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Functional performance
The most important category of customer requirements is: constraints, functional performance, appearance, reliability
Strategy
All of the following are types of customer requirements except: robustness, strategy ease-of-use, geometry
Robustness
The performance of a product in spite of variations in its material properties, how it is manufactured, or how it is used is called: reliability, maintenance, robustness, human factors
Formulation
The secret to the successful solution of a design problem is a sound: project plan, concept design, design variable, formulation
Benchmark studies
Assessments of competitive products are called: focus groups, observation studies, market studies, benchmark studies
Engineering characteristics
Measures that help us quantify how well a product performs customer and company requirements are called: importance weights, constraints, engineering characteristics, variables
Constraints
Restrictions on the function or form of a design candidate are called: importance weights, variables, engineering characteristics, constraints
Benchmark is best
Customer satisfaction curves tend to fall into the following types except: more is better, target is better, benchmark is best, less is better
Customer satisfaction
An estimate of how well an engineering characteristic fulfills a customer's expectations is called: goodness unit, constraint, customer satisfaction, parameter
Easy to maintain
According to the Time magazine survey, a quality product is one that: works as it should, lasts a long times, and is: reliable, easy to maintain, durable, low-cost
Demographics
An engineering design specification includes the following except: constraints, engineering characteristics, demographics, importance weights
Sales volume
The HoQ for product planning includes all of the following except: sales volume, customer requirements, importance weights, benchmark performance
All of the above
Information sources include: surveys, literature, observation studies, all of the above
Engineering characteristics
Customer satisfaction curve illustrate the relationship between customer satisfaction and: profit, engineering characteristics, function
Illicit
Constraints can be all of the following except: explicit, illicit, restrictions on form or function, implicit
Design concept
The abstract of embodiment of a physical principle, material and geometry is called: synthesis, activity, synectics, design concept
Physical principle
The means by which some physical effect is caused is called a: design concept, motion principle, physical principle, function
Function decomposition
Diagrams that help to identify critical product functions and subfunctions are called: Pugh's method, brainstorming, function decomposition, physical principle
Activity analysis
Examining how a customer will use and ultimately retire a product is called: geometry analysis, physical analysis, activity analysis, decomposition analysis
Inversion
All of the following methods may be used to clarify the productions functional requirements except: activity analysis, function structures, inversion, functional decomposition
Grind coffee
All of the following are functions performed by an electric coffee maker except: store water, convert electricity, grind coffee, warm pot
Synthesis
Another word used for the process of generating alternatives is: synectics, synthesis, inversion, brainstorming
Synectics
A method that required a problem solver to view the problem from the four perspectives - analogy, fantasy, empathy and inversion is: brainstorming, archives, synthesis, synectics
Matter
As a function is performed, the following states may be changed except: matter, energy, time, signal
Brainstorming
The group method that takes advantage of team members' diverse skills, experience and personalities to generate innovative ideas is: internet archives, brainstorming, empathy
All of these
A feasible alternative concept design will likely: satisfy customer requirements, satisfy company requirements, not violate laws of nature, all of these
Importance weights are not considered
A drawback of the original Pugh's method is: criteria are not evaluated, importance weights are not considered, concepts are identified in columns, the team is unable to obtain a consensus
Hooke's
Concept evaluation methods to determine the relative worthiness of feasible alternatives include all of the following methods except: weighted rating, Pugh's modified Pugh's, Hooke's
Morphological matrix
A matrix used to form combinations of concepts into an alternative design is called: manufactured matrix, morphological matrix, concept matrix, mini matrix
Trade secret
The method of intellectual protection that can last an indefinite period of time is a: trademark, trade secret, contract, copyright
Trademark
A symbol, design, word or combination thereof, used by a manufacturer to distinguish its products from those of its competitors, is a: trade, copyright, trademark, trade dress
Patent
A document granting legal monopoly rights to produce, use, sell or profit from an invention, process, plant (biological) or design is a: trademark, trade dress, contract, patent
Copyright
Authors of creative literary, musical or artistic works have their work protected with a: contract, copyright, patent, trade dress
Contract
A written or verbal agreement between two parties is a: trademark, litigation, deal, contract
Sprinkler systems
Intellectual property is best protected by all of the following except: contracts, sprinkler systems, copyrights, trade secrets
All of these
