R105 Keywords 1 (The Design Cycle)

What is the Design Cycle?

• A method designers use to explain how they design.

• Is a systematic set of processes, split into four phases, that designers follow to ensure efficient and effective product development.

• A systematic approach for recording how designers design and make products.

Who does the following statement describe? "Person, group of people or company that has commissioned the development of a new product."

• Customer

• Design Engineer

• Client

What is mean by the term "Budget"?

• Amount of money allocated by a client or company to develop a product.

• How much money you have to spend each week.

• How cheap the product is to manufacture or buy by the customer.

Sometimes referred to the "user" or the "customer" with regard to designing products. Identify the correct definition you need to remember.

• Person who commissions the designer to design the product.

• Person or people who will use the final product.

• Person or group of people who will test the product.

What is meant by the term "Working Environment"?

• The place where a person works.

• How the product functions and works.

• Place where a product will be used or situated during operation.

Which statement defines a "Design Brief"?

• Document setting out high-level requirements for the product that is going to be designed by detailing the problem that needs to be solved and the main features or characteristics that the product must have in order to be successful.

• Document detailing what a product does, explaining materials choices, methods of manufacture, time frames and budget etc.

• Comments that the Client will make about what the Designer can choose to include or not include in solving the Design Problem.

What does the following definition refer to?

"Integration of a mechanism or device into a product or process that stops it being misused, prevents it being assembled in the wrong way or protects the user."

• Fixing errors in a product

• Error proofing

• Design for manufacturing assembly and disassembly (DFMA)

A "Design Specification" is defined as?

• A document that explains what you are designing.

• Detailed document that defines all the criteria required for a new product.

• Detailed document that records how you have designed and manufactured a prototype.

Who does the following statement refer to? "Group of people at whom the product being developed in aimed."

• User Group

• Focus Group

• Retail Group

Which definition is the correct definition you need to learn for "Market Research"?

• Systematic approach gathering data about people or companies

• Process of gathering information about the needs and preferences of prospective customers.

• Researching which market place to sell your product in.