Automation and Robotics/Mechatronics

This course has been designed to explore the areas of Electrotechnology and Mechanical Technology.  It will cover both theory and practice associated with the Design/Production/fabrication and assembly of components to make working models to meet specific design criteria.

Year 8 will focus on skill acquisition in both theory and practice of both electrical and mechanical areas.

Electrotechnology will cover:

• Basic electrical theory
• Components operation and identification
• Circuit reading using standard symbols
• Testing equipment
• Electric motors including stepping motors
• Circuit assembly and soldering

Mechanical Technology will cover

• Basic drafting skills
• Materials, typs, availability, characteristics
• Fixing methods, brazing, slver soldering, welding, glueing, screwing, riveting
• Drive systems, belts, gears, Hydraulics
• Cutting tools, saws, drills, milling, highspeed and carbide lathe tools, grinding
• Manual machine operation including lathe and mill

Year 9 will introduce computer control and bring together technologies studied in Year 8 to design and produce a major project utilizing additional computer based material along with the manual based equipment.

New areas to be included are:

• Design using CAD
• Manufacture using CAM using CNC mill.
• Microprocessors
• Programming and logic sequences

> Mechanical Technologies Year 8

> Electrical/Electronic Technology Year 8

> Mechatronics/Robotics Technology Year 9

Last updated:  11 Sep 2009