A physical principle acts on a working geometry composed of surfaces and motions including: translation, rotation, non-motion, all of these, none of these
Superior feasible concept
The final output of the concept design phase is a: concept, infeasible design, configuration, superior feasible concept
Pugh's
Creative methods to generate novel concepts include all of the following except: Pugh's, checklists, brainstorming, synectics
Verbs
A way to help us define product functions is that functions are: adverbs, verbs, nouns, adjectives
Concepts
A product concept design differs from a concept design in that it includes a combination of specific: principle, concepts, materials, geometries
Mechanical property
The quantity that characterizes the behavior of a material in response to an external, or applied, force is called: strength, material property, mechanical property, physical property
Strength
A measure of the amount of force per unit area that a material can withstand before it fails is called strength, weight, intensity, hardness
Stiffness
The resistance to stretching, bending or twisting loads is called: ductility, impact strength, compressive strength, stiffness
Fatigue strength
The ability of a material to undergo a number of cyclical loads without fracturing is called: impact strength, compressive strength, fatigue strength, yield strength
Ductility
The ability of a material to plasticity deform is called: ductility, hardness, stiffness, impact
Creep resistance
The ability of a material to resist stretching under loads over long time periods at elevated temperatures is called: impact strength, creep resistance, comprehensive strength, ductility
Hardness
The ability of a material to resist localized surface indentation or deformation is called: ductility, stiffness, yield, hardness
Density
The amount of matter per unit volume is called: connectivity, melting point, conductivity, density
Thermal conductivity
The measure of the rate of heat flow between two surfaces, per unit area, per unit time, per unit of thickness, per degree of temperature difference is called: corrosion resistance, specific heat, coefficient of thermal expansion, thermal conductivity
Melting point
The temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid is called: melting point, specific heat, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity
Bronze
All of the following are classes of ferrous metals except: cast iron, alloy steel, bronze, stainless steel
Thermoplastic
Polymeric materials can be repeatedly softened by heating and hardened by cooling are called: thermoplastic, acrylic, thermoset, polystyrene
Composites
Materials that are heterogeneous mixtures of polyester or epoxy resins and fibers made from materials, including glass carbon and Kevlar, are called: ceramics, thermoplastics, polymers, composites
Carbon fiber
All of the following are ceramics except: zirconia, magnesia, silicon nitride, carbon fiber
All of these
Production function is interdependent on: material properties, product geometry, manufacturing processes, all of these
Functional
The materials first approach screens out those materials that do not meet which requirement: functional, marketing, manufacturing, aesthetic
Part weight
The manufacturing process first approach considers all of the following except: shape compatibility, part weight, production volume, part size
Production volume
Performance indexes are derived from all of the following except: production volume, functional requirements, material properties, product geometry
Yield plasticity
Ductile materials subjected to increasing loads are elastic then: melt, freeze, fracture, yield plasticity
Fracture
Brittle materials subjected to increasing loads are elastic then: fracture, melt, freezes, recrystalize
Tertiary
Manufacturing processes that relate to surface treatments such as polishing, painting, heat treating and joining are: primary, secondary, tertiary, initial
Secondary
Manufacturing processes that are used to add to or remove geometric features from the basic forms are called: primary, secondary, tertiary, initial
Shearing
All of the following are examples of bulk deformation except: forging, rolling, bar drawing, shearing
Deformation
Changing the shape or form of bulk from materials caused by compressive or tensile yielding is called: casting, machining, deformation, assembly
Casting
The process in which molten metal is poured into a cast to solidify is called: polymer processing, casting, machining, finishing
Forging
The process of plastically compressing material between two halves of dies set by hydraulic pressure or the stroke of a hammer is called: casting, assembly, deforming, forging
Investment casting
The process of solidifying molten metal in a ceramic cast made with wax patterns is called: investment casting, die casting sand casting, polymer casting
Blow
Which of the following polymer molding methods is used to produce hollow parts with thin walls: blow, injection, compression, transfer
Compression molding
Charge of thermoset or elastomeric is formed between heated mold halves under pressure while polymer cure is called: extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, die casting
Injection moldin
Manufacturing very complex shapes, including internal and external undercuts, is possible using: extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, transfer molding
Shearing
Cutting or seperating sheet metal along a straight line is called: shearing, blanking, drawing, bending
Embossing
Forming plastic indentations to form ribs, beads or lettering on surface of metal is called: punching, blanking, shearing, embossing
