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The study of human body properties (height, mass, volume, etc.)

What is Anthropometrics?

100

A model which resource remains in use for as long as possible.

What is circular economy?

100

To outline principles and basic functions.

What is the purpose of conceptual modelling?

100

Tensile & Compressive Strength, Stiffness, Toughness, Ductility, Elasticity, Plasticity, Stress & Strain

What are the mechanical properties of material?

100

The creation of new devices/objects, ideas useful for human objectives. Must also be successfully commercialised.

What is the definition of an innovation?

200

Functional data of subject during movement.

What is dynamic data?
200

Natural and replenish able through time vs. finite and cannot self-replenish sufficiently

What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?

200

Allows clients/users to have an input in developing the mode.

What is the pro/advantage of conceptual modelling?

200

Softwood, Hardwood, MDF, Plywood, Chipboard/Particleboard

What are the different types of timber?

200

Copyright, Trademark, Patent/Patent Pending

What are the different types of legal ownership to intellectual property (IP)?

300
Field research (collects new, not-existing data) vs. desk research (summary, collation, data synthesis)

What is the different between primary and secondary data?

300

Dematerialised Design, Low Impact Materials, Cleaner Products, Disassembly Design, Longevity Design

What are the strategies of Green Design?
300

A sample of the final product in full-scale and fully functional.

What is a prototype?

300
The process of improving hardness and elasticity of metal by reheating and then cooling it.

What is tempering?

300

Disruptive, Process, Architectural, Modular, Configurational

What are the different types of innovation?

400

Nominal Scale, Ordinal Scale, Interval Scale, Ratio Scale

What are the four different scales used in data collection?

400

Design that looks at resource (reduction & recyclability), human (substance management), and energy (energy efficiency enhancement) factors.

What is Green Design?

400

2D, 3D, Wireframe, Surface Modelling, Solid, Data, Virtual, Bottom Up, Top Down

What are the different types of CAD (Computer-Aided-Design)?

400

One-off, Batch, Mass, Continuous Flow, Mass Customization

What are the different scales of production?

400

Act of Insight, Adaptation, Analogy, Chance, Technology Transfer, Technology Push, Market Pull

What are the different strategies for innovation?

500

Mechanics of living organisms considering force, repetition, duration, and posture.

What is Biomechanics?

500

To eliminate waste by designing products that can be reused/refunctioned.

What is the philosophy of cradle-to-cradle design?
500

A method of 3D printing which uses liquid photopolymers and UV laser.

What is SLA (Stereolithography)?

500

High Pressure Die Casting. Often used to make metal toys.

What is one shaping technique?

500

1. Launch (Development --> Introduction)

2. Growth

3. Maturity

4. Decline

What are the stages in a product life cycle?

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