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ICT at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 13: Control systems

QCA

Task

To assess the requirements for part of a new ride, to plan and develop a safety control system and then develop a presentation to the theme park management to prove the concept.

The specific activity links to a section of a water-based ride. The section of the ride includes the following elements:

  • a channel down which boats move to the start of the ride
  • a control gate to allow boats into the system
  • a ramp to raise the boats up to a point where they can descend by gravity
  • a rest point where boats wait until the ride in front is clear
  • a control gate to allow the boats to move down the water channel
  • a sensor to identify when boats are at the centre of the channel and to activate a camera to take a photograph of the boat and its occupants
  • a further channel which boats pass along having travelled downwards, with a sensor to identify when the boat leaves the first channel and it is safe to allow another boat to descend
example of a safety control system

Below is an example of the state table for a single boat passing through the system.

example of the state table for a single boat passing through the system

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Activity 1
2. Activity 2
3. Activity 3
4. Activity 4
5. Activity 5