Bending
Plastic deformation of sheet metal using matched punch-and-die set is: punching, blanking, bending, shearing
Drawing
Which of the following processes is used to produce products such as soda cans, cartridge castings and pots and pans: drawing, embossing, blanking, punching
Shearing
Which of the following processes is used to size sheets for subsequent operations: drawing, shearing, bending, punching
Machining
Removing material from the workpiece by using a sharp cutting tool that shears away chips of material to create desired from or features is called: machining, casting, polymer processing, anodizing
Machining
Which of the following is often used as a secondary process to true up critical dimensions or surfaces, or to smooth the surface finish: deformation, casting, polymer processing, machining
Milling
Removal of material from a flat surface by using a rotating cutter tool is called: planing, sawing, milling, grinding
Planing
Removing material using a translating cutter as a workpiece feeds is called: planing, sawing, milling, grinding
Shaping
Removing material from a translating workpiece and stationary cutter is called: planing, shaping, grinding, milling
Boring
Increasing diameter of an existing hole with a cutting tool by rotating the workpiece is called: drilling, boring, reaming, facing
Grinding
The removal of material from a surface using an abrasive spinning wheel is called: turning, grinding, shaping, facing
Boring
Which machining process produces the smoothest surface: drilling, boring, turning, milling
Shipping
Handling actions, during assembly, include all of the following except: moving, orienting, placing, shipping
Blooms
Structural steel shapes result from rolling: blooms, slabs, sheet, billets
Billets
Bar and rod shapes results from rolling: blooms, slabs, sheet, billets
Component types
When configuring a product, we need to decide: geometric features, component types, design variables, all of the above
All of the above
When configuring a special-purpose part, our goal is to determine: type and number of features, their arrangement or connectivity, their dimensions relative to each other, all of the above
Type of component
When configuring a standard component we consider the: type of component, cost, vendor, all of the above
Chunks
Functional and physical elements arranged as a physical building block of a product are called: clumps, clusters, chunks, colletion
All of these
The steps to develop a product architecture include: create a schematic, cluster elements into chunks, make a rough geometric layout, identify the fundamental and incidental interactions, all of these
Both a and b
Examples of part features are: bosses, chamfers, both a and b, neither a nor b
All of these
A configuration requirements sketch includes: forces, energy flows, mating parts, supports, all of these
Marketability
A configuration analysis checklist includes all of the following criteria except: DFM, design for function, DFA, marketability
Fastening
Handling activities include all of the following except: orienting, fastening, moving, grasping
Fabricating
Design for assembly includes methods to improve all of the following except: fastening, fabricating, inserting, handling
DFM
A set of practices that aim to improve the fabrication of individual parts is: DFA, CAD, DFM, CAE
Coffee cup
All of the following are examples of modular architecture except: office partitions, coffee cup, personal computers, track lighting
All of these
Design for molding/casting includes: avoiding undercuts, adding stiffening ribs, avoiding thick walls, all of these
Minimizing manufactured scrap
Design for sheet metalworking includes: avoiding undercuts, minimizing manufactured scrap, avoiding thick walls, all of these
All of these
Design for machining includes: using standard parts, specifying liberal tolerances, using standard features, all of these
Using standard parts
Design for function includes all of the following except: safety, strength, using standard parts, ease of use
Arcs/lines
Feature-based modeling creates parts using all of the following except: chamfers, fillets, arcs/lines, ribs
Solid modeling
CAD software that provides for significant downstream benefits: solid modeling, 2D, surface modeling, wireframe
A wide selection of alternatives
To be selective we need: a wide selection of alternatives, weights, criteria, standards
Complex
Product development is almost always: linear, simple, complex, inexpensive
Detail design
We complete product specifications, drawings, performance tests and bills of materials in: detail design, configuration design, parametric design, concept design
Concept design phase
We make decision about the physical principles, geometry and material in the: detail design phase, configuration design phase, parametric design phase, concept design phase
Configuration design
We decide the type of geometric features on a part, their arrangement and their relative dimensions in: detail design, parametric design, configuration design, concept design
Evaluate
In which parametric design step do we assess feasible designs to determine the best design: analyze, refine, evaluate, generate
Formulate
In which of the five steps or parametric design do we gather appropriate data, clarify important details, consider different analytical and experimental analyses and then plan and decide how to complete the project: generate, analyze, evaluate, formulate
Generate
In which of the five steps of parametric design do we select different values for the design variables to synthesize different candidate designs: formulate, generate, evaluate, refine
Infeasible
