PLTW POE 1.4 Vocabulary and Terms to Know
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| Accuracy | The condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; precision; exactness.
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| Assembly | A group of machined or handmade parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit.
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| Brainstorming | A group technique for solving problems, generating ideas, stimulating creative thinking, etc., by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion.
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| Component | A part or element of a larger whole.
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| Constraint | A limit to a design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance, funding, space, materials, and human capabilities.
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| Decision Matrix | A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria.
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| Design Brief | A written plan that identifies a problem to be solved, its criteria, and its constraints. The design brief is used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.
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| Design Modification | A major or minor change in the design of an item, effected in order to correct a deficiency, to facilitate production, or to improve operational effectiveness.
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| Design Process | A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and wants and to winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.
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| Design Statement | A part of a design brief that challenges the designer, describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem, and identifies the degree to which the solution must be executed.
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| Designer | A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some way using visual cues to organize work.
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| Open-Ended | Not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad.
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| Pictorial Sketch | A sketch that shows an object’s height, width, and depth in a single view.
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| Problem Statement | A part of a design brief that clearly and concisely identifies a client’s or target consumer’s problem, need, or want.
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| Purpose | The reason for which something is done or for which something exists.
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| Sketch | A rough drawing representing the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study.
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| Solid Modeling | A type of 3D CAD modeling that represents the volume of an object, not just its lines and surfaces. This allows for analysis of the object’s mass properties.
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| Target Consumer | A person or group for which product or service design efforts are intended.
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| Team | A collection of individuals, each with his or her own expertise, brought together to benefit a common goal.
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