Core content Flashcards

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Design solution

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Where a product or system fulfils a need or want

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Stakeholder

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A user, person, group or organisation that has interest in the product or system

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Ergonomics

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The study of how we use and interact with a product or system

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Anthopometrics

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The study of the sizes of the human body

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Lifecycle assessment

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The analysis of the impact of a product on the environment throughout the manufacturing, use and disposal of that product

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User centred design

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Aims to make products and systems usable by focussing on the user interface and how the user interacts with and relates to the product

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Primary User

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The main user of the product or system

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Social factors

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Lifestyle factors that affect people within our society

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Moral factors

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A moral issue if related to human behaviour; it is the distinction between good and bad, or right and wrong, behaviour, according to our conscienvce

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Inclusive design

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The design or mainstream products and/or services that are accessible to and usable by, as many people as reasonably possible without the need for special adaptation or specialised design

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Aesthetics

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Factors concerned with the appreciation of beauty - this can include how something looks, sounds, feels, tastes and smells

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6 R’s

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13
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New and emerging tech

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Artificial intelligence /ML
Biometrics
Virtual reality
Drones

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Energy Stores

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Kinetic energy
Thermal energy
Chemical energy

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Fair Trade

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Establishing better prices, working conditions and terms of trade for farmers and workers

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UCD

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Aims to make products and systems usable by focussing on the user interface and how the user interacts with and relates to the product

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Ferrous

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Has Iron

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Hardwood

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Slow growing trees

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Durability

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The ability of a material to withstand wear, pressure or damage

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Elasticity

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The ability of a material to return to its initial shape after he forces applied to it are removed

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Types of motion

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Liner, Oscillating, reciprocating, Rotary

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Microcontroller

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A programmable electronic component

23
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Autonomous

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Acting Alone

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Types of Switches

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Push Switches
Rocker switches
Toggle switches
Slider Switches
Micro Switches

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Strength

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The ability for a material to withstand forces that try to bend or break it

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Ferrous Metals

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Mild Steel
Carbon steel
Cast iron
Wrought Iron

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Non Ferrous Metals

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ALuminium
Copper
Tin
Zinc

28
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Hardwoods

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Oak
Mahogany
Teak
Beech

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Softwoods

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Scots pine
Spruce
Cedar
Parana pine