Values of the design variables that do not satisfy the constraints are said to be: feasible, non-optimal, inaccurate, infeasible
Are under the control of the design engineer
Design variables are parameters that: describe specific conditions of use, are under the control of the design engineer, measure product performance, measure customer satisfaction
Design for robustness
Methods aimed at reducing the sensitivity of product performance to variations are called: Weighted rating, design evaluation, design for robustness, optimal performance
Optimal design
Methods to automate the generation of design variable values are: design robustness, safe design, optimal design, synthesis
FEA
Software that analyzes the motion and the forces of moments that cause motion: CAD, dynamics, FEA, QFD
Coupling
Trade-offs result in SEP compromises because of: coupling, variation, errors, constraints
Inverse analysis
Finding the values of design variables by algebraically juggling an equation is called: QFD, inverse analysis, variation analysis, optimization
Design load
A factor of safety for loads is the ratio of allowable load divided by: desirable force, design load, maximum load, minimum load
PDPs
Constraint can be all of the following except: limits on design variables, inequality relations, equality relations, PDPs
Product concept
Which of the following tests are usually done early in the developmental cycle to make sure that the product will have the right appearance and have the right combination of features: beta-prototype, preproduction-prototype, product concept, alpha-prototype tests
Alpha-prototype
Tests which use a prototype having the same geometric features, material and layout as the intended final assembly, but not the final manufacturing processes: alpha-prototype, virtual prototype, beta-prototype, preproduction-prototype
Beta-prototype
Tests in which a full-scale, functional part or product is prototyped using material and manufacturing processes that will be used in production is called: alpha-prototype, virtual-prototype, beta-prototype, preproduction-prototype
Preproduction-prototype
Tests in which a full-scale part or product is made and assembled with the final materials and actual production processes are called: visual-prototype, proof-of-concept, alpha-prototype, preproduction-prototype
Rapid prototyping
A technology that uses computers and computer-controlled equipment to automatically fabricate prototypes is called: rapid prototyping, alpha-prototyping, visual prototyping, beta-prototyping
Stereolithography
The rapid-prototyping process that uses a high-power laser to selectively solidify a liquid photopolymer, layer by layer, into the shape of the finished prototype is called: fused-deposition modeling, laminated-object manufacturing, selective laser sintering, stereolithography
Fused-deposition modeling
The rapid-prototyping process that deposits a thin filament of melted material on a horizontal layer, using numerically controlled positioners, is called: laminated-object manufacturing, fused-deposition modeling, CNC prototyping, stereolithography
Laminated-object manufacturing
The rapid-prototyping process that builds each prototype by laminating together thin layers of material, which have been cut using a numerially controlled laser, is called: laminated-object manufacturing, CNC prototyping, 3D-Inkjet prototyping, fused-deposition modeling
Selective laser sintering
The rapid-prototyping process that uses a high-power laser to sinter together fusible materials, such as powdered metals, layer by layer, is called: laminated-object manufacturing, selective laser sintering, fused-deposition modeling, stereolithography
3D-Inkjet prototyping
The rapid-prototyping process that selectively deposits a glue-like binder onto a layer of dry powder, layer by layer, which dries into a solid prototype is called: CNC prototyping, fused-deposition modeling, laminated-object manufacturing, 3D-Inkjet prototyping
NC machining
The rapid-prototyping process that begins with the creation of a virtual part created in the memory of a computer is called: overall rapid-prototyping process, fused-deposition modeling, stereolithography, NC machining
Low capital equipment cost
All of the following are advantages of rapid prototyping except: rapid tooling, low capital equipment cost, duplication ease and costs, flexibility
Production
All of the following are basic components in a product development test plan except: production, work space, objectives, schedule
Sintering
The heating and fusing of small particles resulting in a hard bonded material block is called: deposing, laminating, sintering, modeling
Virtual prototype
Non-real, electronic replica of a part or product is called: physical prototype, virtual prototype, scale model, NC/CNC
Form
Type of test to determine whether a part and/or product will have an acceptable appearance is: form, fit, safety, function
Fit
Type of test to determine whether a part and/or product will fit the user, with an acceptable precision is: form, fit, safety, function
Additive
A process that builds a part by adding layers of material is: subtractive, additive, gluing, machining
NC/CNC
Traditional prototyping does not include: clay modeling, NC/CNC, cardboard mock-ups, balsa wood scale-models
Function
Type of test to determine whether a part and/or product will perform as required is called: form, fit, safety, function
Cause
In the failure modes and effect analysis method, the reason why a part fails owing to a defect in design or manufacture is called the: effect, cause, severity, detection
Effects
