i - m Flashcards
integrated circuit (IC)
a tiny, self-contained circuit which can contain billions of components
iterative design
a design strategy that involves constantly evaluating and improving a product’s design
knitted fabric
a fabric made from yarns held together by interlocking loops
lean manufacturing
an approach to manufacturing that aims to minimise the resources used and waste produced
manufactured board
a material made by compressing a mixture of glue and processed pieces of wood into panels
manufacturing specification
a series of written statments. or working drawings and sequence diagrams, that tells the manufacturer exactly how to make the product
market pull
when a product is made due to consumer design
market research
asking the target market questions to find out their likes/dislikes (and so on) to help the designer understand what the target group wants from the product
marking out
making a mark in a material to show where it is to be cut, drilled etc
mass production
the production method used to produce a large number of identical products on an assembly line
microcontroller
a type of integrated circuit that can be programmed.
works as a mini-computer
modelling
making a practice version of a design or part of a design
modern material
a material that has been developed for a specific application.
they are often developed through the invention of a new process or the improvement of an existing one
