and proportion and perspective sketches

Question 11

what are modelling techniques?

Answer 11

CAD models and scale models

Question 12

whats things are associated with a design process?

Answer 12

research, idea-generation techniques, developments, justifications, specifications, evaluations and conclusions

Question 13

softwoods are woods like…

Answer 13

pine, red pine, cedar, fir and larch

Question 14

hardwoods are woods like…

Answer 14

oak, beech, black ash, mahogany, maple and elm

Question 15

metal manufacturing processes

Answer 15

knurl, anneal, cut, shear, notch, parallel and step turn, drill, harden, temper, file, fold and bend

Question 16

plastic manufacturing processes

Answer 16

cut, drill, fild, bend, twist and moulding

Question 17

woodworking tools

Answer 17

claw hammer, utility knife, chisel, screw driver, center punch, sliding bevel, calipers, smoothing and jack planes, bench grinder, power drill, plam sander, orbital sander etc

Question 18

metal work tools

Answer 18

verniers, ball pein hammer, center punmch, hand punch, hacksaw, tin snips, pop rivets, spot welders, tap wrench, die wrench and files

Question 19

what idea generation technique would be useful to a designer when designing a new chair

Answer 19

morphological analysis

Question 20

give a reason why morphological analysis would be suitable to use when deigning a chair

Answer 20

its a structured method that would allow the designer to generate lots of ideas based on different attributes of the chair. This technique will allow them to come up with ideas the designer may not have thought of otherwise

Question 21

who does a design team include?

Answer 21

designers, market researchers, accountants, engineers, manufacturers, marketing teams, ergonomists, economists, and their roles

Question 22

what does idea generation techniques include?

Answer 22

morphological analysis, mood boards, thought showers, technology transfer, analogy and lateral thinking

Question 23

what is product evaluation?

Answer 23

surveys, user trials, comparisons with specifications, the concept of functions and fitness for purpose