The adverse consequences that the customer might experience is called: severity, causes, effects, detection
Defects
The risk priority number is the product of the following factors except: severity rating, defects, occurrence rating, detection rating
Rotating
All of the following are examples of prevailing part failure modes except: binding, rotating, leaking, fracturing
Expected
What "likelihood" would rate a 10 on the occurrence rating chart? occasional, remote, expected, improbable
All of these
At what stage in the life of a product may injuries occur to employees or customers: manufacture, use, retirement, all of these
Contact hazards
Injuries received by touching hot surfaces, sharp edges or electrically charged parts are caused by: contact hazards, entrapment hazards, impact hazards, entanglement hazards
Impact hazards
Injuries received from hammer blows are called: contact hazards, impact hazards, ejection hazards, entanglement hazards
Safety hierarchy
The design method that establishes priorities for risk reduction is called: safety alternatives, hazard reduction, safety hierarchy, hazard hierarchy
Dual use
The fundamental design principles used to design safe products and systems include all of the following except: dual use, safe-life, redundant design, fail-safe
Ejection hazards
Particles flung from moving machinery are called: contact hazards, impact hazards, ejection hazards, kinetic hazards
Civil actions
Legal actions taken to recover damages for personal injury or physical damage to property are called: civil actions, criminal actions, products liability actions, legal proceedings
Employees
Occupational Health and Safety Act protects: vendors, customers, employees, shippers
Eliminate the hazard
The highest priority design effort should be to: provide training, protect against the hazard, eliminate the hazard, provide warnings
Clearance fit
Which type of fit specifies a deliberate space between mating parts: interference fit, worst-case fit, clearance fit, statistical fit
Working drawings
Production drawings are also called: detail drawings, graphic drawings, working drawings, design drawings
Detail drawings
Orthographic projection views of a part, showing its geometric features drawn to scale along with full dimensions, tolerances, manufacturing-process notes and title block, are called: assembly drawings, working drawings, detail drawings, diagrams
Bill of materials
A table of part information, organized with column headings for part number, part name, material quantity used in assembly and other special notes, is called: parts bill, piece invoice, resource invoice, bill of materials
Schematics
Diagrams of electrical or mechanical systems using abstract symbols are called: charts, figures, schematics, sketches
Charts
Illustrations that portray relationships among numerical data, for example, sales versus time, are called: charts, figures, schematics, sketches
Sketches
Hand-drawn rough drawings, drawn without the use of drawing instruments are called: schematics, sketches, figures, charts
Memoranda
Communications, three to nine pages long, sent to a broad audience, and covering many topics are called: test reports, progress reports, memoranda, letters
Test reports
Technical reports detailing engineering or scientific tests on materials, prototypes and/or products are called: memoranda, test reports, letters, progress reports
Letters
Brief communications sent to a few selected individuals on a specific topic are called: letters, memoranda, progress reports, test reports
Design-project report
A formal report prepared at the conclusion of a design project, summarizing the work tasks undertaken and discussing their recommended design in detail is called: progress report, design-project report, test report, design report
Research report
A technical report, similar to a test report, but broader in coverage, including additional sections such as an abstract, literature review, laboratory/test program description and bibliography, is called: design-project report, progress report, research report, project-progress report
Excellent preparation
An excellent presentation requires: excellent preparation, good refreshments, professional speakers, audio/visuals
Both a and c
Q & A following a presentation should be: encouraged, discouraged, prepared for, both a and c
All of these
When giving a presentation we should: start on time, stick to the schedule, end on time, all of these
Simple
Product data management systems can be all of the following except: simple, secure, facilitating, fast
Empathy
The four elements of teamwork include all of the following except: collaboration, empathy, communication, decision making
"Twittering"
We can practice effective listening by doing all of the following except: asking questions, showing respect, "twittering", stop talking
Norming
At this stage of team development, standards are established and a team spirit emerges: forming, storming, norming, performing
All of these
An effective meeting agenda includes: topic to be discussed, estimated time for each topic, person assigned to facilitate the topic discussion, all of these
All of these
A code of ethics: establishes ethical standards of professional conduct, establishes rules to assist our decision making, encourages value-laden decision making, all of these
Safety
Values associated with professional ethics include all of the following except: honesty, safety, fidelity, integrity
Storming
At this stage of team development, members begin to realize the enormity of the project and recognize differences in individual abilities, personalities and work styles: norming, forming, storming, performing