Technological Design
Design Skills
Design Systems
Tech & Society
Design World
100
Define the problem
What is the 1st step of the Design Process?
100
goals & limitations
What are criteria and constraints?
100
Tell you when part of a system is malfunctioning
What is feedback?
100
a compromise
What is a trade-off?
100
Assembly lines are a form of this
What is continuous production?
200
The way humans modify the world around them to meet their needs, wants, & goals.
What is technology?
200
These must identified and prioritized during the design process.
What are criteria?
200
Input, output, process, and feedback are the components of this
What is a system?
200
When existing technologies in one field lead to innovations in another field
What is technology transfer?
200
Energy source, process, & load
What are the components of an energy system?
300
Invention is the development of a product for the first time. Innovation is the improvement of a product/
What is the difference between inventions & innovations?
300
a working model
What is a prototype?
300
Usually include multiple layers and feedback loops
What are complex systems?
300
Upgrading a BMW with thermal imaging technology developed by the military is an example of this
What is technology transfer?
300
Natural gas, oil, & petroleum are all examples of this
What are fossil fuels?
400
The time taken to develop a design is usually not considered one of these
What are design considerations?
400
This is used to monitor the success or failure of an automated system.
What is feedback?
400
Safeguards the investment of an inventor
What is a patent?
400
This step involves trade-offs between competing values, such as availability, cost, desirability and waste?
What is selecting resources?
400
Ethanol, water, and wind are all examples of this
What are renewable resources?
500
Consideration of human comfort in designing new technologies
What are ergonomics?
500
These are seldom presented in a clearly defined form.
What are design challenges/problems?
500
This is important when applying creativity to complex real-life problems.
What is systems thinking?
500
Limiting the size of an oil tanker based on cost is an example of this
What is a constraint?
500
Niagara Falls is most feasible for this type of energy
What is hydro-energy?
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