Prototyping (Junior Cert Applied Technology): Flashcards
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Prototyping
Prototyping
Making early models to test and refine ideas
Low-fidelity prototype
Low-fidelity prototype
Simple, cheap models like sketches or paper drawings
When are low-fidelity prototypes used?
When are low-fidelity prototypes used?
Beginning of the design process
High-fidelity prototype
High-fidelity prototype
Detailed, working models or digital tests
When are high-fidelity prototypes used?
When are high-fidelity prototypes used?
Last stages for evaluation and presentations
Purpose of low-fidelity prototypes
Purpose of low-fidelity prototypes
Test ideas fast, allow quick changes and creative thinking
Purpose of high-fidelity prototypes
Purpose of high-fidelity prototypes
Realistic models for final testing, showing to stakeholders
Vacuum forming
Vacuum forming
Heats plastic sheet to make it into a shape
Vacuum forming benefits
Vacuum forming benefits
Produces parts fast and cheap
Assembly processes in prototyping
Assembly processes in prototyping
Connect parts into working models for testing designs
Iterative nature of prototyping
Iterative nature of prototyping
Repeated process of improving by testing and feedback
Benefits of iterative prototyping
Benefits of iterative prototyping
Finds issues early, creates high-quality product