Systems and Control
Key Stage 4
GCSE Systems & Control Practical Work
You will learn how to :
- Assemble mechanical systems
- Adjust linkages & levers
- Terminate wires properly
- Use strain relief & heat shrink to achieve reliable connections
- Identify polarised components
- Fit components to a pcb
- Solder accurately
- Handle Integrated circuit chips
- etch printed circuit boards
- Use a digital multimeter to measure voltage, resistance & current
- Build products from plywood, aluminium, acrylic and polystyrene
In Year 10
You will make at least 3 products
• An introductory product - usually a
timer or flashing display
• If time permits you will make an
electronic Christmas decoration
• A complex mechanical system for
example a walking robot.
• You will also work on models of
complex control systems linked to
a computer.
Electronic Products GCSE Assessment
Practical coursework 40%
You will make a high quality electromechanical system - perhaps a promotional display or even a roboit. It will have both a printed circuit board and a mechanical drive controlled by the circuit.
Design Coursework 20%
A design folder of 12—15 A3 pages relating to your practical product.
Exam 40%
Technical subject knowledge, design ability, understanding of relevant social and environmental issues. The theory is quite hard.
A useful and interesting choice for:
Anyone with an inquiring mind and an interest in modern technology…… Relevant to career paths of……. Engineering; plumbing; electricians; motor vehicle technicians, designers and engineers; environmental engineers, control technicians and engineers, communications technologists in fact anyone who comes into contact with modern control systems … and that is virtually everybody these days
GCSE Systems & Control
You will study:
Mechanical systems
Gears, & Gearboxes
cams, pulleys, drives
Digital control electronics
Programmable control
Design graphics
Quality control
Use of Materials for fabrication
& moulding
Use of computers in design and
manufacture
And you will make things:
Including electronic circuits and mechanical systems—see inside
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